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openskills is an AI Agents & Automation tool that acts as a universal skills loader for AI coding agents. It enables agents like Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf to utilize shared skills via a CLI.

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Pricing

Open Source

Free tier

Yes

API

Skill level

Technical

About

What is openskills?

OpenSkills provides a universal skills loader for various AI coding agents, including Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Aider, and Codex. It implements Anthropic's skills system, allowing agents to dynamically load and utilize skills defined in SKILL.md files. The tool offers a command-line interface (CLI) for installing, syncing, listing, reading, updating, and managing skills from sources like the Anthropic marketplace, GitHub repositories, or local paths. A key differentiator is its exact compatibility with Claude Code's prompt format and skill storage, while also offering a 'universal mode' for multi-agent setups to avoid conflicts. Skills are loaded on demand, ensuring a clean and focused agent context, and can be versioned within projects.

Best used for

Ideal for developers who need to equip their AI coding agents with a consistent set of skills, manage these skills efficiently via a command-line interface, and ensure compatibility across different agent platforms. Especially valuable for maintaining versioned, project-specific, or globally accessible skill sets for AI-assisted development workflows.

Common actions

manage AI agent skills

integrate AI agent capabilities

load AI agent functions

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Capabilities

Key features

Universal skills loading
Claude Code compatibility
CLI skill management
Install from GitHub/local
Dynamic skill loading
Project-local/global install

Target Audience

developer

Integrations

Not yet documented

Pricing & Plans

Open Source

Free

FAQs

What types of AI coding agents does OpenSkills support?

OpenSkills is designed to work with a wide range of AI coding agents, including Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Aider, and Codex. It's compatible with any agent that can read the AGENTS.md file format for skill definitions.

How does OpenSkills ensure compatibility with Claude Code?

OpenSkills generates the exact same <available_skills> XML format as Claude Code within your AGENTS.md file. It also uses the same SKILL.md format and can store skills in the .claude/skills/ directory, ensuring seamless integration.

Can I install skills globally or only per project?

You can install skills both project-locally (e.g., in ./.claude/skills or ./.agent/skills) and globally to your user directory (e.g., ~/.claude/skills) using the --global flag. This provides flexibility for different development setups.

What is 'Universal Mode' and when should I use it?

Universal Mode allows you to install skills to .agent/skills/ instead of .claude/skills/. This is useful in multi-agent setups where you use Claude Code alongside other agents and want to avoid conflicts with Claude's plugin marketplace.

How do I create my own skills for OpenSkills?

You can create your own skills by defining them in a SKILL.md file, following Anthropic's exact format. Skills can include instructions, references, scripts, and assets. You then install them using `npx openskills install ./my-skill`.

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