Installing and managing skills¶

Download skills from GitHub¶

skilly download https://github.com/example/project

When a repository contains multiple skills, select one or download all:

skilly download https://github.com/example/project --all
skilly download https://github.com/example/project --skill-name code-review

Options¶

Option	Description
`--skill-name <NAME>`	Select a specific skill from a multi-skill repository.
`--all`	Download every skill found at the URL.
`--overwrite`	Overwrite existing files during installation.
`--github-token <TOKEN>`	GitHub token for API requests (also reads `SKILLY_GITHUB_TOKEN`, `GITHUB_TOKEN`, `GH_TOKEN`).
(destination flags)	See destinations reference.

Search SkillsMP¶

skilly skillsmp search python
skilly skillsmp search "code review"

Select a result from the interactive prompt, or use --overwrite to replace an already-installed skill.

Browse installed SkillsMP skills¶

skilly skillsmp list

Shows all SkillsMP-installed skills with their update status.

List installed skills¶

skilly list

Shows every installed skill, its origin (GitHub, SkillsMP, local), and its status. In a TTY, this opens a browseable menu where you can select a skill to update or remove.

Update skills¶

skilly update

Checks every installed GitHub- and SkillsMP-backed skill for newer versions.

Option	Description
`-y`, `--yes`	Apply every discovered update without prompting.
`--github-token <TOKEN>`	GitHub token for API requests.
(destination flags)	See destinations reference.

To update or remove a single skill interactively, use skilly list.

Remove a skill¶

skilly remove <name>

Removes the skill directory matching the given name. Use skilly list to find the exact directory name.

Dependency scanning discovery¶

Skills can also be installed via scan — this is covered in detail on the dependency scanning page.