How do I install the Tooluniverse Install Skills skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add mims-harvard/tooluniverse-install-skills in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Tooluniverse Install Skills safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Capability flags: makes network calls. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Tooluniverse Install Skills?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Tooluniverse Install Skills free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Tooluniverse Install Skills?

mims-harvard (@mims-harvard) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Tooluniverse Install Skills by mims-harvard

Name: Tooluniverse Install Skills
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: mims-harvard

Tooluniverse Install Skills

Detect and auto-install missing ToolUniverse research skills. Checks common Claude Code/Cursor/Codex skill directories for the canary file, and installs any missing skills if none found. Use when the plugin's research skills aren't loading, when migrating between clients, or when verifying a skill installation.

mims-harvard Updated Sep 9, 2026

File contents

ToolUniverse Install Skills

Checks whether the ToolUniverse specialized skills are installed and installs them automatically if not.

Detection

Use the Shell tool to check for the canary file across all common client locations:

ls .cursor/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \
  || ls .agents/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \
  || ls .windsurf/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \
  || ls .gemini/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \
  || ls .claude/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \
  || ls .opencode/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \
  || ls .trae/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \
  || ls .skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \
  || echo "NOT_INSTALLED"

Output is a file path → skills already installed, stop here.
Output is NOT_INSTALLED → proceed to installation.

Installation

# 1. Download skills from GitHub (shallow, sparse — only skills/ folder)
git clone --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --sparse \
  https://github.com/mims-harvard/ToolUniverse.git /tmp/tu-skills
cd /tmp/tu-skills && git sparse-checkout set skills

# 2. Copy to the correct directory for the detected client:
mkdir -p .cursor/skills  && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .cursor/skills/   # Cursor
# mkdir -p .agents/skills  && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .agents/skills/  # Codex/OpenAI
# mkdir -p .windsurf/skills && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .windsurf/skills/ # Windsurf
# mkdir -p .gemini/skills  && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .gemini/skills/  # Gemini CLI
# mkdir -p .claude/skills  && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .claude/skills/  # Claude Code
# mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .opencode/skills/ # OpenCode
# mkdir -p .trae/skills    && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .trae/skills/    # Trae
# mkdir -p .skills         && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .skills/         # Cline/VS Code

# 3. Clean up
rm -rf /tmp/tu-skills

If the client cannot be detected automatically, ask the user which one they use before running step 2.

Client Detection

Detect the client from the presence of config files:

Config file present	Client
`.cursor/`	Cursor
`.agents/`	Codex / OpenAI
`.windsurf/`	Windsurf
`.gemini/`	Gemini CLI
`.claude/`	Claude Code
`.opencode/`	OpenCode
`.trae/`	Trae
None of the above	Ask the user

After Installation

Confirm success:

ls .cursor/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md

Tell the user: "ToolUniverse skills installed successfully. You now have access to 50+ specialized research workflows."

---name: tooluniverse-install-skillsdescription: Detect and auto-install missing ToolUniverse research skills. Checks common Claude Code/Cursor/Codex skill directories for the canary file, and installs any missing skills if none found. Use when the plugin's research skills aren't loading, when migrating between clients, or when verifying a skill installation.--- # ToolUniverse Install Skills Checks whether the ToolUniverse specialized skills are installed and installs them automatically if not. ## Detection Use the Shell tool to check for the canary file across all common client locations: ```bash ls .cursor/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \ || ls .agents/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \ || ls .windsurf/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \ || ls .gemini/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \ || ls .claude/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \ || ls .opencode/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \ || ls .trae/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \ || ls .skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \ || echo "NOT_INSTALLED" ``` - **Output is a file path** → skills already installed, stop here. - **Output is `NOT_INSTALLED`** → proceed to installation. ## Installation ```bash # 1. Download skills from GitHub (shallow, sparse — only skills/ folder) git clone --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --sparse \ https://github.com/mims-harvard/ToolUniverse.git /tmp/tu-skills cd /tmp/tu-skills && git sparse-checkout set skills # 2. Copy to the correct directory for the detected client: mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .cursor/skills/ # Cursor # mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .agents/skills/ # Codex/OpenAI # mkdir -p .windsurf/skills && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .windsurf/skills/ # Windsurf # mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .gemini/skills/ # Gemini CLI # mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .claude/skills/ # Claude Code # mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .opencode/skills/ # OpenCode # mkdir -p .trae/skills && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .trae/skills/ # Trae # mkdir -p .skills && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .skills/ # Cline/VS Code # 3. Clean up rm -rf /tmp/tu-skills ``` If the client cannot be detected automatically, ask the user which one they use before running step 2. ## Client Detection Detect the client from the presence of config files: | Config file present | Client | |---|---| | `.cursor/` | Cursor | | `.agents/` | Codex / OpenAI | | `.windsurf/` | Windsurf | | `.gemini/` | Gemini CLI | | `.claude/` | Claude Code | | `.opencode/` | OpenCode | | `.trae/` | Trae | | None of the above | Ask the user | ## After Installation Confirm success: ```bash ls .cursor/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md ``` Tell the user: "ToolUniverse skills installed successfully. You now have access to 50+ specialized research workflows."

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