Installation

No install needed

The fastest way to start:

npx skillkit@latest

This runs the latest version directly. No global install, no setup.

Global install

For frequent use, install globally:

npm install -g skillkit

Also works with pnpm, yarn, or bun:

pnpm add -g skillkit
yarn global add skillkit
bun add -g skillkit

Both skillkit and sk work as command aliases.

Verify

skillkit --version

Requirements: Node.js 18+ (Bun 1.2+ for the TUI).

Initialize a project

cd my-project
skillkit init

The init command:

Detects your AI agent — scans for .claude/, .cursor/, .github/ directories
Creates the skills folder — sets up the right directory for your agent
Saves preferences — remembers your choices for next time

Specify an agent directly

skillkit init --agent cursor
skillkit init --list             # Show all 44 supported agents
skillkit init --quiet            # Skip logo and prompts (for CI)

What gets created

Agent	Skills Directory	Config
Claude Code	`.claude/skills/`	`.claude/config.json`
Cursor	`.cursor/skills/`	`.cursor/config.mdc`
Codex	`.codex/skills/`	`AGENTS.md`
GitHub Copilot	`.github/skills/`	—
Universal	`skills/`	`AGENTS.md`

Preferences are stored in ~/.skillkit/preferences.json.

Next steps

skillkit recommend                    # Get skill suggestions for your project
skillkit install anthropics/skills    # Install skills from GitHub
skillkit sync                         # Deploy to your agent
skillkit ui                           # Launch the terminal UI

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