vercel-labs/skills: Universal CLI for AI Agent Skills

Repositoryvercel-labs/skillsTool

skills is an open-source CLI by Vercel Labs designed to discover, install, and execute modular capabilities across coding agents including Claude Code, Cursor, OpenCode, and Codex.

Key points

  1. Universal CLI: Provides commands to install (npx skills add) or directly run (npx skills use) agent skills.
  2. Broad agent support: Compatible with OpenCode, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and around 75 additional agents.
  3. Flexible sources: Accepts GitHub shorthands, full URLs from GitHub, GitLab, Azure Repos, generic Git URLs via SSH, and local paths.
  4. Transient usage: Allows running skills without permanent installation by piping generated prompts or launching an agent interactively via flags.
  5. Private repo support: Automatically reuses existing Git credentials, GitHub CLI configurations, and SSH keys.

Why it matters

AI coding assistants frequently rely on custom prompts and workflows. skills provides a package-manager-like distribution layer, standardising how prompt instructions and guidelines are shared across different agents.

Analysis

The project solves fragmentation across AI programming tools by establishing a shared packaging format and execution standard. Written in TypeScript and leveraging existing Git authentication, it is aimed at software developers orchestrating multi-agent environments. With more than 31,000 GitHub stars, 2,700 forks, and integration with roughly 80 agents, this Vercel Labs project exhibits strong community traction and practical maturity.

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Locations

  • Mattersburg
    Johann Nepomuk Bergerstraße 7/2/14
    7210 Mattersburg, Austria
  • Vienna
    Ungargasse 64-66/3/404
    1030 Wien, Austria

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