CLI¶

skilly provides commands for managing Agent Skills in interactive terminals and non-interactive automation.

Global options¶

Option	Description
`-h`, `--help`	Print help for the command
`-V`, `--version`	Print the installed version

Command	Purpose
`create`	Create a specification-compliant skill.
`scan`	Scan dependencies for skills from `pyproject.toml`, `package.json`, and `pom.xml`.
`download`	Download one or more skills from a supported repository URL.
`list`	Browse, update, or remove installed skills.
`update`	Check installed skill updates in bulk and optionally apply them.
`remove`	Remove one installed skill by directory name.
`skillsmp search`	Search SkillsMP and install a selected result.
`skillsmp list`	Browse installed SkillsMP skills and manage updates.
`util dependencies`	Print dependency names resolved from `pyproject.toml`.
`util venv`	List skills discovered inside a virtual environment.
`configure`	Manage directories and repository credentials.

Every management command (scan, download, list, update, remove, create, skillsmp search, skillsmp list) accepts destination flags:

Flag	Resolved path
(none)	`$SKILLY_DEFAULT_DIRECTORY` or `.agents/skills`
`--local`	`.agents/skills`
`--global`	`~/.agents/skills`
`--claude`	`.claude/skills`
`--claude --global`	`~/.claude/skills`
`--codex`	`.codex/skills`
`--codex --global`	`~/.codex/skills`
`--copilot`	`.github/skills`
`--copilot --global`	`~/.copilot/skills`
`--directory <path>`	Literal path (after `~` expansion)

--directory overrides all other destination flags and SKILLY_DEFAULT_DIRECTORY.

Creating skills — create skills from the CLI.
Installing and managing skills — download from repositories or SkillsMP, scan dependencies, update, and remove.
Dependency scanning — discover skills in your project's Python, Node, and Maven dependencies.
Destinations and configuration — configure directories and repository credentials.