Get Started#

  • Time to Complete: 5 minutes

  • Tool: npx skills (ships with Node.js)

Prerequisites#

npx ships with Node.js. Install it from nodejs.org (LTS recommended) or via a version manager:

# Download and install nvm:
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.6/install.sh | bash
# Activate nvm without restarting the shell:
\. "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh"
# Install Node.js:
nvm install 24
# Verify versions:
node -v    # v24.x.x
npm -v     # 11.x.x
npx -v     # 11.x.x
npx skills -v  # 1.5.23

Note: If npx skills add fails, install the pinned CLI version first:

npm install -g skills@1.5.23

Once Node.js is installed, npx skills works without any extra install step.

There are two installation modes:

Mode

Flag

Effect

Symlink (default)

(none)

Creates symlinks in agent directories pointing to a shared location — updates propagate automatically

Copy

--copy

Copies files directly into each agent directory — self-contained, no shared state

Install all skills from this repo#

# Symlink — interactive (recommended for local development)
npx skills add open-edge-platform/skills

# Symlink — non-interactive, all agents
npx skills add open-edge-platform/skills --all

# Copy — non-interactive, all agents (portable, no symlinks)
npx skills add open-edge-platform/skills --all --copy

# Copy — specific agent only (e.g. Claude Code)
npx skills add open-edge-platform/skills --agent claude-code --copy --yes

Install a specific skill#

# Symlink a single skill (interactive agent selection)
npx skills add open-edge-platform/skills --skill dlstreamer-coding-agent

# Copy a single skill to a specific agent
npx skills add open-edge-platform/skills --skill dlstreamer-coding-agent --agent claude-code --copy --yes

List installed skills#

npx skills list           # project-level skills
npx skills list -g        # globally installed skills
npx skills list --json    # machine-readable output

Update skills to the latest version#

npx skills update                          # update all project skills
npx skills update dlstreamer-coding-agent  # update a single skill
npx skills update -g                       # update all global skills

Remove a skill#

npx skills remove dlstreamer-coding-agent                              # interactive
npx skills remove dlstreamer-coding-agent --agent claude-code --yes   # targeted

Restore skills from the lock file#

If a repo already has a skills-lock.json, restore all pinned skills in one command:

npx skills experimental_install

Tip: Use --agent universal to install into .agents/skills/ only (no symlinks to other agent directories).

Supporting Resources#