Installing Skills

Install any skill from the registry using the Skill Shope CLI.

Basic install

npx skillshope install <slug>

The slug is the URL-friendly name shown on the skill detail page. For example:

npx skillshope install pdf-processing
npx skillshope install mcp-forge

Where files are installed

Skills install to .agents/skills/<slug>/ in your current working directory. This is the standard location for AI coding tool skills.

Paid skills

Paid skills require a purchase and a download token:

  1. Purchase the skill at skillshope.com/skills/<slug>
  2. Click "Get Download Token" on the skill page after purchase
  3. Run npx skillshope login and paste your token
  4. Run npx skillshope install <slug>

Token storage

Your token is stored at ~/.skillshope/config.json. You only need to log in once.

List installed skills

npx skillshope list