Add a skill to your AI agent in under a minute

Pick your method below. Developers can install with one terminal command. No terminal? Download the ZIP or paste the skill directly into ChatGPT or Claude.ai — no setup required.

Before you install — quick checklist

  • ✓ Read the SKILL.md tab on the skill page — it tells you exactly what the skill does.
  • ✓ Check the file tabs — some skills include reference docs or scripts the agent uses alongside the main file.
  • ✓ Verify the license and author in the Details sidebar before using in production.
Terminal (fastest) Download ZIP Claude.ai (paste) ChatGPT (paste)

Method 1 — Terminal

Fastest option. One command installs the skill directly into your agent's folder.

1 Copy the install command

Open any skill page. In the right sidebar, pick your package manager (npm, bun, or pnpm) and copy the command.

npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill engineering/rag-architect

Format: npx skills add {owner}/{repo} --skill {skill-path}

npm / npx

npx skills add …

bun

bunx skills add …

pnpm

pnpm dlx skills add …

2 Run it — that's it

Open a terminal anywhere (skills install to your home directory, not a specific project), paste the command, and run it. The skill is fetched from GitHub and placed in your agent's skills folder automatically.

Where skills are stored

If you ever need to find or remove an installed skill, here's where each agent keeps them:

Claude Code ~/.claude/skills/{skill-slug}/
OpenClaw ~/.openclaw/skills/{skill-slug}/
Codex CLI ~/.codex/skills/{skill-slug}/
Gemini CLI ~/.gemini/skills/{skill-slug}/

Method 2 — Download ZIP

Prefer to keep things simple? Download the ZIP, unzip it, and drop the folder in the right place. No package manager needed.

1 Download the ZIP

On any skill page, click Download ZIP in the Install sidebar. You'll get a file named {skill-slug}.zip containing the skill folder and an INSTALL.md with placement instructions.

2 Unzip the file

Double-click the downloaded .zip file. On Mac and Windows it extracts automatically, giving you a folder named after the skill.

3 Place the folder in your agent's skills directory

Move the unzipped folder into the right location for your agent. Choose your OS and agent below:

Mac

Claude Code

Open Finder → Go menu → Go to Folder (or press ⌘ Shift G) → type ~/.claude/skills → drag your skill folder in.

Terminal shortcut cp -r {skill-slug}/ ~/.claude/skills/

OpenClaw

Go to Folder → ~/.openclaw/skills → drag your skill folder in.

Terminal shortcut cp -r {skill-slug}/ ~/.openclaw/skills/

Codex CLI

Go to Folder → ~/.codex/skills → drag your skill folder in.

Terminal shortcut cp -r {skill-slug}/ ~/.codex/skills/

Gemini CLI

Go to Folder → ~/.gemini/skills → drag your skill folder in.

Terminal shortcut cp -r {skill-slug}/ ~/.gemini/skills/

Windows

Claude Code

Open File Explorer → click the address bar → type %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills and press Enter → drag your skill folder in.

Command Prompt shortcut xcopy /E /I {skill-slug} %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\{skill-slug}

OpenClaw

File Explorer address bar → %USERPROFILE%\.openclaw\skills → drag your skill folder in.

Codex CLI

File Explorer address bar → %USERPROFILE%\.codex\skills → drag your skill folder in.

Gemini CLI

File Explorer address bar → %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\skills → drag your skill folder in.

Method 3 — Claude.ai

No terminal, no files. Claude.ai's custom instructions make the skill available in every new conversation inside a project — paste it once and you're done.

  1. Step 1. Open the skill page and click View raw SKILL.md in the Details sidebar. Copy everything.
  2. Step 2. In Claude.ai, open a Project and go to its Custom instructions.
  3. Step 3. Paste the skill content and save. Every conversation in that project now has the skill active.

Alternatively, paste at the start of any conversation for a one-off session.

Method 4 — ChatGPT

Skills are written as agent instructions — most work with ChatGPT even though they were built for Claude Code or OpenClaw. Paste the SKILL.md contents anywhere ChatGPT accepts instructions.

Option A — Custom instructions (applies to all conversations)

Best if you want the skill active everywhere, all the time.

  1. Step 1. Copy the SKILL.md contents from the skill page.
  2. Step 2. In ChatGPT, go to Settings → Personalization → Custom instructions.
  3. Step 3. Paste into the "How would you like ChatGPT to respond?" field and save.

Option B — Project instructions (applies to one project)

Best for role-specific skills — e.g. a legal skill only active in your contracts project.

  1. Step 1. Open or create a Project in ChatGPT.
  2. Step 2. Click Customize and paste the skill into the instructions field.
  3. Step 3. Save. Every chat inside that project now has the skill active.

Option C — Paste at conversation start (one-off)

Quickest option. Paste the skill content as your first message, then ask your question.

The skill only applies to that single conversation.

Note: Some skills mention tool-specific commands like npx skills add or Claude Code slash commands. Those lines don't apply in ChatGPT — ignore them. The task instructions and workflows will work fine.

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