manage-skills
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)
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/rohitg00/awesome-claude-code-toolkit --skill manage-skills- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads manage-skills automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
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:
---
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
# 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 ' ')"
echo "Roo: $(ls ~/.roo/rules/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')"
# Check single-file tools
test -f ~/.github/copilot-instructions.md && echo "Copilot: exists" || echo "Copilot: not found"
test -f ~/.codex/AGENTS.md && echo "Codex: exists" || echo "Codex: not found"
test -f ~/.aider.conf.yml && echo "Aider: exists" || echo "Aider: not found"
test -f ~/augment-guidelines.md && echo "Augment: exists" || echo "Augment: not found"
Read a skill
cat ~/.cursor/skills/my-skill/SKILL.md
Create a new skill
# For Agents/Cursor/Claude (SKILL.md format)
mkdir -p ~/.agents/skills/my-new-skill
cat > ~/.agents/skills/my-new-skill/SKILL.md << 'EOF'
---
name: my-new-skill
description: What this skill does
---
# My New Skill
Instructions for the agent go here.
EOF
# For Windsurf/Cline/Continue/Roo (plain .md format)
mkdir -p ~/.windsurf/rules/my-new-rule
cat > ~/.windsurf/rules/my-new-rule/my-new-rule.md << 'EOF'
# My New Rule
Instructions go here.
EOF
# For single-file tools
cat > .github/copilot-instructions.md << 'EOF'
Instructions for Copilot go here.
EOF
Enable / Disable a skill
Disabling renames the file to .disabled so the tool ignores it but the content is preserved:
# Disable
mv ~/.cursor/skills/my-skill/SKILL.md ~/.cursor/skills/my-skill/SKILL.md.disabled
# Enable
mv ~/.cursor/skills/my-skill/SKILL.md.disabled ~/.cursor/skills/my-skill/SKILL.md
Copy a skill between tools
# Copy from Cursor to Claude
cp -r ~/.cursor/skills/my-skill ~/.claude/skills/my-skill
# Copy from Agents to Windsurf (adapt format)
mkdir -p ~/.windsurf/rules/my-skill
cp ~/.agents/skills/my-skill/SKILL.md ~/.windsurf/rules/my-skill/my-skill.md
Move a skill
mv ~/.cursor/skills/my-skill ~/.agents/skills/my-skill
Delete a skill
rm -rf ~/.cursor/skills/my-skill
Copy a skill from global to project scope
cp -r ~/.cursor/skills/my-skill .cursor/skills/my-skill
Search across all skills
# Search by name
find ~/.agents/skills ~/.cursor/skills ~/.claude/skills ~/.windsurf/rules ~/.cline/rules ~/.continue/rules ~/.roo/rules -maxdepth 1 -type d 2>/dev/null | sort
# Search by content
grep -rl "search term" ~/.agents/skills/ ~/.cursor/skills/ ~/.claude/skills/ 2>/dev/null
Find disabled skills
find ~/.agents/skills ~/.cursor/skills ~/.claude/skills -name "*.disabled" 2>/dev/null
Guidelines
- When the user asks to "manage skills", "list my skills", "create a skill", "copy a skill to X", or similar, use the paths and formats above.
- Always confirm before deleting skills.
- When copying between tools with different formats (e.g., Cursor SKILL.md to Windsurf plain .md), adapt the file naming accordingly.
- Project-scoped skills override global skills of the same name.
- For single-file tools (Copilot, Codex, Aider, Augment), editing means replacing the entire file content.
- When creating skills, use kebab-case for directory names (e.g.,
my-new-skill).
FAQ
What does the manage-skills skill do?
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)
How do I install manage-skills?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/rohitg00/awesome-claude-code-toolkit --skill manage-skills in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/manage-skills/ (personal) or .claude/skills/manage-skills/ (project).
Which AI agents can use manage-skills?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is manage-skills safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains manage-skills?
It is published by rohitg00 in rohitg00/awesome-claude-code-toolkit. It has 164 recorded installs.
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