ae-kb-discovery — Claude Code skill: what it does, how to install
Evaluates accessible Agentic Engine knowledge bases before searching docs. It inspects metadata and ranks matching candidates for the task.
npx skills add ThinkingAIAgenticEngine/ae-cli --skill ae-kb-discovery -a claude-codeWhat ae-kb-discovery does
This skill handles discovery before any retrieval begins. It executes ae-cli kb +list in read-only mode to fetch accessible knowledge bases along with scope and context bindings. Candidates match against current project IDs or space IDs. Explicit user choices take priority over metadata matches.
Selection defaults to a single knowledge base, keeping at most three candidates for sequential checks. The skill stops at discovery. Running retrieval commands like +read or +grep requires handing off execution to ae-kb. Without ae-cli available in the environment, candidate discovery cannot run.
What it helps with
- inspect accessible company knowledge bases via
ae-cli kb +list - match session project IDs to knowledge base context bindings
- pick top candidate knowledge bases before handing off retrieval to
ae-kb
Example prompts for the agent
- Find internal company documentation covering our release process
- Check project knowledge bases for data analysis guidelines
How to install ae-kb-discovery
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add ThinkingAIAgenticEngine/ae-cli --skill ae-kb-discovery -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/ae-kb-discovery/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/ae-kb-discovery/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add ThinkingAIAgenticEngine/ae-cli --skill ae-kb-discovery -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/ae-kb-discovery/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add ThinkingAIAgenticEngine/ae-cli --skill ae-kb-discovery -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/ae-kb-discovery/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install ThinkingAIAgenticEngine/ae-cli ae-kb-discovery2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/ae-kb-discovery/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add ThinkingAIAgenticEngine/ae-cli --skill ae-kb-discovery -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/ThinkingAIAgenticEngine/ae-cli --path skills/ae-kb-discoveryManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/ae-kb-discovery/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add ThinkingAIAgenticEngine/ae-cli --skill ae-kb-discovery -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about ae-kb-discovery
How to install ae-kb-discovery in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add ThinkingAIAgenticEngine/ae-cli --skill ae-kb-discovery -a claude-code in your terminal.
What does ae-kb-discovery do?
It evaluates available Agentic Engine knowledge bases and determines which candidate fits the current workspace context.
Does ae-kb-discovery search or read page contents directly?
No. It discovers and ranks candidate bases, then hands off commands like +read or +grep to the ae-kb skill.