skill-installer

name: skill-installer
description: Install Agent Skills to your AI coding agent. Supports Claude Code, Goose, OpenCode, Cursor, and other harnesses.
version: 1.0.0
license: MIT
author: "@anthropic-agent-skills"
tags:
- installation
- harness
- setup

Instructions

Use this skill to install Agent Skills from local directories or the catalog to your preferred harness.

Supported Harnesses

How to Use

Install from local directory:

python3 install_skill.py /path/to/my-skill --harness claude-code
python3 install_skill.py ./my-skill --harness goose

Install from catalog:

python3 install_skill.py anthropic/document-skills --harness claude-code
python3 install_skill.py anthropic/document-skills --harness goose

Auto-detect harness:

python3 install_skill.py /path/to/my-skill
# Detects installed harnesses and prompts for selection

List installed skills:

python3 install_skill.py --list
python3 install_skill.py --list --harness claude-code

Uninstall a skill:

python3 install_skill.py --uninstall my-skill --harness claude-code

Output

Installing skill: document-skills
  Source: /path/to/document-skills
  Target: ~/.claude/skills/document-skills/

  Copying files...
    SKILL.md
    scripts/pdf_tools.py
    references/templates/

  Success! Skill installed to Claude Code.

  To use: The skill will be available in your next Claude Code session.

Examples

Install to Claude Code:

User: Install the skill at ./my-pdf-tool to Claude Code
Agent: Installing skill to Claude Code...

       Installed: my-pdf-tool
       Location: ~/.claude/skills/my-pdf-tool/
       Files: 3 files copied

       Restart Claude Code to use the new skill.

Install to multiple harnesses:

User: Install ./my-skill to both Claude Code and Goose
Agent: Installing to Claude Code... Done
       Installing to Goose... Done

       Skill installed to 2 harnesses.

Limitations

• Catalog installation requires network access
• Some harnesses require restart to detect new skills
• Project-local harnesses (Cursor, OpenCode) install to current directory

Dependencies

• Python 3.9+
• requests library (for catalog downloads)