Skills.sh: Pricing, Features & Best Use Cases

Our take: Skills.sh suits developers who want to discover and install reusable agent skills with one npx command into agents such as Claude Code, Cursor and Codex.

Main limitation: The site does not guarantee the quality or security of listed skills, and no pricing page exists.

By the AI Tool Atlas editors. Based on the vendor's official documentation; we have not tested this product hands-on. What “documented overview” means

Who should use Skills.sh

Skills.sh suits developers who want to discover and install reusable agent skills with one npx command into agents such as Claude Code, Cursor and Codex. Based on the vendor's documentation, not on a hands-on test.

Best for: Developers using AI coding agents

Also a good fit for

Teams sharing agent skill bundles

Consider another tool if quality and security of listed skills not guaranteed by the site

Or if

Creating packs requires signing in with Vercel
Requires a CLI and an agent to be useful

Skills.sh in the news

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Skills.sh pricing and usage limits

Prices checked Oct 1, 2026 on the official US pricing page. Prices and limits change often.

Free access and trial conditions

No pricing page found; installing packs needs no sign-in.

Skills.sh does not publish a plan table we could verify. See official pricing ↗

What is Skills.sh, and how does it work?

Skills.sh is a directory and leaderboard for agent skills, which are reusable capabilities that give AI coding agents procedural knowledge. Skills are installed with a single npx command from a GitHub source. The leaderboard ranks skills by anonymous install telemetry from the open-source skills CLI. The site also supports skill packs, topic browsing and security audits, and is made by Vercel.

Skills.sh's official site: how the product presents itself. skills.sh, captured Oct 2, 2026

What you provide and what you get back

What you give Skills.sh and what comes back, from its documentation

You provide

npx skills add owner/repo
GitHub skill repositories

You get back

Installed agent skills
Skill packs and install-count badges

Where you can use it

Platforms: Web
Account: Required
Install: npx skills add
Agents: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more
Ranking: Install telemetry
Packs: Public and private skills

Where Skills.sh is most useful

Scenarios are worked out by our editors from the documentation; the actual result depends on your input and plan.

Discovering agent skills

Who: Developers
You provide: Browsing the leaderboard
Expected result: Find popular skills
Plan needed: Not applicable
Limitation: Quality not guaranteed source (opens in a new tab)

Installing skills into coding agents

Who: Agent users
You provide: npx skills add command
Expected result: Skill available to the agent
Plan needed: Not applicable
Limitation: Needs a CLI and agent source (opens in a new tab)

Bundling skills into shareable packs

Who: Teams
You provide: Public and private skills
Expected result: Shareable skill pack install command
Plan needed: Not applicable
Limitation: Creating packs requires Vercel sign-in source (opens in a new tab)

Key features and their practical limits

Feature overview on the official site. skills.sh, captured Oct 2, 2026

Skills leaderboard by installs

Ranks skills by installs. Surfaces popular skills.

Access: PublicLimit: Based on CLI telemetry source (opens in a new tab)

One-command install via npx skills add

Installs a skill with one command. Fast setup.

Access: Public CLILimit: Needs npx and an agent source (opens in a new tab)

Skill packs

Bundles skills into packs. Shares setups.

Access: Sign-in to createLimit: Vercel account needed source (opens in a new tab)

Topic browsing

Lets you browse by topic and agent. Aids discovery.

Access: PublicLimit: Listing is not vetted source (opens in a new tab)

Skills.sh: strengths and limits

Reasons to choose Skills.sh

Open-source CLI Wide choice documented source (opens in a new tab)
Installing a pack requires no sign-in Easy for teams documented source (opens in a new tab)
Works with multiple agents such as Claude Code, Cursor and Codex Can be audited documented source (opens in a new tab)

Check before paying for Skills.sh

Quality and security of listed skills not guaranteed by the site Listed skills may be unsafe documented source (opens in a new tab)
Creating packs requires signing in with Vercel Account step for creators documented source (opens in a new tab)
Requires a CLI and an agent to be useful Extra setup documented source (opens in a new tab)
No pricing page found Cost unknown documented source (opens in a new tab)

How to use Skills.sh for installing an agent skill

Skills.sh documentation: where the steps below come from. skills.sh, captured Oct 2, 2026

Set up Skills.sh

Open skills.sh and browse the leaderboard
Pick a skill
Run npx skills add owner/repo
Restart your agent if needed

Example: installing an agent skill

Search for a skill
Copy its install command
Run it in your project
Invoke it from your agent

Review and export the result

Read the skill source before use
Check the security audit info on its page

Skills.sh integrations and API

Skills.sh documentation (continued). skills.sh, captured Oct 2, 2026

Native integrations and export formats

Export: Install-count badges

API access and separate billing

Skills.sh has no public API in its official documentation. Skill data is also available through a public API per the privacy page. API documentation ↗

Privacy, data use and commercial rights

Summarized from the vendor's current policies; this is not legal advice and a vendor's badge is not an independent audit.

How your inputs and outputs are handled

CLI sends anonymous install events (skill, agent name, coarse timestamp, hashed fingerprint).

No prompts or session content collected.

Dedup fingerprint discarded after hourly aggregation.

Commercial use and plan restrictions

Not stated.

Controls for business users

Telemetry opt-out in the CLI

Policies: skills.sh/privacy

Best Skills.sh alternatives for different needs

"Better suited" is based on documented features and pricing, not on a head-to-head test.

GitHub Copilot: better suited to

Cursor: better suited to

Claude: better suited to

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf): better suited to

Alternatives
Alternative	Pricing	Limitation
GitHub Copilot	—	—	Compare
Cursor	—	—	Compare
Claude	—	—
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)	—	—	Compare

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Skills.sh FAQ

How do I install a skill?

Run npx skills add owner/repo. source (opens in a new tab)

Is telemetry collected?

Yes, anonymous install events; you can disable it in the CLI. source (opens in a new tab)

Are listed skills secure?

The site runs routine security audits but does not guarantee them. source (opens in a new tab)

Does it cost anything?

No pricing page was found. source (opens in a new tab)

Is the CLI open source?

Yes, at github.com/vercel-labs/skills. source (opens in a new tab)

Sources and review methodology

Official sources and verification dates

Skills home homepage · checked Oct 1, 2026
Skills documentation homepage · checked Oct 1, 2026
Skills FAQ homepage · checked Oct 1, 2026
skills.sh policy · checked Oct 1, 2026

Not verified: Pricing; Skill security guarantees.

How we documented and maintain this page

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