Skill Install

Skill Install

Overview

Install Claude skills from GitHub repositories with built-in security scanning to protect against malicious code, backdoors, and vulnerabilities.

When to Use

Trigger this skill when the user:

• Provides a GitHub repository URL and wants to install skills
• Asks to "install skills from GitHub"
• Wants to browse and select skills from a repository
• Needs to add new skills to their Claude environment

Workflow

Step 1: Parse GitHub URL

Accept a GitHub repository URL from the user. The URL should point to a repository containing a skills/ directory.

Supported URL formats:

• https://github.com/user/repo
• https://github.com/user/repo/tree/main/skills
• https://github.com/user/repo/tree/branch-name/skills

Extract:

• Repository owner
• Repository name
• Branch (default to main if not specified)

Step 2: Fetch Skills List

Use the WebFetch tool to retrieve the skills directory listing from GitHub.

GitHub API endpoint pattern:

https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/skills?ref={branch}

Parse the response to extract:

• Skill directory names
• Each skill should be a subdirectory containing a SKILL.md file