Skillmd

skillmds/skillmd

Search, fetch, lint, and install Agent Skills (SKILL.md) from the SkillMD registry.

GitHub stars: 144
tools: 5
auth: Secret needed
transport: STDIO, HTTP
env vars: 2
last updated: Nov 10, 2026

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Install

From registry metadata

$ npx add-mcp https://api.skillmd.com/mcp --name skillmd

Run in your terminal. add-mcp asks which agents to add it to (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more). Add -g to install it for every project.

Review the command, arguments and environment values before installing. MCP servers run with your local permissions.

Other ways

Claude Code

$ claude mcp add --transport http skillmd https://api.skillmd.com/mcp

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to make it available in every project.

Tools

Verified live · 5 tools

Verified live against the running server on Nov 13, 2026.

skillmd_searchSearch the SkillMD registry of Agent Skills (SKILL.md files) by task, name or keywords. Returns matching skills with their owner/name slug, description, category, safety verdict and install snippet, best match first.6 params

Search the SkillMD registry of Agent Skills (SKILL.md files) by task, name or keywords. Returns matching skills with their owner/name slug, description, category, safety verdict and install snippet, best match first.

Parameters* required

categorystring

Restrict to one category slug, e.g. coding, devops, data, security

limitinteger

Maximum number of results (default 20)

min_ratingnumber

Minimum average rating, 0 to 5

query*string

Natural-language query or keywords describing the task or skill

typestring

Restrict to single-file skills or multi-file packsone of single · pack

verified_onlyboolean

Return only skills from verified publishers (default false)

skillmd_getFetch one skill by owner/name slug: description, SKILL.md body, provenance (source repo and pinned commit), license, safety verdict and capability flags, plus companion file listing for packs.1 params

Fetch one skill by owner/name slug: description, SKILL.md body, provenance (source repo and pinned commit), license, safety verdict and capability flags, plus companion file listing for packs.

Parameters* required

slug*string

Skill identifier as owner/name, e.g. anthropic/pdf

skillmd_downloadReturn the full contents of any public skill by owner/name slug: the SKILL.md text plus every companion file for packs, ready to write to disk. Skills are plain-text instructions an agent reads on demand; nothing executes, and every listed skill has passed SkillMD's safety rev...1 params

Return the full contents of any public skill by owner/name slug: the SKILL.md text plus every companion file for packs, ready to write to disk. Skills are plain-text instructions an agent reads on demand; nothing executes, and every listed skill has passed SkillMD's safety rev...

Parameters* required

slug*string

Skill identifier as owner/name, e.g. anthropic/pdf

skillmd_trendingTop skills on the SkillMD leaderboard, ranked by installs, saves and ratings, optionally within one category and time window.3 params

Top skills on the SkillMD leaderboard, ranked by installs, saves and ratings, optionally within one category and time window.

Parameters* required

categorystring

Restrict to one category slug, e.g. coding, devops, data, security

limitinteger

Maximum number of results (default 20)

rangestring

Ranking window: last 30 days or all time (default all)one of 30d · all

skillmd_recommendRecommend skills. With based_on set to a skill's owner/name slug, returns the top skills in that skill's category (excluding itself); without it, returns what is trending over the last 30 days.2 params

Recommend skills. With based_on set to a skill's owner/name slug, returns the top skills in that skill's category (excluding itself); without it, returns what is trending over the last 30 days.

Parameters* required

based_onstring

Skill slug (owner/name) to base recommendations on

limitinteger

Maximum number of results (default 10)

Configuration

SKILLMD_TOKENsecret

SkillMD personal access token (enables skillmd_list_saved and personalized recommendations)

SKILLMD_API

Override the registry API base URL

Readme

SkillMD

The registry that lints.
Search, install, lint and publish Agent Skills (SKILL.md) for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 60+ other agents.
This repo is the open-source toolchain behind skillmd.com: the CLI, the MCP server, the GitHub Action and the SKILL.md engine they share.

View the full README on GitHub

Details

Repository: github.com/skillmds/skillmd
Website: skillmd.com
Categories: AI & LLM Tools, Search & Web Crawling
Package: get-skill
Transport: STDIO, HTTP
Auth: Required
Registry: MCP registry, active
Tools verified: Nov 13, 2026

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