# manage-skills

Manage AI coding skills and rules from the terminal: locate files, create or edit them, and move them between tools. Handy when project and global copies need organizing.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 43
- Author: umutbozdag
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/umutbozdag/agent-skills-manager/tree/HEAD/skills/manage-skills/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-04-09
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/manage-skills

## What it does

manage-skills gives an agent instructions for locating skill and rule files, understanding their formats, and handling them from the terminal. It covers listing and searching, reading, creating, enabling, disabling, copying, moving, and deleting skills.

File layouts vary by tool. Cursor and Claude use directories with a `SKILL.md`; Copilot and Codex keep instructions in a single file. When moving a skill between different formats, the agent should adjust the filename and file format. Cursor plugin skills are read-only, and deletion requires confirmation first.

The skill also explains global and project locations. A project-scoped skill takes precedence over a global one with the same name. For Copilot, Codex, Aider, and Augment, editing replaces the whole file, so existing instructions can be lost unless they are preserved.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add umutbozdag/agent-skills-manager --skill manage-skills -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add umutbozdag/agent-skills-manager --skill manage-skills -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add umutbozdag/agent-skills-manager --skill manage-skills -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install umutbozdag/agent-skills-manager manage-skills
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add umutbozdag/agent-skills-manager --skill manage-skills -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/umutbozdag/agent-skills-manager --path skills/manage-skills
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add umutbozdag/agent-skills-manager --skill manage-skills -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/umutbozdag/agent-skills-manager/tree/HEAD/skills/manage-skills/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find a skill by name or contents
- list skills and rules across coding tools
- create a skill in the format a tool expects
- copy a skill from Cursor to Claude
- move a global skill into a project

## Example prompts
- List my Cursor skills and find the one related to testing.
- Create a Claude Code skill named `api-guidelines`.
- Copy `my-skill` from Cursor to Claude and adapt its file format.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: manage-skills
description: Discover, list, create, edit, toggle, copy, move, and delete AI agent skills across 11 tools (Cursor, Claude, Agents, Windsurf, Copilot, Codex, Cline, Aider, Continue, Roo Code, Augment)
---

# Manage AI Agent Skills

You can manage skills and rules for all major AI coding tools directly from the terminal. This skill teaches you the directory layout, file format, and operations for each tool.

## Supported Tools & Paths

### Directory-based tools (multiple skills)

Each skill lives in its own subdirectory with a `SKILL.md` file containing YAML frontmatter.

| Tool | Global Path | Project Path |
|------|------------|--------------|
| Agents | `~/.agents/skills/<name>/SKILL.md` | `.agents/skills/<name>/SKILL.md` |
| Cursor | `~/.cursor/skills/<name>/SKILL.md` | `.cursor/skills/<name>/SKILL.md` |
| Claude | `~/.claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md` | `.claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md` |
| Windsurf | `~/.windsurf/rules/<name>/<name>.md` | `.windsurf/rules/<name>/<name>.md` |
| Cline | `~/.cline/rules/<name>/<name>.md` | `.cline/rules/<name>/<name>.md` |
| Continue | `~/.continue/rules/<name>/<name>.md` | `.continue/rules/<name>/<name>.md` |
| Roo Code | `~/.roo/rules/<name>/<name>.md` | `.roo/rules/<name>/<name>.md` |

### Single-file tools (one config file)

| Tool | Global Path | Project Path |
|------|------------|--------------|
| Copilot | `~/.github/copilot-instructions.md` | `.github/copilot-instructions.md` |
| Codex | `~/.codex/AGENTS.md` | `.codex/AGENTS.md` |
| Aider | `~/.aider.conf.yml` | `.aider.conf.yml` |
| Augment | `~/augment-guidelines.md` | `augment-guidelines.md` |

### Cursor plugins (read-only)

Plugin skills are cached at `~/.cursor/plugins/cache/<org>/<plugin>/<version>/skills/<name>/SKILL.md`. These are managed by Cursor and should not be edited directly.

## Skill File Format

For directory-based tools (Agents, Cursor, Claude), skills use YAML frontmatter:

```markdown
---
name: skill-name
description: Brief description of what this skill does
---

# Skill Name

Skill instructions go here. The AI agent reads this content
when the skill is activated.
```

For Windsurf, Cline, Continue, and Roo Code, skills are plain `.md` files (frontmatter optional).

## Operations

### List all skills

```bash
# List skills for a specific tool
ls ~/.agents/skills/
ls ~/.cursor/skills/
ls ~/.claude/skills/
ls ~/.windsurf/rules/
ls ~/.cline/rules/
ls ~/.continue/rules/
ls ~/.roo/rules/

# Count total skills across all tools
echo "Agents: $(ls ~/.agents/skills/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')"
echo "Cursor: $(ls ~/.cursor/skills/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')"
echo "Claude: $(ls ~/.claude/skills/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')"
echo "Windsurf: $(ls ~/.windsurf/rules/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')"
echo "Cline: $(ls ~/.cline/rules/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')"
echo "Continue: $(ls ~/.continue/rules/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')"
````
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