Hmbown Skill Installer
Use this skill when the user wants to find, install, update, trust, or remove a Codewhale skill.
Commands
- List installed skills:
/skills - Activate a skill:
/skill <name> - Scaffold a new skill:
/skill new - Install from GitHub:
/skill install github:<owner>/<repo> - Update installed skills:
/skill update - Remove a skill:
/skill uninstall <name> - Trust a skill for script/tool use:
/skill trust <name>
Workflow
- Identify the source:
- Existing local folder with
SKILL.md - GitHub repo or registry entry
- User request for a new skill scaffold
- Existing local folder with
- Prefer Codewhale's native
/skillcommands over ad hoc copying. - For GitHub/community skills, inspect the
SKILL.mdbefore recommending trust. Treat scripts and companion files as untrusted until reviewed. - After installing, tell the user to restart the session if the skill does not appear immediately in the available-skills list.
- If a skill conflicts by name with a workspace skill, explain that workspace
skill directories take precedence over global
~/.codewhale/skills, with
Do not execute community skill scripts unless the user explicitly asks and the skill has been reviewed or trusted.