You can use skillpm directly with npx (no install required):

npx skillpm install <skill-name>

Or install the CLI globally:

npm install -g skillpm

Note: Skills themselves are always workspace-local (per-project). The -g flag above installs the skillpm CLI tool globally — not skills.

Requires Node.js 18 or later.

skillpm install <skill-name>

skillpm runs npm install, scans for installed skills, and links discovered skills into agent directories.

skillpm list

You should see the installed skills with their descriptions.

Skills behave like npm dependencies:

mkdir my-project && cd my-project
npm init -y
skillpm install <skill-a> <skill-b>

This adds the skills as standard npm dependencies in package.json. Anyone who clones the project can run skillpm install to get the same skill set installed and linked.

If you need full project agent configuration, use APM. skillpm stays focused on npm-distributed skills.

• Agent Skills Registry — browse available skills
• Commands — full reference for all skillpm commands
• Creating Skills — build and publish your own skill package