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skillctl\n\nGo CLI for installing, syncing, listing, removing, and validating agent skills.\n\n\u003e If you asked your agent to perform the same task twice, it should probably be a skill.\n\nThe personal skills that previously lived in this repository now live in\n[`saadjs/agent-stuff`](https://github.com/saadjs/agent-stuff) under `skills/`.\n\n## Install (Homebrew)\n\n```sh\nbrew tap saadjs/homebrew-tap\nbrew install skillctl\n```\n\n## Install (manual)\n\nDownload the latest release for your platform from GitHub Releases, then:\n\n```sh\ntar -xzf skillctl_\u003cversion\u003e_\u003cos\u003e_\u003carch\u003e.tar.gz\nsudo mv skillctl /usr/local/bin/skillctl\n```\n\n## Usage\n\n```sh\n# Show available commands\nskillctl --help\nskillctl --version\n\n# Install to the new standard ~/.agents/skills directory (recommended)\nskillctl add saadjs/agent-stuff --tool agents --scope global\nskillctl add saadjs/agent-stuff --tool agents --scope project\n\n# Or install to tool-specific directories\nskillctl add saadjs/agent-stuff --tool codex --scope global\nskillctl add saadjs/agent-stuff --tool codex --tool claude --scope global\nskillctl add saadjs/agent-stuff --tool cursor --scope project\nskillctl add saadjs/agent-stuff --tool claude --scope project\nskillctl add ./path/to/skills-repo --dest /tmp/skills\nskillctl add ./path/to/skills-repo --dest /tmp/skills --force\nskillctl add saadjs/agent-stuff --list\nskillctl add saadjs/agent-stuff --path skills --skill de-dupe --list\nskillctl list --tool agents --scope global\nskillctl remove --tool agents --scope project --skill de-dupe\n\n# Update remote installs from their original source\nskillctl update\nskillctl update de-dupe\n\n# Sync changed skills only (default)\nskillctl sync\n\n# Force re-sync of every selected skill, even if unchanged\nskillctl sync --all\n```\n\nAliases are available for common commands: `skillctl install` is the same as\n`skillctl add`, `skillctl ls` is the same as `skillctl list`, and `skillctl rm`\nis the same as `skillctl remove`.\n\n### Listing Source Skills\n\nUse `skillctl add \u003crepo|path\u003e --list` to print skill names available in a source\nwithout installing them. `--list` supports source-selection flags such as\n`--ref`, `--path`, and repeatable `--skill`, but it does not accept destination\nor install behavior flags such as `--tool`, `--scope`, `--dest`, `--overwrite`,\n`--skip`, `--force`, or `--dry-run`.\n\n### Sync mode: `--all`\n\n`skillctl sync` is checksum-aware by default: it only copies skills that changed since the last sync for each configured tool.\n\nUse `skillctl sync --all` when you need a full refresh. It ignores stored checksums and re-copies every selected skill, which helps when local skill folders were manually edited, partially deleted, or drifted out of sync without source changes.\n\n### Remote Updates\n\nRemote installs are tracked in `~/.config/skillctl/state.yaml`. When you install from a GitHub repo, `skillctl` records the source, ref, skills path, selected skill names, and destination so they can be reinstalled later.\n\n```sh\n# Update every tracked remote install\nskillctl update\n\n# Update only selected tracked skills\nskillctl update de-dupe readme-maintainer\n\n# Preview updates without writing files or state\nskillctl update --dry-run\n```\n\nLocal path installs and sync operations are not tracked for `skillctl update`.\n\n### Security Scan During Install\n\n`skillctl add` performs a built-in security scan before installing skills. The scan checks the configured skills subtree (`--path`, default `skills`) in the source for suspicious commands, potential exfiltration patterns, and malicious agent instructions.\n\n- If findings are detected, install is blocked by default.\n- In interactive mode, you can confirm and continue.\n- In non-interactive mode (`--yes`), rerun with `--force` to bypass.\n- `--dry-run` on local sources executes the security scan, but does not install files.\n- `--dry-run` on remote sources does not clone or scan, and requires at least one `--skill` value.\n\nExample flows:\n\n```sh\n# Default behavior: blocked if findings are detected\nskillctl add owner/repo --tool agents --scope global --yes\n\n# Explicit bypass for automation/non-interactive environments\nskillctl add owner/repo --tool agents --scope global --yes --force\n\n# Local dry run still scans, but performs no install writes\nskillctl add ./path/to/skills-repo --tool agents --scope global --dry-run --yes --force\n\n# Remote dry run skips cloning/scanning and requires explicit skills\nskillctl add owner/repo --tool agents --scope global --dry-run --skill de-dupe\n```\n\n### Supported Tools \u0026 Paths\n\n| Tool     | Global Path                  | Project Path       |\n| -------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------ |\n| agents   | `~/.agents/skills`           | `.agents/skills`   |\n| codex    | `~/.codex/skills`            | `.codex/skills`    |\n| claude   | `~/.claude/skills`           | `.claude/skills`   |\n| cursor   | `~/.cursor/skills`           | `.cursor/skills`   |\n| windsurf | `~/.codeium/windsurf/skills` | `.windsurf/skills` |\n| copilot  | `~/.copilot/skills`          | `.github/skills`   |\n\n## Skill Repo Structure\n\n- `skills/\u003cskill-name\u003e/SKILL.md` defines a skill, its triggers, and workflow.\n\n## Setup (dev)\n\n```sh\ngo build ./cmd/skillctl\nmake test\n```\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fsaadjs%2Fskillctl","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fsaadjs%2Fskillctl","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fsaadjs%2Fskillctl/lists"}