How do I install the Skillship:install skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add shivdeepak/skillship-install 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 Skillship:install 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 Skillship:install?

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 Skillship:install free to use?

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

Who published Skillship:install?

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

Skillship:install by shivdeepak — Agent Skill

Name: Skillship:install
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: shivdeepak

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skillship:install

Drive the skillship install CLI command to install a remote Agent Skill. Run the CLI for the user; do not ask them to run commands manually.

Workflow

Copy this checklist and track progress:

- [ ] 1. Identify the skill source (repo URL, GitHub shorthand, or local path)
- [ ] 2. Confirm the install target with the user
- [ ] 3. Install or package for upload

Step 1 — Identify the skill source

Determine where the skill lives. Accepted formats:

owner/repo                          # GitHub shorthand (installs ALL skills under skills/)
owner/repo@skill-name               # filter to a specific skill by name
https://gitlab.com/org/repo/-/tree/main/skills/my-skill
git@github.com:org/repo.git
/local/path/to/skill-dir            # local directory

Remote sources are cloned (git clone --depth 1) to a temp directory; git must be on PATH.

Step 2 — Confirm the install target

Ask the user where to install (use AskQuestion). Targets:

Target	Mechanism
`cursor`, `claude-code`	Filesystem install
`claude-web`, `claude-cowork`	Upload-only `.skill` zip

Step 3 — Install or package for upload

Filesystem agents (e.g. Cursor, Claude Code):

npx skillship@latest install <source> -a cursor -a claude-code

When a source resolves to multiple skills (e.g. a repo with sibling sub-skills), install lists them and asks for confirmation, then prompts for global vs project scope and copy vs symlink — unless those are pre-decided by flags:

-g/--global installs for all projects instead of the current one (skips the scope prompt).
-c/--copy copies files instead of symlinking (skips the copy prompt).
-y/--yes skips every prompt and uses the provided flags plus defaults (project scope, symlink). Useful for non-interactive runs.

If the user has already told you the scope and copy preference, pass the matching flags so no prompt is shown.

Upload-only surfaces (e.g. Claude Web / Cowork) — package the skill locally first, then guide the user to upload:

npx skillship@latest package <local-dir>   # -> dist/<name>.skill

Claude Web: Settings → Capabilities → Upload skill → enable toggle.
Claude Cowork: Customize → Skills → Upload (desktop app only).

---name: skillship-installdescription: Install a remote Agent Skill via the skillship CLI. Use when installing a skill from a GitHub repo, GitLab URL, or SSH URL into Cursor, Claude Code, or Claude Web.---# skillship:installDrive the `skillship install` CLI command to install a remote Agent Skill. Runthe CLI for the user; do not ask them to run commands manually.## WorkflowCopy this checklist and track progress:```- [ ] 1. Identify the skill source (repo URL, GitHub shorthand, or local path)- [ ] 2. Confirm the install target with the user- [ ] 3. Install or package for upload```### Step 1 — Identify the skill sourceDetermine where the skill lives. Accepted formats:```bashowner/repo # GitHub shorthand (installs ALL skills under skills/)owner/repo@skill-name # filter to a specific skill by namehttps://gitlab.com/org/repo/-/tree/main/skills/my-skillgit@github.com:org/repo.git/local/path/to/skill-dir # local directory```Remote sources are cloned (`git clone --depth 1`) to a temp directory; `git`must be on PATH.### Step 2 — Confirm the install targetAsk the user where to install (use AskQuestion). Targets:| Target | Mechanism || --- | --- || `cursor`, `claude-code` | Filesystem install || `claude-web`, `claude-cowork` | Upload-only `.skill` zip |### Step 3 — Install or package for upload**Filesystem agents** (e.g. Cursor, Claude Code):```bashnpx skillship@latest install <source> -a cursor -a claude-code```When a source resolves to multiple skills (e.g. a repo with sibling sub-skills),`install` lists them and asks for confirmation, then prompts for global vsproject scope and copy vs symlink — unless those are pre-decided by flags:- `-g`/`--global` installs for all projects instead of the current one (skips the scope prompt).- `-c`/`--copy` copies files instead of symlinking (skips the copy prompt).- `-y`/`--yes` skips every prompt and uses the provided flags plus defaults (project scope, symlink). Useful for non-interactive runs.If the user has already told you the scope and copy preference, pass thematching flags so no prompt is shown.**Upload-only surfaces** (e.g. Claude Web / Cowork) — package the skilllocally first, then guide the user to upload:```bashnpx skillship@latest package <local-dir> # -> dist/<name>.skill```- Claude Web: Settings → Capabilities → Upload skill → enable toggle.- Claude Cowork: Customize → Skills → Upload (desktop app only).

Frequently asked questions

Skillship:install