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Getting Started with Skill Vault

What is Skill Vault?

Skill Vault is the marketplace for the entire .claude/ ecosystem. It is a registry where developers discover, share, publish, and sell skills, agents, hooks, rules, and configurations for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, and 16+ AI coding tools.

Packages contain structured instruction files, automation hooks, project rules, and agent configurations that give AI coding assistants domain-specific knowledge and capabilities. Think of them as plugins for your AI — install a package and your agent instantly knows how to work with a framework, follow a coding standard, or perform a specialized task.

Install a Package

The fastest path is to install the sv CLI and use it to pull packages from Skill Vault:

Install the CLI
curl -fsSL https://skillvault.md/install.sh | sh
Claude Code (via the sv CLI)
sv install author/package-name

This downloads the package and installs it into ~/.claude/skills/package-name/, where Claude Code can pick it up globally on your machine.

Codex
sv install author/package-name --target codex

Codex installs go to ~/.codex/skills/package-name/.

Cursor
sv pull author/package-name ./package-name

Then copy the downloaded SKILL.md into .cursor/skills/package-name/.

Manual download
curl -fsSL https://skillvault.md/api/packages/author/package-name/download -o package-name.zip

Extract the zip and copy the files into the tool-specific directory you want to use.

You do not need a CLI token to browse, pull, or install public packages. Tokens are only required for publishing and deleting packages.

Browse the Catalog

Explore the full catalog of available packages on the search page. You can filter by category, sort by popularity or recency, and search by keyword. Every package page includes a description, installation instructions, file listing, and compatibility information.

Create an Account

Sign in with your GitHub account to unlock the full Skill Vault experience. With an account you can:

Authentication is handled through GitHub OAuth — no extra passwords to remember. Just click "Sign in" and authorize with your GitHub account.

Publish Your Own

Ready to share your work with the community? Head over to the Publishing Guide to learn how to package and publish your first package. You can publish free packages to build your reputation or sell premium packages with Stripe Connect.