One format, read by ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, Copilot, Cursor, Gemini and more
Agent skills turn your AI app into a specialist.
A skill is a small add-on that teaches your AI how to do one job well: build a pitch deck, cut a launch video, write copy that doesn't sound like AI. Find good ones by what they make, add them to the app you already use, and check they're safe first.
- Apps covered here
- 14
- Skills for work
- 32
- Installs as of
- Oct 20
Add a skill to the app you use
ChatGPT by OpenAI
Official docs ↗Skills come inside plugins, and work in ChatGPT on the web, desktop and mobile. The desktop app also holds standalone skills.
- 1 Get skills by adding a plugin that includes them. ChatGPT and Codex share one plugin directory, and a plugin can carry one or more skills.
- 2 In a chat, type @ and pick a skill. ChatGPT can also choose a skill on its own when your request matches what the skill is for.
- 3 In the ChatGPT desktop app, your skills are listed under Skills in the sidebar.
To make your own, describe the workflow to @skill-creator in ChatGPT Work and it drafts a skill for you.
Claude app by Anthropic
Official docs ↗Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF skills are built in. You can upload your own skills as .zip files.
- 1 The built-in PowerPoint, Excel, Word and PDF skills need no setup. Claude uses them when you ask for a document.
- 2 To add another skill, get it as a .zip file (the skill's folder, with its SKILL.md file inside).
- 3 Open Settings > Features and upload the .zip. Claude then uses the skill when your request matches it.
Uploading your own skills needs a Pro, Max, Team or Enterprise plan with code execution turned on. Uploaded skills are yours only; teammates each upload their own.
Codex by OpenAI
Official docs ↗Reads skills from a skills folder on your computer. Ask it to install one of OpenAI's curated skills by name.
- 1 In Codex, type $skill-installer followed by a skill name (for example $skill-installer linear) to add a skill from OpenAI's curated list.
- 2 For any other skill, paste the install prompt below and Codex puts it in your skills folder.
- 3 Type $ or run /skills to pick a skill, or just ask: Codex uses a skill when your request matches it.
Install prompt: paste this into Codex
Install the agent skill "Humanizer" from https://github.com/blader/humanizer into ~/.agents/skills/humanizer. Before you install it, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example: installs Humanizer. Every skill in the list below has its own copy button.
- Skills folder:
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~/.agents/skills
For developers: terminal commands
Cross-agent installer (skills CLI): npx skills add blader/humanizer --skill humanizer -a codex
Project skills folder: .agents/skills
Claude Code by Anthropic
Official docs ↗Reads skills from a skills folder. Skills can also arrive inside Claude Code plugins.
- 1 Paste the install prompt below and Claude Code puts the skill in your skills folder.
- 2 New skills are picked up while you work. Claude uses a skill when your request matches it, or you can call it by name with /.
Install prompt: paste this into Claude Code
Install the agent skill "Humanizer" from https://github.com/blader/humanizer into ~/.claude/skills/humanizer. Before you install it, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example: installs Humanizer. Every skill in the list below has its own copy button.
- Skills folder:
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~/.claude/skills
For developers: terminal commands
Cross-agent installer (skills CLI): npx skills add blader/humanizer --skill humanizer -a claude-code
Built in: claude plugin marketplace add <owner/repo>
Built in: claude plugin install <plugin>@<marketplace>
Project skills folder: .claude/skills
Cursor
Official docs ↗Reads skills from its own folder and also from the shared .agents and Claude Code folders.
- 1 Paste the install prompt below into Cursor's agent and it puts the skill in your skills folder.
- 2 Skills packaged as Cursor plugins can be added from a GitHub repository in Cursor's Customize settings.
Install prompt: paste this into Cursor
Install the agent skill "Humanizer" from https://github.com/blader/humanizer into ~/.cursor/skills/humanizer. Before you install it, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example: installs Humanizer. Every skill in the list below has its own copy button.
- Skills folder:
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~/.cursor/skills(also reads~/.agents/skills,~/.claude/skills,~/.codex/skills)
For developers: terminal commands
Cross-agent installer (skills CLI): npx skills add blader/humanizer --skill humanizer -a cursor
Project skills folder: .cursor/skills
GitHub Copilot by GitHub
Official docs ↗Copilot in VS Code, the Copilot app and the Copilot CLI read skills from a skills folder.
- 1 Paste the install prompt below into Copilot's agent mode and it puts the skill in your skills folder.
- 2 In VS Code you can also manage skills in the Agent Customizations editor.
Install prompt: paste this into GitHub Copilot
Install the agent skill "Humanizer" from https://github.com/blader/humanizer into ~/.copilot/skills/humanizer. Before you install it, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example: installs Humanizer. Every skill in the list below has its own copy button.
- Skills folder:
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~/.copilot/skills(also reads~/.agents/skills)
For developers: terminal commands
Cross-agent installer (skills CLI): npx skills add blader/humanizer --skill humanizer -a github-copilot
Built in: gh skill install <owner/repo> <skill> --agent github-copilot --scope user
Project skills folder: .github/skills
Gemini CLI by Google
Official docs ↗Reads skills from a skills folder and asks for your consent before it uses one.
- 1 Paste the install prompt below and Gemini CLI puts the skill in your skills folder.
- 2 Gemini asks for your OK when a skill is activated. /skills enable and /skills disable turn skills on and off.
Install prompt: paste this into Gemini CLI
Install the agent skill "Humanizer" from https://github.com/blader/humanizer into ~/.gemini/skills/humanizer. Before you install it, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example: installs Humanizer. Every skill in the list below has its own copy button.
- Skills folder:
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~/.gemini/skills(also reads~/.agents/skills)
For developers: terminal commands
Cross-agent installer (skills CLI): npx skills add blader/humanizer --skill humanizer -a gemini-cli
Built in: gemini skills install <git-url>
Project skills folder: .gemini/skills
Windsurf
Official docs ↗Cascade reads skills from a skills folder. You can also manage them in Cascade's Customizations panel.
- 1 Paste the install prompt below into Cascade and it puts the skill in your skills folder.
- 2 Manage skills in Cascade under Customizations, then Skills.
Install prompt: paste this into Windsurf
Install the agent skill "Humanizer" from https://github.com/blader/humanizer into ~/.codeium/windsurf/skills/humanizer. Before you install it, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example: installs Humanizer. Every skill in the list below has its own copy button.
- Skills folder:
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~/.codeium/windsurf/skills
For developers: terminal commands
Cross-agent installer (skills CLI): npx skills add blader/humanizer --skill humanizer -a windsurf
Project skills folder: .windsurf/skills
Kiro
Official docs ↗Kiro's default agent loads skills from its skills folder with no setup.
- 1 Paste the install prompt below and Kiro puts the skill in your skills folder.
Install prompt: paste this into Kiro
Install the agent skill "Humanizer" from https://github.com/blader/humanizer into ~/.kiro/skills/humanizer. Before you install it, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example: installs Humanizer. Every skill in the list below has its own copy button.
- Skills folder:
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~/.kiro/skills
For developers: terminal commands
Cross-agent installer (skills CLI): npx skills add blader/humanizer --skill humanizer -a kiro-cli
Project skills folder: .kiro/skills
Antigravity by Google
Official docs ↗Reads skills from its skills folder.
- 1 Paste the install prompt below and Antigravity puts the skill in your skills folder.
Install prompt: paste this into Antigravity
Install the agent skill "Humanizer" from https://github.com/blader/humanizer into ~/.gemini/antigravity/skills/humanizer. Before you install it, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example: installs Humanizer. Every skill in the list below has its own copy button.
- Skills folder:
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~/.gemini/antigravity/skills
For developers: terminal commands
Cross-agent installer (skills CLI): npx skills add blader/humanizer --skill humanizer -a antigravity
Project skills folder: .agents/skills
OpenCode
Official docs ↗Reads skills from its own folder plus the shared .agents and Claude Code folders.
- 1 Paste the install prompt below and OpenCode puts the skill in your skills folder.
Install prompt: paste this into OpenCode
Install the agent skill "Humanizer" from https://github.com/blader/humanizer into ~/.config/opencode/skills/humanizer. Before you install it, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example: installs Humanizer. Every skill in the list below has its own copy button.
- Skills folder:
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~/.config/opencode/skills(also reads~/.agents/skills,~/.claude/skills)
For developers: terminal commands
Cross-agent installer (skills CLI): npx skills add blader/humanizer --skill humanizer -a opencode
Project skills folder: .opencode/skills
Cline
Official docs ↗Reads skills from the shared .agents skills folder.
- 1 Paste the install prompt below and Cline puts the skill in your skills folder.
Install prompt: paste this into Cline
Install the agent skill "Humanizer" from https://github.com/blader/humanizer into ~/.agents/skills/humanizer. Before you install it, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example: installs Humanizer. Every skill in the list below has its own copy button.
- Skills folder:
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~/.agents/skills
For developers: terminal commands
Cross-agent installer (skills CLI): npx skills add blader/humanizer --skill humanizer -a cline
Project skills folder: .agents/skills
Amp
Official docs ↗Reads skills from several folders, and skills can bring their own connectors.
- 1 Paste the install prompt below and Amp puts the skill in your skills folder.
Install prompt: paste this into Amp
Install the agent skill "Humanizer" from https://github.com/blader/humanizer into ~/.config/agents/skills/humanizer. Before you install it, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example: installs Humanizer. Every skill in the list below has its own copy button.
- Skills folder:
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~/.config/agents/skills(also reads~/.agents/skills,~/.config/amp/skills,~/.claude/skills)
For developers: terminal commands
Cross-agent installer (skills CLI): npx skills add blader/humanizer --skill humanizer -a amp
Built in: amp skill add <github-url> --global
Project skills folder: .agents/skills
Goose by Block
Official docs ↗Loads skills through its built-in Summon extension (version 1.25 and later).
- 1 Paste the install prompt below and Goose puts the skill in your skills folder.
- 2 Type /skills to see what Goose has loaded.
Install prompt: paste this into Goose
Install the agent skill "Humanizer" from https://github.com/blader/humanizer into ~/.agents/skills/humanizer. Before you install it, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example: installs Humanizer. Every skill in the list below has its own copy button.
- Skills folder:
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~/.agents/skills(also reads~/.claude/skills)
For developers: terminal commands
Cross-agent installer (skills CLI): npx skills add blader/humanizer --skill humanizer -a goose
Project skills folder: .agents/skills
Rising now
Purple: installs in the last 24 hours on skills.sh (Oct 20, 2026). Orange: US Google searches in September 2026, each well above its 12-month average (PageGun keyword data).
What you can make
Start with the result you want
Each kind of work below has AI agent skills that people already install by the thousands. The drawings show the kind of output, not the work of a specific skill.
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Pitch decks & slides
Turn notes into a deck that looks designed, in PowerPoint or the browser.
See all 4 skills 389,508 installs in total across these skills -
Reports, PDFs & spreadsheets
Word docs, PDFs and Excel files with real formatting, formulas and charts.
See all 4 skills 696,025 installs in total across these skills -
Websites & landing pages
Pages with a deliberate look, instead of the default template.
See all 4 skills 2,408,383 installs in total across these skills -
Launch & explainer videos
From a product link, a script or a song to a finished video.
See all 4 skills 2,104,555 installs in total across these skills -
Writing that sounds like you
Copy, edits and team updates without the tell-tale AI phrasing.
See all 4 skills 464,664 installs in total across these skills -
SEO & marketing
Site audits, AI-search visibility, social posts and cold email.
See all 4 skills 586,189 installs in total across these skills -
Posters, banners & diagrams
Static designs, social banners, thumbnails and flowcharts.
See all 4 skills 282,731 installs in total across these skills -
Research & planning
What people are saying, what customers need, what to write next.
See all 4 skills 413,306 installs in total across these skills
Popular skills
The most installed skills for everyday work
Ranked by real installs counted by skills.sh, refreshed Oct 20, 2026. We picked the ones that make something you can use at work and described each in plain words; coding tools are left out on purpose.
- 1 Websites by Anthropic Instructions only
Frontend design
Gives pages a distinctive look, with deliberate typography and layout, so they don't look like a template.
1M installs via skills.sh
- 2 Video by HeyGen Includes 4 program files
Brand reels and montages
Builds longer or multi-scene videos: brand and sizzle reels, montages, title cards and footage remixes.
649.8K installs via skills.sh
- 3 Websites by leonxlnx Includes 12 program files
Taste Skill
Art direction for websites drawn from 247 award-gallery sites, then checks the result in a real browser.
644.9K installs via skills.sh
- 4 Video by HeyGen Includes 31 program files
Product launch video
Turns a product page, script or brief into a launch or promo video.
529.6K installs via skills.sh
- 5 Video by HeyGen Includes 23 program files
Faceless explainer
Turns an article, notes or a topic into an explainer video with invented visuals for each scene.
512.8K installs via skills.sh
- 6 Video by HeyGen Includes 6 program files
Music to video
Turns a music track into a beat-synced video: a lyric video, slideshow or kinetic promo.
412.3K installs via skills.sh
- 7 Websites by nextlevelbuilder Includes 31 program files
UI UX Pro Max
Design know-how for websites and apps, with searchable libraries of styles, color palettes and font pairings.
405.8K installs via skills.sh
- 8 Websites by pbakaus Includes 11 program files
Impeccable
Designs, critiques and polishes websites, landing pages and app screens: layout, type, color, motion and copy.
347.3K installs via skills.sh
- 9 Slides by Anthropic Includes 54 program files
PowerPoint decks
Creates, edits and reads PowerPoint files: pitch decks, slide decks, merging or splitting slides.
239.3K installs via skills.sh
- 10 Marketing by coreyhaines31 Instructions only
SEO audit
Finds out why a site isn't ranking: on-page issues, meta tags, page speed, indexing problems.
232.9K installs via skills.sh
- 11 Writing by coreyhaines31 Instructions only
Copywriting
Writes or rewrites marketing copy for homepages, landing pages, pricing and product pages.
230.1K installs via skills.sh
- 12 Docs & sheets by Anthropic Includes 8 program files
PDF toolkit
Creates PDFs, fills PDF forms, merges and splits files, pulls out tables and text, and makes scans searchable.
213.9K installs via skills.sh
- 13 Docs & sheets by Anthropic Includes 59 program files
Word documents
Writes and edits Word files with proper headings, tables of contents, page numbers and letterheads.
204.3K installs via skills.sh
- 14 Docs & sheets by Anthropic Includes 51 program files
Excel spreadsheets
Builds and fixes spreadsheets: formulas, formatting, charts and cleaning messy data, for .xlsx and .csv.
185.2K installs via skills.sh
- 15 Research by coreyhaines31 Instructions only
Content strategy
Decides what to write about: topic clusters, content pillars and an editorial calendar.
160.4K installs via skills.sh
- 16 Marketing by coreyhaines31 Instructions only
AI search (AEO)
Helps your content get cited in AI answers from ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews.
147.1K installs via skills.sh
- 17 Writing by coreyhaines31 Instructions only
Copy editing
Edits and tightens existing copy: proofreading, sharper messaging, refreshing outdated pages.
145.7K installs via skills.sh
- 18 Marketing by coreyhaines31 Instructions only
Cold email
Writes cold emails and follow-up sequences, plus LinkedIn outreach and reply handling.
125K installs via skills.sh
- 19 Visuals by Anthropic Instructions only
Canvas design
Creates posters and other static designs as PNG or PDF files.
119.7K installs via skills.sh
- 20 Research by coreyhaines31 Instructions only
Customer research
Analyzes interviews, surveys and support tickets, and builds personas and jobs-to-be-done.
112K installs via skills.sh
- 21 Visuals by Higgsfield Instructions only
YouTube thumbnails
Designs YouTube thumbnails and Shorts covers. Needs the Higgsfield image service.
94.7K installs via skills.sh
- 22 Slides by Anthropic Instructions only
Theme Factory
Applies one of 10 ready-made themes (colors and fonts) to slides, docs, reports or landing pages.
93.5K installs via skills.sh
- 24 Research by kepano Instructions only
Obsidian notes
Writes notes in Obsidian's format, with links between notes, callouts and properties.
91.3K installs via skills.sh
- 26 Writing by Anthropic Instructions only
Internal comms
Drafts status reports, leadership updates, company newsletters, FAQs and incident reports.
78.9K installs via skills.sh
- 27 Research by mvanhorn Includes 134 program files
Last 30 days
Researches what people said about any topic in the last 30 days on Reddit, X, YouTube, TikTok and the web.
49.5K installs via skills.sh
- 29 Slides by nextlevelbuilder Instructions only
Strategic slides
Writes browser-based presentations with charts, consistent design and copywriting formulas per slide.
36.1K installs via skills.sh
- 30 Visuals by GitHub Includes 5 program files
Excalidraw diagrams
Turns a description into a flowchart, mind map or diagram you can open in Excalidraw.
31.5K installs via skills.sh
- 31 Slides by lewislulu Includes 81 program files
HTML PPT Studio
Builds polished slide decks that open in a browser, from a library of styles, layouts and animations.
20.7K installs via skills.sh
- 32 Writing by blader Includes 1 program file
Humanizer
Rewrites AI-sounding text so it reads like you, without changing what it says.
10K installs via skills.sh
“Includes program files” means the skill folder has scripts your agent can run on your computer. That is common and often fine (the Word, Excel and PDF skills use them), but read them first. Licences vary; check each skill's files.
The plain explanation
What is an agent skill?
Think of it as a playbook you hand to a new colleague. It is a folder with written instructions for one kind of job, and sometimes templates, examples or small programs that do the fiddly parts.
Anthropic created the format, and in December 2025 published it as an open standard at agentskills.io. That is why the same skill can work in ChatGPT, Codex, Copilot, Cursor, Gemini and dozens of other apps.
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Your app knows the summary
It keeps a short description of every skill you have, so it knows what is available without reading them all.
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Your request matches a skill
Ask for a pitch deck and the app opens the slide skill and reads its full instructions.
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Extras load only if needed
Templates, reference files and programs inside the skill are used only when the job calls for them.
Skills, connectors, instructions and plugins
Four words you will see in every AI app's settings, and what each one is for.
| Thing | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Skill | Know-how for one kind of job. Used only when your request matches. “Turn this into a pitch deck” brings in a slide skill. | “Turn this into a pitch deck” brings in a slide skill. |
| Connector (MCP) | A live link to another service, so the agent can read data or act there. “What is on my calendar at 3pm?” uses a calendar connector. | “What is on my calendar at 3pm?” uses a calendar connector. |
| Custom instructions | Standing notes that apply to every chat or project, all the time. “Always write in British English.” | “Always write in British English.” |
| Plugin | A package that bundles skills and connectors so they install together. In ChatGPT, skills arrive inside plugins. | In ChatGPT, skills arrive inside plugins. |
From the companies behind the apps
Official skill collections
The safest place to start. Counts are read from each collection's files.
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Anthropic
Updated Oct 9, 2026
19 skills
Includes the Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF skills that come built into the Claude app, plus design, writing and skill-making skills.
- docx
- xlsx
- pptx
- canvas-design
- theme-factory
- doc-coauthoring
- skill-creator
Built into the Claude app, or upload others as a .zip. 11 of 19 include program files.
See the collection ↗ -
OpenAI
Updated Sep 8, 2026
44 skills
OpenAI's catalog for Codex, from image generation, speech and transcription to Notion, Figma and Linear workflows.
- imagegen
- speech
- transcribe
- notion-knowledge-capture
- figma
- linear
- screenshot
In Codex, type $skill-installer and the skill name. 22 of 44 include program files.
See the collection ↗ -
GitHub
Updated Oct 20, 2026 · MIT licence
450 skills
Community-contributed skills collected by GitHub for Copilot. Mostly developer tools, with useful office ones mixed in.
- email-drafter
- meeting-minutes
- linkedin-post-formatter
- make-blog-post
- md-to-docx
- excalidraw-diagram-generator
For Copilot; the files work in other agents too. 44 of 450 include program files.
See the collection ↗ -
Vercel
Updated Oct 14, 2026
9 skills
Vercel's own skills for people who build websites: design and writing guidelines, React performance, deploying to Vercel.
- web-design-guidelines
- writing-guidelines
- deploy-to-vercel
- vercel-react-best-practices
Mostly for developers. 2 of 9 include program files.
See the collection ↗
Only use Claude? Our sister site Best Claude Apps covers Claude skills, connectors and plugins in depth.
Install in any app
Where skills live in each app
The same skill folder works almost everywhere; only the place you put it changes. Checked against each app's docs on Oct 20, 2026.
| App | Where your skills go | How to add one | Docs |
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| ChatGPT OpenAI | Inside plugins; the desktop app also lists skills in the sidebar | Add a plugin that includes skills, then type @ | Docs ↗ |
| Claude app Anthropic | Settings > Features (upload a .zip) | Upload the skill as a .zip | Docs ↗ |
| Codex OpenAI | ~/.agents/skills | Type $skill-installer, or paste an install prompt | Docs ↗ |
| Claude Code Anthropic | ~/.claude/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent | Docs ↗ |
| Cursor | ~/.cursor/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent | Docs ↗ |
| GitHub Copilot GitHub | ~/.copilot/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent | Docs ↗ |
| Gemini CLI Google | ~/.gemini/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent | Docs ↗ |
| Windsurf | ~/.codeium/windsurf/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent | Docs ↗ |
| Kiro | ~/.kiro/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent | Docs ↗ |
| Antigravity Google | ~/.gemini/antigravity/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent | Docs ↗ |
| OpenCode | ~/.config/opencode/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent | Docs ↗ |
| Cline | ~/.agents/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent | Docs ↗ |
| Amp | ~/.config/agents/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent | Docs ↗ |
| Goose Block | ~/.agents/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent | Docs ↗ |
A folder path starting with ~ is in your home folder. Many agents also read the shared ~/.agents/skills folder. More apps: the agentskills.io showcase lists 49.
Before you install
Skills can run things on your computer. Pick them like software.
A skill is mostly plain text, but that text tells your agent what to do, and some skills ship programs it will run. Most are fine. Some are not.
13.4%
of scanned skills had a critical issue
76
confirmed malicious payloads
3,984
skills scanned from ClawHub and skills.sh
Source: Snyk ToxicSkills study, February 2026. The malicious ones tried to steal passwords and keys, open backdoors or send data away.
How to check a skill in two minutes
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Start with publishers you know. The app makers’ own collections, or the company behind the tool the skill is about (HeyGen’s video skills come from HeyGen).
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See whether it runs programs. Our list marks every skill as “Instructions only” or “Includes program files”. Program files are common, but they are what can touch your computer.
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Treat “prerequisites” as a red flag. Never download an extra file, paste a password or API key, or run a command you don’t understand because a skill says so. A 2026 malware wave on ClawHub worked exactly this way.
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Let your agent show you first. Our install prompts ask the agent to list every file, explain any scripts and stop if it sees requests for passwords, keys or outside downloads.
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Look at the security checks. skills.sh runs audits with partner security firms and shows results on each skill’s page. Brand-new skills may not have been checked yet.
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Re-check after updates. A skill can change when you update it. If it suddenly asks for more, stop.
Coming next
Original skills, made by us
We are building our own skills for the kinds of work on this page, for people who use AI apps rather than code. Some will be paid. Each one will show real examples of what it makes before you install it, list every file inside, and say which apps we have tested it in.
Nothing to sign up for yet. They will appear on this page first.
Questions people ask
What are agent skills?
An agent skill is a folder of instructions, sometimes with templates and small programs, that teaches an AI agent how to do one kind of job, such as making a slide deck or editing copy. The agent keeps a one-line summary of every skill in mind and reads the full instructions only when your request matches. The format was created by Anthropic and published as an open standard at agentskills.io in December 2025.
Which apps support agent skills?
The agentskills.io showcase lists 49 apps. This page covers ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Kiro, Antigravity, OpenCode, Cline, Amp, Goose. ChatGPT gets skills inside plugins; the Claude app takes .zip uploads; the rest read skills from a folder on your computer.
Do I need to code or use a terminal?
No. In the Claude app you upload a .zip in Settings > Features. In ChatGPT, skills come with plugins and you pick one by typing @. In agents that work with files, such as Codex, Copilot or Cursor, you can paste one of the install prompts on this page and the agent does the copying for you.
Are agent skills free?
Every skill listed here is free to download. Licences differ: many are MIT or Apache-2.0, while Anthropic's Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF skills are source-available under a proprietary licence. A few skills call a paid outside service, such as the YouTube thumbnail skill, which uses Higgsfield.
Is this a skills marketplace?
It is a free, independent directory. Nothing is sold here today: every skill links to its real source and its skills.sh page. We plan to publish original skills of our own later, and they will be clearly marked.
What is the difference between a skill and an MCP connector?
A skill is know-how: instructions (and sometimes programs) for how to do a task. A connector, built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP), is a live link to another service, such as your calendar or Notion, so the agent can read data or take actions there. They work well together, and plugins can bundle both.
Are agent skills safe?
Not automatically. A skill can tell your agent to run programs on your computer. In February 2026 Snyk scanned 3,984 skills and found critical issues in 13.4% of them, including 76 confirmed malicious payloads. Prefer well-known publishers, read what a skill contains before installing, and never follow a skill that asks for passwords or extra downloads.
Can I make my own skill?
Yes. A skill is just a folder with a SKILL.md text file inside, so you can write one by hand. ChatGPT can draft one for you with @skill-creator in ChatGPT Work, and Anthropic's open skill-creator skill helps you write and test one.