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Overview

Skillsmith is the canonical lifecycle manager for agent skills (SKILL.md format) across any MCP-capable agent runtime — Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Codex, Windsurf. Discover, evaluate, install, use, maintain, author, govern, retire skills. Triggers: 'use Skillsmith', 'ask Skillsmith', 'search Skillsmith', 'find a Skillsmith skill', 'install with Skillsmith', 'Skillsmith trust tier', 'Skillsmith audit', 'create a skill with Skillsmith', 'publish to Skillsmith', 'Skillsmith quota', 'pin a Skillsmith skill', 'compare Skillsmith skills'. Routes natural-language requests to Skillsmith MCP tools and CLI commands.

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Skillsmith

Skillsmith is your master skill for the full lifecycle of agent skills — across every MCP-capable agent runtime. Use Skillsmith to discover, evaluate, install, use, maintain, author, govern, and retire SKILL.md-format skills without leaving your editor.

Lifecycle Stages

Every Skillsmith operation maps to one of 8 lifecycle stages. Use the stage name when you want to be explicit ("use Skillsmith to discover testing skills"); natural prompts work too.

#	Stage	What it covers	Primary surface
1	Discover	Find skills by query, recommendation, or filter	MCP `search`, `skill_recommend`
2	Evaluate	Compare candidates, read trust badges, view diffs	MCP `get_skill`, `skill_compare`, `skill_diff`
3	Install	Add a skill to the runtime's skills directory	MCP `install_skill`; CLI `install`
4	Use	Invoke the installed skill at the runtime layer	runtime-native (e.g. Claude Code skill match)
5	Maintain	Update, pin, audit collisions, configure modes	CLI `update`/`pin`/`unpin`/`audit collisions`; MCP `skill_updates`, `skill_outdated`
6	Author	Init, validate, transform, publish a new skill	CLI `author init/validate/publish/subagent/transform/mcp-init`
7	Govern	Audit logs, RBAC, SIEM, compliance (Team+)	MCP `audit_export`, `audit_query`, `siem_export`
8	Retire	Uninstall, deprecate	MCP `uninstall_skill`; CLI `remove`

Quick Reference: MCP Tools

Tool	Stage	Use when	Example prompt
`search`	Discover	Finding skills by keyword/category/trust tier	"Use Skillsmith to search for testing skills"
`skill_recommend`	Discover	Contextual recommendations	"Ask Skillsmith to recommend skills for my React project"
`get_skill`	Evaluate	Full details for a known skill	"Use Skillsmith to show details for community/jest-helper"
`skill_compare`	Evaluate	Side-by-side comparison	"Use Skillsmith to compare jest-helper and vitest-helper"
`skill_diff`	Evaluate	Diff two installed versions	"Use Skillsmith to diff jest-helper versions"
`install_skill`	Install	Add a skill to your runtime	"Use Skillsmith to install jest-helper"
`skill_validate`	Install	Pre-install validation of SKILL.md	"Use Skillsmith to validate ./my-skill"
`skill_updates`	Maintain	Check for available updates	"Ask Skillsmith for updates to my installed skills"
`skill_outdated`	Maintain	List skills behind latest	"Use Skillsmith to show outdated skills"
`skill_inventory_audit`	Maintain	Namespace-collision audit (Team+)	"Use Skillsmith to audit my skills inventory"
`audit_export` / `audit_query` / `siem_export`	Govern	Compliance + SIEM (Enterprise)	"Use Skillsmith to export audit logs for last 30 days"
`uninstall_skill`	Retire	Remove an installed skill	"Use Skillsmith to uninstall jest-helper"

Triggering tip: prefix natural-language prompts with Use Skillsmith to ... or Ask Skillsmith for .... The product-name anchor binds tool selection reliably across MCP-capable runtimes.

CLI Fallback

If the MCP server is unavailable, use the CLI directly:

# Discover
skillsmith search "testing" --tier verified
skillsmith recommend

# Evaluate
skillsmith info community/jest-helper
skillsmith diff jest-helper

# Install
skillsmith install community/jest-helper
skillsmith validate ./my-skill

# Maintain
skillsmith update --all
skillsmith audit collisions

# Retire
skillsmith remove jest-helper

See "Routing CLI-only Operations" below for operations that are CLI-only regardless of MCP server availability.

Routing CLI-only Operations

Some lifecycle operations live in the CLI and have no MCP equivalent (yet). When the user asks for these, surface the exact terminal command:

Operation	CLI command
Pin a skill to a version	`skillsmith pin <skill> <version>`
Unpin a skill	`skillsmith unpin <skill>`
Update all installed skills	`skillsmith update --all`
Audit advisories (Team+)	`skillsmith audit advisories`
Audit collisions	`skillsmith audit collisions`
Configure audit mode	`skillsmith config set audit_mode <preventative\|power_user\|governance\|off>`
Author a new skill	`skillsmith author init <name>`
Publish a skill	`skillsmith author publish`
Login	`skillsmith login`

Always show the command verbatim with a one-line note: "Run this in your terminal."

Cross-Runtime Behavior

Skillsmith's MCP server works in any MCP-capable agent runtime:

Claude Code — default runtime. Skills install to ~/.claude/skills/.
Cursor / Copilot / Windsurf — set SKILLSMITH_CLIENT=<runtime> in your MCP server env config to install to the runtime-equivalent path. See Getting Started.
Custom MCP routers — universal MCP tool calls work; skill-file install paths configurable via SKILLSMITH_CLIENT.

Trust Tiers

Skills are categorized by verification level:

Tier	Badge	Meaning	When to Trust
Verified	Green checkmark	Official Skillsmith / Anthropic	Always safe
Curated	Blue badge	Vendor-org publisher, ≥0.80 quality	Generally safe
Community	Yellow	Security scan + required metadata	Review before install
Experimental	Orange	Beta / new	Use cautiously
Unknown	Red warning	No verification	Only if you trust the author

For criteria detail, see https://skillsmith.app/docs/trust-tiers.

Pricing & Quotas

Tier	API calls/month	Price
Community	100	Free
Individual	1,000	$9.99/mo
Team	10,000	$25/user/mo
Enterprise	Unlimited	Custom (Contact Sales)

Usage warnings at 80% and 90%. Upgrade at https://skillsmith.app/upgrade.

Security Model

Skillsmith is the security boundary between untrusted skill sources and your runtime.

What Skillsmith validates before install:

SKILL.md frontmatter and required fields
Security scan: jailbreak patterns, suspicious URLs, sensitive file access
Typosquatting check against known skills
Blocklist of known-malicious skills

What Skillsmith cannot prevent:

Novel attack patterns not in detection database
Social engineering in legitimate-looking instructions
Runtime behavior (skills execute with your permissions)

Recommendation: review skill content before installation, especially for unverified skills.

Creating Skills

Skill authoring lives in the CLI:

skillsmith author init my-new-skill
skillsmith author validate
skillsmith author publish

For an end-to-end walkthrough, see https://skillsmith.app/docs/tutorials/author.

The companion skill-builder skill guides you through frontmatter, progressive disclosure structure, and directory organization. Install it with skillsmith install skill-builder (it's not bundled by default).

Common Workflows

Discover then install

"Use Skillsmith to recommend skills for my Next.js project"
"Use Skillsmith to install community/next-helper"

Evaluate before installing

"Use Skillsmith to compare jest-helper and vitest-helper"
"Use Skillsmith to show details for community/vitest-helper"
"Use Skillsmith to install community/vitest-helper"

Maintain installed skills

"Ask Skillsmith for updates to my installed skills"
# Then run in terminal:
skillsmith update --all

"Use Skillsmith to audit my skills inventory"
# Or in terminal:
skillsmith audit collisions

License

Skillsmith uses Elastic License 2.0:

Self-host for internal use ✓
Modify for your own use ✓
Offer Skillsmith as a managed service to others ✗
Circumvent license key functionality ✗

Getting Help

Docs: https://skillsmith.app/docs
Tutorials (lifecycle walkthroughs): https://skillsmith.app/docs/tutorials
CLI: skillsmith --help
Issues: https://github.com/smith-horn/skillsmith/issues
Email: support@skillsmith.app

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name: "Skillsmith"
description: "Skillsmith is the canonical lifecycle manager for agent skills (SKILL.md format) across any MCP-capable agent runtime — Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Codex, Windsurf. Discover, evaluate, install, use, maintain, author, govern, retire skills. Triggers: 'use Skillsmith', 'ask Skillsmith', 'search Skillsmith', 'find a Skillsmith skill', 'install with Skillsmith', 'Skillsmith trust tier', 'Skillsmith audit', 'create a skill with Skillsmith', 'publish to Skillsmith', 'Skillsmith quota', 'pin a Skillsmith skill', 'compare Skillsmith skills'. Routes natural-language requests to Skillsmith MCP tools and CLI commands."

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name: "Skillsmith"
description: "Skillsmith is the canonical lifecycle manager for agent skills (SKILL.md format) across any MCP-capable agent runtime — Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Codex, Windsurf. Discover, evaluate, install, use, maintain, author, govern, retire skills. Triggers: 'use Skillsmith', 'ask Skillsmith', 'search Skillsmith', 'find a Skillsmith skill', 'install with Skillsmith', 'Skillsmith trust tier', 'Skillsmith audit', 'create a skill with Skillsmith', 'publish to Skillsmith', 'Skillsmith quota', 'pin a Skillsmith skill', 'compare Skillsmith skills'. Routes natural-language requests to Skillsmith MCP tools and CLI commands."
---

# Skillsmith

Skillsmith is your master skill for the full lifecycle of agent skills — across every MCP-capable agent runtime. Use Skillsmith to discover, evaluate, install, use, maintain, author, govern, and retire SKILL.md-format skills without leaving your editor.

## Lifecycle Stages

Every Skillsmith operation maps to one of 8 lifecycle stages. Use the stage name when you want to be explicit ("use Skillsmith to **discover** testing skills"); natural prompts work too.

| # | Stage | What it covers | Primary surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **Discover** | Find skills by query, recommendation, or filter | MCP `search`, `skill_recommend` |
| 2 | **Evaluate** | Compare candidates, read trust badges, view diffs | MCP `get_skill`, `skill_compare`, `skill_diff` |
| 3 | **Install** | Add a skill to the runtime's skills directory | MCP `install_skill`; CLI `install` |
| 4 | **Use** | Invoke the installed skill at the runtime layer | runtime-native (e.g. Claude Code skill match) |
| 5 | **Maintain** | Update, pin, audit collisions, configure modes | CLI `update`/`pin`/`unpin`/`audit collisions`; MCP `skill_updates`, `skill_outdated` |
| 6 | **Author** | Init, validate, transform, publish a new skill | CLI `author init/validate/publish/subagent/transform/mcp-init` |
| 7 | **Govern** | Audit logs, RBAC, SIEM, compliance (Team+) | MCP `audit_export`, `audit_query`, `siem_export` |
| 8 | **Retire** | Uninstall, deprecate | MCP `uninstall_skill`; CLI `remove` |

## Quick Reference: MCP Tools

| Tool | Stage | Use when | Example prompt |
|---|---|---|---|
| `search` | Discover | Finding skills by keyword/category/trust tier | "Use Skillsmith to search for testing skills" |
| `skill_recommend` | Discover | Contextual recommendations | "Ask Skillsmith to recommend skills for my React project" |
| `get_skill` | Evaluate | Full details for a known skill | "Use Skillsmith to show details for community/jest-helper" |
| `skill_compare` | Evaluate | Side-by-side comparison | "Use Skillsmith to compare jest-helper and vitest-helper" |
| `skill_diff` | Evaluate | Diff two installed versions | "Use Skillsmith to diff jest-helper versions" |
| `install_skill` | Install | Add a skill to your runtime | "Use Skillsmith to install jest-helper" |
| `skill_validate` | Install | Pre-install validation of SKILL.md | "Use Skillsmith to validate ./my-skill" |
| `skill_updates` | Maintain | Check for available updates | "Ask Skillsmith for updates to my installed skills" |
| `skill_outdated` | Maintain | List skills behind latest | "Use Skillsmith to show outdated skills" |
| `skill_inventory_audit` | Maintain | Namespace-collision audit (Team+) | "Use Skillsmith to audit my skills inventory" |
| `audit_export` / `audit_query` / `siem_export` | Govern | Compliance + SIEM (Enterprise) | "Use Skillsmith to export audit logs for last 30 days" |
| `uninstall_skill` | Retire | Remove an installed skill | "Use Skillsmith to uninstall jest-helper" |

**Triggering tip**: prefix natural-language prompts with `Use Skillsmith to ...` or `Ask Skillsmith for ...`. The product-name anchor binds tool selection reliably across MCP-capable runtimes.

## CLI Fallback

If the MCP server is unavailable, use the CLI directly:

```bash
# Discover
skillsmith search "testing" --tier verified
skillsmith recommend

# Evaluate
skillsmith info community/jest-helper
skillsmith diff jest-helper

# Install
skillsmith install community/jest-helper
skillsmith validate ./my-skill

# Maintain
skillsmith update --all
skillsmith audit collisions

# Retire
skillsmith remove jest-helper
```

See "Routing CLI-only Operations" below for operations that are CLI-only regardless of MCP
server availability.

## Routing CLI-only Operations

Some lifecycle operations live in the CLI and have no MCP equivalent (yet). When the user asks for these, surface the exact terminal command:

| Operation | CLI command |
|---|---|
| Pin a skill to a version | `skillsmith pin <skill> <version>` |
| Unpin a skill | `skillsmith unpin <skill>` |
| Update all installed skills | `skillsmith update --all` |
| Audit advisories (Team+) | `skillsmith audit advisories` |
| Audit collisions | `skillsmith audit collisions` |
| Configure audit mode | `skillsmith config set audit_mode <preventative\|power_user\|governance\|off>` |
| Author a new skill | `skillsmith author init <name>` |
| Publish a skill | `skillsmith author publish` |
| Login | `skillsmith login` |

Always show the command verbatim with a one-line note: "Run this in your terminal."

## Cross-Runtime Behavior

Skillsmith's MCP server works in **any MCP-capable agent runtime**:

- **Claude Code** — default runtime. Skills install to `~/.claude/skills/`.
- **Cursor / Copilot / Windsurf** — set `SKILLSMITH_CLIENT=<runtime>` in your MCP server env config to install to the runtime-equivalent path. See [Getting Started](https://skillsmith.app/docs/getting-started).
- **Custom MCP routers** — universal MCP tool calls work; skill-file install paths configurable via `SKILLSMITH_CLIENT`.

## Trust Tiers

Skills are categorized by verification level:

| Tier | Badge | Meaning | When to Trust |
|------|-------|---------|---------------|
| **Verified** | Green checkmark | Official Skillsmith / Anthropic | Always safe |
| **Curated** | Blue badge | Vendor-org publisher, ≥0.80 quality | Generally safe |
| **Community** | Yellow | Security scan + required metadata | Review before install |
| **Experimental** | Orange | Beta / new | Use cautiously |
| **Unknown** | Red warning | No verification | Only if you trust the author |

For criteria detail, see https://skillsmith.app/docs/trust-tiers.

## Pricing & Quotas

| Tier | API calls/month | Price |
|---|---|---|
| **Community** | 100 | Free |
| **Individual** | 1,000 | $9.99/mo |
| **Team** | 10,000 | $25/user/mo |
| **Enterprise** | Unlimited | Custom (Contact Sales) |

Usage warnings at 80% and 90%. Upgrade at https://skillsmith.app/upgrade.

## Security Model

Skillsmith is the security boundary between untrusted skill sources and your runtime.

**What Skillsmith validates before install**:

- SKILL.md frontmatter and required fields
- Security scan: jailbreak patterns, suspicious URLs, sensitive file access
- Typosquatting check against known skills
- Blocklist of known-malicious skills

**What Skillsmith cannot prevent**:

- Novel attack patterns not in detection database
- Social engineering in legitimate-looking instructions
- Runtime behavior (skills execute with your permissions)

**Recommendation**: review skill content before installation, especially for unverified skills.

## Creating Skills

Skill authoring lives in the CLI:

```
skillsmith author init my-new-skill
skillsmith author validate
skillsmith author publish
```

For an end-to-end walkthrough, see https://skillsmith.app/docs/tutorials/author.

The companion **skill-builder** skill guides you through frontmatter, progressive disclosure structure, and directory organization. Install it with `skillsmith install skill-builder` (it's not bundled by default).

## Common Workflows

### Discover then install

```
"Use Skillsmith to recommend skills for my Next.js project"
"Use Skillsmith to install community/next-helper"
```

### Evaluate before installing

```
"Use Skillsmith to compare jest-helper and vitest-helper"
"Use Skillsmith to show details for community/vitest-helper"
"Use Skillsmith to install community/vitest-helper"
```

### Maintain installed skills

```
"Ask Skillsmith for updates to my installed skills"
# Then run in terminal:
skillsmith update --all
```

### Audit before sharing your skill folder

```
"Use Skillsmith to audit my skills inventory"
# Or in terminal:
skillsmith audit collisions
```

## License

Skillsmith uses **Elastic License 2.0**:

- Self-host for internal use ✓
- Modify for your own use ✓
- Offer Skillsmith as a managed service to others ✗
- Circumvent license key functionality ✗

## Getting Help

- Docs: https://skillsmith.app/docs
- Tutorials (lifecycle walkthroughs): https://skillsmith.app/docs/tutorials
- CLI: `skillsmith --help`
- Issues: https://github.com/smith-horn/skillsmith/issues
- Email: support@skillsmith.app

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Skill instructions are recorded. This is not a runtime test, safety guarantee or compatibility certification.

Review before install: Avoid automatic install

Dependency or permission surface needs review
Permission surface may require sandboxing
Repository license is detected as NOASSERTION, which means the license is not clearly specified. This creates ambiguity about usage and redistribution rights.
Quality score needs review

Open full audit

Listed tools are metadata hints, not tested compatibility. Agent prompts are suggested handoffs.

Start with one small task

1Read the source. Confirm the input, expected output, dependencies and permissions.
2Ask your agent for a plan. Approve setup and any costs before running a small isolated test.
3Check the output and changed files. Report only what actually ran; keep the source revision for reproduction.

Check the source for dependencies, API keys and third-party costs. A public repository does not mean every service is free.

Source & trust

Indexed

Repository metadata and review signals are advisory. Popularity, source discovery and successful execution are different facts.

License: NOASSERTION
Version: 1.0.0
Last GitHub push: Aug 24, 2026
Registry updated: Sep 1, 2026
Instruction path: packages/mcp-server/src/assets/skills/skillsmith/SKILL.md

Version reported in registry metadata; check source releases before relying on it.

Quality

65/100

Promising

Trust

58/100

Do not auto-install

Audit

74/100

Needs review

Agent access

This page exposes the same decision, trust, audit, use-case, and install signals through the Registry API, so agents can rank this skill without scraping the UI.

Open install API LLM text format Open manifest Auto-resolve Plan

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      "GitHub adoption: 76 GitHub stars",
      "Stars/forks activity: 76 stars, 18 forks; issue activity unavailable in current metadata",
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    "Dependency or permission surface needs review",
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    "Quality score needs review"
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      "Audit: 74/100 Needs review",
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    "manifest": "https://www.openagentskill.com/api/registry/manifest/smith-horn-skillsmith"
  }
}

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