Skill Downloader Skill for Claude

Download and install Claude Code skills from various sources. Supports GitHub repositories, compressed archives (.zip, .tar.gz, .skill), and direct URLs. Use when user wants to download, install, or add a skill from GitHub, URL, or archive file. Triggers on "download skill", "install skill", "add skill from", "get skill".

6k tokens

context cost

the whole folder, loaded on every use

files

ships runnable scripts

copies elsewhere

how many repositories repackaged it

275

stars on the repo

on the repository, not the skill itself

Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository

npx skills add https://github.com/nicepkg/ai-workflow --skill skill-downloader

The instruction itself

11 sections, as written by the author

Skill Downloader

Download and install Claude Code skills from multiple sources.

Supported Sources

| Source Type | Examples |

|-------------|----------|

| GitHub Repository | https://github.com/user/repo, github.com/user/repo |

| Compressed Archive | .zip, .tar.gz, .tgz, .skill (renamed zip) |

| Direct URL | URL pointing to archive or skill folder |

Usage

Download from GitHub

python scripts/download_from_github.py <repo-url> <skill-path> --output <target-dir>

Examples:

# Official Anthropic skills
python scripts/download_from_github.py https://github.com/anthropics/skills skills/docx --output ./.claude/skills/

# Community skills (root level)
python scripts/download_from_github.py https://github.com/gked2121/claude-skills social-repurposer --output ./.claude/skills/

# Nested skill path
python scripts/download_from_github.py https://github.com/MadAppGang/claude-code skills/content-brief --output ./.claude/skills/

Download from Archive

python scripts/download_from_archive.py <url-or-path> --output <target-dir>

Examples:

# From URL
python scripts/download_from_archive.py https://example.com/skills/my-skill.zip --output ./.claude/skills/

# From local file
python scripts/download_from_archive.py ./downloads/my-skill.tar.gz --output ./.claude/skills/

# .skill files (renamed zip)
python scripts/download_from_archive.py https://skillhub.club/download/awesome-skill.skill --output ./.claude/skills/

Unified Download Command

python scripts/download_skill.py <source> --output <target-dir>

Automatically detects source type:

GitHub URL → Uses git sparse checkout
Archive URL/path → Downloads and extracts
Directory path → Copies directly

Examples:

# Auto-detect GitHub
python scripts/download_skill.py https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/docx --output ./.claude/skills/

# Auto-detect archive
python scripts/download_skill.py https://example.com/my-skill.zip --output ./.claude/skills/

Validation

All download methods validate:

Skill folder contains SKILL.md
SKILL.md has valid YAML frontmatter with name and description
No malicious content patterns detected

Output Structure

Downloaded skills are placed in:

<output-dir>/
└── <skill-name>/
    ├── SKILL.md        # Required
    ├── scripts/        # Optional
    └── ...

Error Handling

| Error | Cause | Solution |

|-------|-------|----------|

| Skill already exists | Target directory exists | Use --force to overwrite |

| SKILL.md not found | Invalid skill package | Verify source contains SKILL.md |

| Invalid archive | Corrupted or unsupported format | Check file integrity |

| Network error | Download failed | Retry or check URL |

Integration with Workflow Creator

When used with workflow-creator, download skills to workflow's .claude/skills/ directory:

# Create workflow first
python /path/to/workflow-creator/scripts/create_workflow.py my-workflow --path ./workflows

# Then download skills
python scripts/download_skill.py https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/docx --output ./workflows/my-workflow/.claude/skills/

Skill Sources Reference

Popular skill repositories:

Anthropic Official - docx, pdf, pptx
gked2121/claude-skills - social-repurposer, canvas-design
ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills - Collection
MadAppGang/claude-code - SEO, content skills
daymade/claude-code-skills - twitter-reader, fact-checker
skillhub.club - 1000+ skills collection

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2k tokens

How to use it

Copy the folder

Take nicepkg/skill-downloader from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

Check the name does not clash

The agent identifies a skill by the name field in its header. Two skills with the same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.