# ae-capability

Discover capabilities with ae-cli, inspect their input schemas, and invoke them. Useful when no curated command covers the task.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 789 installs · ★ 21
- Author: ThinkingAIAgenticEngine
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/ThinkingAIAgenticEngine/ae-cli/tree/HEAD/skills/ae-capability/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/ae-capability

## What it does

The skill guides the agent to search the capability catalog and inspect a result before preparing input for `ae-cli capability`. If a curated command for the task already exists, use that instead. Capability IDs and input fields must come from inspection, not guesswork.

Before gateway-backed commands, it maintains agent context in `.ae/cli-agent-context.json`, unless the user asks not to send intent telemetry. For a pre-check, choose validation or a dry run; stacking both is not the default. This means gateway use can send the agent’s task intent.

After a command, check stderr and the host compatibility notice. For a new local installation, the README gives `npx @thinkingai/ae-cli@latest install`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ThinkingAIAgenticEngine/ae-cli --skill ae-capability -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/ae-capability/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/ae-capability/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ThinkingAIAgenticEngine/ae-cli --skill ae-capability -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/ae-capability/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ThinkingAIAgenticEngine/ae-cli --skill ae-capability -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/ae-capability/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install ThinkingAIAgenticEngine/ae-cli ae-capability
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/ae-capability/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ThinkingAIAgenticEngine/ae-cli --skill ae-capability -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/ThinkingAIAgenticEngine/ae-cli --path skills/ae-capability
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/ae-capability/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ThinkingAIAgenticEngine/ae-cli --skill ae-capability -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/ThinkingAIAgenticEngine/ae-cli/tree/HEAD/skills/ae-capability/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- search the catalog for a capability
- inspect a capability’s input schema
- invoke a capability without a curated command
- pre-check complex input before execution

## Example prompts
- Search the catalog for a capability for this task and inspect its schema before running it.
- Check this input for the selected capability with `ae-cli`.
- Inspect the selected capability’s fields, then invoke it through `ae-cli capability`.

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From the same set: [thinkingaiagenticengine/ae-cli](https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/by/thinkingaiagenticengine/ae-cli.md) — 17 cards

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