Skillshare CLI

Global: ~/.config/skillshare/skills/ → all AI CLIs. Project: .skillshare/skills/ → repo-local.
Auto-detects project mode when .skillshare/config.yaml exists. Force with -p or -g.

Recipes

Getting Started

skillshare init --no-copy --all-targets --git --skill  # Fresh global setup
skillshare init -p --targets "claude,cursor"            # Fresh project setup
skillshare init --copy-from claude --all-targets --git  # Import from existing CLI
skillshare init --discover --select "windsurf"          # Add new AI tool later

Installing Skills

skillshare install user/repo -s pdf,commit       # Select specific skills
skillshare install user/repo --all               # Install everything
skillshare install user/repo --into frontend     # Place in subdirectory
skillshare install gitlab.com/team/repo          # Any Git host
skillshare install user/repo --track             # Enable `update` later
skillshare install user/repo -s pdf -p           # Install to project
skillshare install                               # Reinstall all tracked remotes from config
skillshare sync                                  # Always sync after install
skillshare sync extras                           # Sync non-skill extras (rules, commands)
skillshare sync --all                            # Sync skills + extras together

Creating & Discovering Skills

skillshare new my-skill                          # Create a new skill from template
skillshare search "react testing"                # Search GitHub for skills
skillshare collect                               # Pull target-local changes back to source

Removing Skills

skillshare uninstall my-skill                    # Remove one (moves to trash)
skillshare uninstall skill-a skill-b             # Remove multiple
skillshare uninstall -G frontend                 # Remove entire group
skillshare sync                                  # Always sync after uninstall

Team / Organization

# Creator: init project (see Getting Started) → add skills → commit .skillshare/
skillshare install -p && skillshare sync                  # Member: clone → install → sync
skillshare install github.com/team/repo --track -p        # Track shared repo
skillshare push                                           # Cross-machine: push on A
skillshare pull                                           # Cross-machine: pull on B

Skill Hubs

skillshare hub add https://example.com/hub.json          # Save a hub source
skillshare hub add https://example.com/hub.json --label my-hub  # With custom label
skillshare hub list                                      # List saved hubs
skillshare hub default my-hub                            # Set default hub
skillshare hub remove my-hub                             # Remove a hub
skillshare hub index --source ~/.config/skillshare/skills/ --full --audit  # Build hub index

Controlling Where Skills Go

# SKILL.md frontmatter: targets: [claude]        → only syncs to Claude
skillshare target claude --add-include "team-*"   # glob filter
skillshare target claude --add-exclude "_legacy*"  # exclude pattern
skillshare target codex --mode copy && skillshare sync --force  # copy mode

See targets.md for details.

Updates & Maintenance

skillshare check                              # See what has updates
skillshare update my-skill && skillshare sync  # Update one
skillshare update --all && skillshare sync     # Update all
skillshare update --all --diff                 # Show what changed

Scripting & CI/CD

skillshare status --json                       # Full status as JSON
skillshare check --json                        # Update status as JSON
skillshare sync --json                         # Sync results as JSON
skillshare diff --json                         # Diff results as JSON
skillshare install user/repo --json            # Install result as JSON (implies --force --all)
skillshare update --all --json                 # Update results as JSON
skillshare uninstall my-skill --json           # Uninstall result as JSON (implies --force)
skillshare collect claude --json               # Collect result as JSON (implies --force)
skillshare target list --json                  # Target list as JSON
skillshare list --json                         # Skill list as JSON
skillshare search react --json                 # Search results as JSON
skillshare audit --format json                 # Audit results as JSON

Recovery & Troubleshooting

skillshare trash restore <name> && skillshare sync  # Undo delete
skillshare sync                                     # Skill missing? Re-sync
skillshare doctor && skillshare status              # Diagnose issues
skillshare install user/repo --force                 # Override audit block
skillshare install user/repo --skip-audit            # Bypass scan entirely

See TROUBLESHOOTING.md for more.

Quick Lookup

AI Caller Rules

1. Non-interactive — AI cannot answer prompts. Use --force, --all, -s, --targets, --no-copy, --all-targets, --yes.
2. Sync after mutations — install, uninstall, update, collect, target all need sync.
3. Audit — install auto-scans; CRITICAL blocks. --force to override, --skip-audit to bypass. Detects hardcoded secrets (API keys, tokens, private keys).
4. Uninstall safely — moves to trash (7 days). trash restore <name> to undo. NEVER rm -rf symlinks.
5. Output — --json for structured data (12 commands support it, see Quick Lookup). --no-tui for plain text on TUI commands (list, log, audit, diff, trash list, backup list). tui off disables TUI globally. --dry-run to preview.

References