---
title: Skills
description: Install, search, and manage AI coding assistant skills from the Context7 registry
---
Skills are reusable prompt templates that extend the capabilities of your AI coding assistants. They allow you to share and install common workflows like code reviews, commit message generation, PDF processing, and more across projects and teams.
Context7 maintains a registry of skills that can be installed directly into your AI coding assistant's configuration with a single command.
## Prerequisites
To use skills, you need the [Context7 CLI](https://github.com/upstash/context7/tree/master/packages/cli). Install it globally:
```bash
npm install -g ctx7
```
Or run directly with npx (no installation required):
```bash
npx ctx7 skills search pdf
```
## Install Skills
Install skills from a project repository to your AI coding assistant's skills directory.
```bash
# Install all skills from a project (interactive selection)
ctx7 skills install /anthropics/skills
# Install a specific skill
ctx7 skills install /anthropics/skills pdf
# Install multiple skills at once
ctx7 skills install /anthropics/skills pdf commit
# Install to a specific client
ctx7 skills install /anthropics/skills pdf --cursor
ctx7 skills install /anthropics/skills pdf --claude
# Install globally (home directory instead of current project)
ctx7 skills install /anthropics/skills pdf --global
```
## Search for Skills
Find skills across all indexed projects in the registry.
```bash
ctx7 skills search pdf
ctx7 skills search typescript
ctx7 skills search react testing
```
## List Installed Skills
View skills installed in your project or globally.
```bash
ctx7 skills list
ctx7 skills list --claude
ctx7 skills list --cursor
ctx7 skills list --global
```
## Show Skill Information
Get details about available skills in a project.
```bash
ctx7 skills info /anthropics/skills
```
## Remove a Skill
Uninstall a skill from your project.
```bash
ctx7 skills remove pdf
ctx7 skills remove pdf --claude
ctx7 skills remove pdf --global
```
## Supported Clients
The CLI automatically detects which AI coding assistants you have installed and offers to install skills for them:
| Client | Skills Directory |
|--------|------------------|
| Claude Code | `.claude/skills/` |
| Cursor | `.cursor/skills/` |
| Codex | `.codex/skills/` |
| OpenCode | `.opencode/skills/` |
| Amp | `.agents/skills/` |
| Antigravity | `.agent/skills/` |
## Shortcuts
For faster usage, the CLI provides short aliases:
```bash
ctx7 si /anthropics/skills pdf # skills install
ctx7 ss pdf # skills search
```
