skills
skills is a collection of reusable skill files that teach AI coding agents repeatable workflows for research, content, and codebase work.
What it is good for
- Giving a coding agent step-by-step instructions for a repeatable workflow
- Researching topics and pulling information from the web
- Preparing and reviewing content and presentations
- Setting up machines, servers, and developer tools
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Requires programming
Level 5 of 5. You need to write code to use it.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Skill or plugin
- Tasks
- Works with
- Claude Code, Codex, Pi, Cloudroom
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 4,240
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is skills free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (MIT license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use skills?
- Yes. You need to write code to use it.
- What does skills work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Claude Code, Codex, Pi, and Cloudroom.
- What is skills good for?
- Giving a coding agent step-by-step instructions for a repeatable workflow, researching topics and pulling information from the web, preparing and reviewing content and presentations, and setting up machines, servers, and developer tools.
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