How to install agent skills
To install a skill, copy its folder into the skills folder your agent reads. That is it. The folder must contain a SKILL.md file.
Skill folders by tool
| Tool | Folder |
|---|---|
| Claude Code (all projects) | ~/.claude/skills/ |
| Claude Code (one project) | .claude/skills/ |
| Codex | .agents/skills/ |
| Cursor | .cursor/skills/ |
| Gemini CLI | .gemini/skills/ |
| OpenClaw | skills/ |
Sources: Claude Code docs for Claude Code. Other paths from public install guides, checked 2026-10-13. Check your tool's docs if a path changes.
Install a skill from GitHub
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OWNER/REPO.git /tmp/REPO mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/ cp -r /tmp/REPO/path/to/skill ~/.claude/skills/skill-name
Every skill page on SkillTrove gives you this command, filled in, for each tool.
Claude.ai
In the Claude apps, you add skills in settings. You upload the skill folder as a ZIP.
Check it worked
Start a new session. Ask the agent which skills it has. Or give it a task that matches the skill description.
Questions
Where are Claude skills stored?
In ~/.claude/skills/ for personal skills, or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
How do I add skills to Claude Code?
Copy the skill folder into ~/.claude/skills/. Then start a new session.
Can one skill work in many tools?
Often yes. Copy the same folder into each tool's skills folder.