Agent Skills

by addyosmani 81k MIT Updated Jul 26, 2026
Productivity Claude CodeCursorCodexantigravity
Agent Skills skill by addyosmani
Agent Skills — Productivity skill by addyosmani

Agent Skills is an open-source productivity skill for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and antigravity, published by addyosmani. Its author describes it as: “Production-grade engineering skills for AI coding agents.”. The project has 81k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills ~/.claude/skills/agent-skills`.

Installation

Add Agent Skills to your agent with:

git clone https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills ~/.claude/skills/agent-skills

Always review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.

When to use it

Reach for Agent Skills when you want productivity help from Claude Code without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.

Strengths

  • Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt
  • Ships in addyosmani/agent-skills, an established project with 80,968 GitHub stars
  • Declares compatibility with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, antigravity
  • Actively maintained (recent commits)

Topics

agent-skillsantigravityclaude-codecodexcursorskills

Frequently asked questions

What does Agent Skills do?
Production-grade engineering skills for AI coding agents.
How do I install Agent Skills?
Run git clone https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills ~/.claude/skills/agent-skills in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills before installing.
Is Agent Skills free to use?
Yes. Agent Skills is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
Which agents does Agent Skills work with?
Agent Skills declares compatibility with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and antigravity. Agent Skills use a portable SKILL.md format, so other compatible clients can usually load it too.
Where does Agent Skills come from?
Agent Skills ships inside addyosmani/agent-skills, a repository that contains 25 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 80,968 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.

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