Installing Skills for Claude

Install skills from github.com/oaustegard/claude-skills into /mnt/skills/user. Use when user mentions "install skills", "load skills", "add skills", "update skills", "refresh skills", or references a skill not currently installed.

926 tokens

context cost

the whole folder, loaded on every use

files

ships runnable scripts

copies elsewhere

how many repositories repackaged it

137

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/oaustegard/claude-skills --skill installing-skills

The instruction itself

6 sections, as written by the author

Installing Skills

Install skills from github.com/oaustegard/claude-skills to /mnt/skills/user, making them available in the current and future conversations.

Execution

Run the installation script:

bash /mnt/skills/user/installing-skills/scripts/install.sh

The script:

Fetches repository contents via GitHub API
Downloads SKILL.md for each skill directory
Reports installed/updated/skipped counts
Excludes: templates, .github, .claude, .uploads directories

Network Requirements

Requires access to:

api.github.com - Repository structure listing
raw.githubusercontent.com - File downloads

If blocked, report the specific endpoint and suggest checking network settings.

Triggers

Execute installation automatically when:

User explicitly requests skill installation/update
User references a skill not present in /mnt/skills/user
User mentions missing capabilities that match known skill patterns

After installation, proceed with user's original request.

Verification

Installed skills appear in system's <available_skills> automatically. Manual verification:

ls /mnt/skills/user

Manual Installation

For single skills or testing:

mkdir -p /mnt/skills/user/{skill-name}
curl -s "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/oaustegard/claude-skills/main/{skill-name}/SKILL.md" \
  -o "/mnt/skills/user/{skill-name}/SKILL.md"

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How to use it

Copy the folder

Take oaustegard/installing-skills 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.