# Install openskills with Homebrew Universal skills loader for AI coding agents. Version 1.5.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:openskills ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install openskills ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:openskills - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.5.0 - **Source summary:** Universal skills loader for AI coding agents - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - openskills (cli) - openskills (alias) ## Dependencies - node ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 1.5.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/numman-ali/openskills - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 `. 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 - - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** openskills - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [langgraph-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/langgraph-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, ai-agents, cli, developer-tools. - [skillshare](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/skillshare/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, skills. - [chatblade](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chatblade/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools. - [kimi-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kimi-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools. - [cc-connect](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cc-connect/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, ai-agents, cli, developer-tools. - [claude-cmd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/claude-cmd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, developer-workflow. - [ctx7](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ctx7/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, skills. - [docker-agent](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-agent/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, ai-agents, cli, developer-tools. - [notion-mcp-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/notion-mcp-server/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: agents, ai-agents, cli, developer, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/openskills.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/openskills.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph