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Universal skills loader for AI coding agents. Version 1.5.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Universal skills loader for AI coding agents
Project links
Commands and aliases
- openskills
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Project history and usage
OpenSkills is a TypeScript CLI for installing and exposing `SKILL.md`-style agent skills to AI coding agents. Its project pitch is deliberately package-manager-like: one CLI, reusable skill folders, and generated `AGENTS.md` metadata that agents can read.
Project history
The GitHub repository and npm package appeared in October 2025. The v1.0.0 release was published on October 26, 2025, followed quickly by releases adding documentation fixes, universal skills support, CI/local-development improvements, and project-local install clarity.
The README frames the tool as bringing Anthropic's skills system to Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Aider, Codex, and any agent that can read `AGENTS.md`. It keeps compatibility with the `SKILL.md` layout while adding a universal loader and sync workflow.
Adoption history
The project is young, so durable adoption history is thin. Primary package metadata shows it distributed through npm and Homebrew, while GitHub metadata shows a large star and fork count for a small TypeScript repository.
How it is used
Users run commands such as `npx openskills install anthropics/skills`, `npx openskills sync`, `npx openskills list`, and `npx openskills read <skill-name>`. By default, skills install project-locally under `.claude/skills`, with a universal mode that uses `.agent/skills`.
The CLI can install from GitHub repositories, local paths, and private git repos, then generate an `AGENTS.md` block listing available skills. That makes it a bridge between package installation, prompt assembly, and agent runtime context.
Why package nerds care
OpenSkills is noteworthy because it treats prompts and procedural agent capabilities as packages. For package metadata, it is a tiny but useful sign that AI-agent ecosystems are adopting recognizable package-manager concepts: install, list, update, remove, sync, local/global scope, and repository sources.
Timeline
- 2025-10-26: The GitHub repository was created and v1.0.0 was published.
- 2025-10-27: v1.2.0 added universal skills support according to release metadata.
- 2026-01-17: v1.5.0 was published and Homebrew metadata listed 1.5.0 as the stable formula version.
Related projects
- OpenSkills is related to Anthropic's skills format, `AGENTS.md` conventions, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, Aider, and GitHub-hosted skill repositories.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/numman-ali/openskills
- https://api.github.com/repos/numman-ali/openskills/releases?per_page=10
- https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/openskills.json
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/openskills
- https://github.com/numman-ali/openskills
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/numman-ali/openskills/main/README.md
- https://registry.npmjs.org/openskills
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
openskills | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.5.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/numman-ali/openskills
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/numman-ali/openskillsnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:openskills |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/openskills |
| Homepage | https://github.com/numman-ali/openskills |
| Repository | https://github.com/numman-ali/openskills |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/numman-ali/openskills#readme |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://registry.npmjs.org/openskills/-/openskills-1.5.0.tgz |
| Dependencies | node |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | openskills |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment