How do I install the Skill Import skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add xakki/skill-import 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 Skill Import safe to use?

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

Which AI agents work with Skill Import?

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 Skill Import free to use?

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

Who published Skill Import?

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

Skill Import by xakki — Agent Skill

Name: Skill Import
Author: Xakki

Skill Import

Discover and import skills from external git repos into the current project's .claude/skills/, matched to the project's needs, with descriptions in the user's language, and keep them updatable. Триггеры RU — «импортируй скилы», «подбери скилы для проекта», «поставь скилы из репозитория», «обнови импортированные скилы», «какие скилы подойдут проекту»; EN — import skills, pick skills for this project, install skills from a repo, update imported skills, which skills fit this project.

Xakki Updated Sep 21, 2026

File contents

skill-import

Copies skills from configured source repos into <project>/.claude/skills/, matched to what the project actually needs. Catalog is built on the fly into a cache; imported skills are tracked for updates.

Set ROOT="${AI_AGENTS_SKILLS_ROOT:-${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-${PLUGIN_ROOT:-${CURSOR_PLUGIN_ROOT:-}}}}". Scripts run via "$ROOT"/skills/skill-import/<script>: build-catalog.sh, import-skill.sh, update-imported.sh. Config: sources.tsv (append a row to add a repo). Details, catalog/manifest formats and the matcher prompt: reference.md.

Modes

Mode	What it does
discover (default)	build catalog → delegate matching to a subagent → present options in the user's language → import chosen
update	`update-imported.sh [skill\|--all]` — re-sync imported skills
list	show `<project>/.claude/skills/.imported.tsv`
add-source	append a `name<TAB>url<TAB>type` row to `sources.tsv`

Discover (happy path)

Build/refresh the catalog: bash "$ROOT"/skills/skill-import/build-catalog.sh (writes ${SKILL_IMPORT_CACHE:-~/.cache/skill-import}/catalog.tsv).
Delegate matching to a subagent — do NOT read the full catalog into the main thread. Hand the subagent the catalog path and the project's doc paths (README*, CLAUDE.md/AGENTS.md, stack manifests). It returns a ranked shortlist: skill · source · kind · location · why_relevant (English). See the matcher prompt in reference.md.
Present the shortlist to the user in their language (translate the description + why-relevant). Let them choose.
Import each chosen skill: bash "$ROOT"/skills/skill-import/import-skill.sh <source> <skill> (run from the project root, or pass --project <dir>).
The import stages files; commit via the git-flow skill.

Safety

Sources are read-only; scripts never push to them.
Import never overwrites an existing project skill without --force.
Update never overwrites a differing copy without --force (shows the diff).
Copy stages only — commits are git-flow's job.

---name: skill-importdescription: Discover and import skills from external git repos into the current project's .claude/skills/, matched to the project's needs, with descriptions in the user's language, and keep them updatable. Триггеры RU — «импортируй скилы», «подбери скилы для проекта», «поставь скилы из репозитория», «обнови импортированные скилы», «какие скилы подойдут проекту»; EN — import skills, pick skills for this project, install skills from a repo, update imported skills, which skills fit this project.---# skill-importCopies skills from configured source repos into `<project>/.claude/skills/`,matched to what the project actually needs. Catalog is built on the fly into acache; imported skills are tracked for updates.Set `ROOT="${AI_AGENTS_SKILLS_ROOT:-${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-${PLUGIN_ROOT:-${CURSOR_PLUGIN_ROOT:-}}}}"`. Scripts run via `"$ROOT"/skills/skill-import/<script>`:`build-catalog.sh`, `import-skill.sh`, `update-imported.sh`. Config:`sources.tsv` (append a row to add a repo). Details, catalog/manifest formatsand the matcher prompt: [reference.md](reference.md).## Modes| Mode | What it does ||---|---|| **discover** (default) | build catalog → delegate matching to a subagent → present options in the user's language → import chosen || **update** | `update-imported.sh [skill\|--all]` — re-sync imported skills || **list** | show `<project>/.claude/skills/.imported.tsv` || **add-source** | append a `name<TAB>url<TAB>type` row to `sources.tsv` |## Discover (happy path)1. Build/refresh the catalog: `bash "$ROOT"/skills/skill-import/build-catalog.sh` (writes `${SKILL_IMPORT_CACHE:-~/.cache/skill-import}/catalog.tsv`).2. **Delegate matching to a subagent** — do NOT read the full catalog into the main thread. Hand the subagent the catalog path and the project's doc paths (`README*`, `CLAUDE.md`/`AGENTS.md`, stack manifests). It returns a ranked shortlist: `skill · source · kind · location · why_relevant` (English). See the matcher prompt in [reference.md](reference.md).3. Present the shortlist to the user **in their language** (translate the description + why-relevant). Let them choose.4. Import each chosen skill: `bash "$ROOT"/skills/skill-import/import-skill.sh <source> <skill>` (run from the project root, or pass `--project <dir>`).5. The import **stages** files; commit via the `git-flow` skill.## Safety- Sources are read-only; scripts never push to them.- Import never overwrites an existing project skill without `--force`.- Update never overwrites a differing copy without `--force` (shows the diff).- Copy stages only — commits are `git-flow`'s job.

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