command-center/omp-docs/skills/vercel-skills.md

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type	title	description	tags	timestamp
reference	Vercel Labs `skills` CLI	The meta-installer CLI for cross-agent skill distribution, supporting 68+ agents with add/use/find/list/update/remove commands.	skills vercel meta-installer cross-agent cli unverified	2026-08-28

Vercel Labs skills CLI

skills is the CLI for the open agent skills ecosystem, created by Gunnar (@rauchg) at Vercel. It is a meta-installer that downloads skills from repositories and installs them into 68+ supported coding agents' skill directories.

Repository: vercel-labs/skills Specification: Agent Skills

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Installation

No global installation needed — run directly via npx:

npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills          # Install from GitHub
npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills --list    # List without installing
npx skills use vercel-labs/agent-skills@skill-name  # Use without installing
npx skills find typescript                        # Search

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Commands

skills add — Install Skills

npx skills add <source> [options]

Option	Description
-g, --global	Install to user directory (~/)
-a, --agent <agents...>	Target specific agents
-s, --skill <skills...>	Install specific skills (use '*' for all)
-l, --list	List available skills
--copy	Copy files instead of symlinking
-y, --yes	Skip confirmation prompts
--all	Install all to all agents

skills use — Use Without Installing

npx skills use <source> [options]
# Generates prompt to stdout, or launches agent with --agent

skills list (alias: ls)

npx skills list          # All installed skills
npx skills ls -g         # Global only

skills find — Search

npx skills find          # Interactive search
npx skills find typescript  # By keyword

skills update

npx skills update        # Update all (interactive)
npx skills update -g     # Global only
npx skills update -y     # Auto-detect scope

skills remove (alias: rm)

npx skills remove        # Interactive
npx skills remove my-skill -a claude-code -g
npx skills remove --all  # Remove everything

skills init — Create Template

npx skills init          # Current directory
npx skills init my-skill # Subdirectory

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Source Formats

npx skills add owner/repo                       # GitHub shorthand
npx skills add https://github.com/owner/repo     # Full URL
npx skills add https://gitlab.com/org/repo       # GitLab
npx skills add git@github.com:owner/repo.git    # Git URL
npx skills add ./my-local-skills                 # Local path

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Installation Scope

Scope	Flag	Location	Use Case
Project	(default)	./<agent>/skills/	Committed with project
Global	-g	~/<agent>/skills/	All projects

Symlink (recommended) or copy mode.

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Agent Support

The CLI supports 68+ agents. Key ones:

Agent	--agent	Project Path	Global Path
Claude Code	claude-code	.claude/skills/	~/.claude/skills/
Codex	codex	.agents/skills/	~/.codex/skills/
Cursor	cursor	.agents/skills/	~/.cursor/skills/
OpenCode	opencode	.agents/skills/	~/.config/opencode/skills/
Pi	pi	.pi/skills/	~/.pi/agent/skills/
Kiro CLI	kiro-cli	.kiro/skills/	~/.kiro/skills/
Gemini CLI	gemini-cli	.agents/skills/	~/.gemini/skills/

Full table available in the source repository.

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Lock File System

Type	Path	Scope
Global lock	~/.agents/.skill-lock.json	User-wide
Local lock	skills-lock.json	Project (check in)

skills check compares GitHub tree SHA with the lock file. skills update reinstalls changed skills.

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Environment Variables

Variable	Description
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS	Set to 1 to show skills marked internal: true
DISABLE_TELEMETRY	Disable anonymous usage telemetry
DO_NOT_TRACK	Alternative way to disable telemetry

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Cross-References

• See Npx Skills for the pi-specific npm package distribution system.
• The Agent Skills specification is the shared standard.