skmr

npm for AI agent skills. Manage, share, and sync your AI coding agent skills across tools and teams with a single manifest file.

Just like package.json tracks your npm dependencies, skills.json tracks your AI skills. Add a skill once, install everywhere.

# Add a skill - just like npm install
skmr add https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills --skill vercel-react-best-practices -a claude-code -a cursor -p

# Set up a new machine in seconds - just like npm install
skmr install

Why skmr?

• Declarative skill management - Track all your AI skills in a single skills.json file, just like package.json
• One command setup - Clone a repo, run skmr install, and every team member gets the same skills
• Multi-agent support - Install skills to Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, and 15+ other agents at once
• Parallel installs - All skills install concurrently, not one at a time
• Zero dependencies - Lightweight wrapper with no runtime deps

Install

npm install -g skmr

Or use directly with npx:

npx skmr <command>

Usage

skmr add - Add a skill

skmr add <source> --skill <name> -a <agent> [-a <agent>...] [-g|-p]

Installs the skill via skills and saves it to skills.json - just like npm install --save.

# Add a skill for claude-code and cursor, project-level
skmr add https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills --skill vercel-react-best-practices -a claude-code -a cursor -p

# Add a skill globally
skmr add https://github.com/anthropics/skills --skill skill-creator -a claude-code -g

The -a flag is required. Run without it to see all available agents.

skmr install - Install all skills

# Install from ./skills.json - just like npm install
skmr install

# Install from a custom path
skmr install -c path/to/skills.json

Reads skills.json and installs all skills in parallel. Share your skills.json with your team and everyone gets the same setup.

skmr help

skmr help
skmr -h

Additional Commands

skmr also supports these additional commands that are inherited from the underlying skills command:

Command	Description
skmr list	List all installed skills
skmr find <query>	Search for skills by name or description
skmr remove <skill>	Remove a skill
skmr check	Check for skill updates
skmr update [skill]	Update skills to latest versions
skmr init	Initialize a new skills.json file

Examples

# List all installed skills
skmr list

# Find skills related to React
skmr find react

# Remove a skill
skmr remove vercel-react-best-practices

# Check for updates
skmr check

# Update all skills
skmr update

# Update a specific skill
skmr update vercel-react-best-practices

# Initialize a new skills.json file
skmr init

skills.json

Your skill manifest. Commit it to your repo and share with your team.

{
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "command": "npx",
  "skills": [
    {
      "source": "https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills",
      "name": "vercel-react-best-practices",
      "agents": ["claude-code", "cursor"],
      "location": "project"
    }
  ]
}

Field	Description
source	GitHub repo URL or shorthand
name	Skill name to install
agents	Target AI agents
location	"project" (default) or "global"

Supported Agents

claude-code, cursor, windsurf, cline, copilot, codex, gemini-cli, roo-code, kilo-code, trae, goose, opencode, continue, junie, kiro-cli, qwen-code, pochi, amp

License

MIT