Open-Source 'Skills' CLI Lets Developers Share and Manage AI Agent Instructions Across 40+ Coding Tools

A new open-source CLI tool called 'skills' lets developers instantly share and manage reusable AI agent instruction sets across 40+ coding tools like Claude Code and Cursor, and has already exploded in popularity with 15,000 GitHub stars.

• The open-source `skills` CLI tool, run via `npx skills`, allows developers to install, manage, and update reusable AI agent instruction sets called skills across 40+ supported coding agents including Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and OpenCode.
• Skills are defined in SKILL.md files with YAML frontmatter and can be installed from GitHub repos, GitLab URLs, or local paths at either the project level or globally, with options to symlink or copy files to agent-specific directories.
• The CLI supports a full suite of commands including `add`, `list`, `find`, `update`, `remove`, and `init`, and the project has gained significant traction with 15,000 stars and contributions from 92 developers on GitHub.