Converts books and documents (PDF, EPUB, DOCX, HTML, Markdown, plain text, RTF, MOBI/AZW with Calibre) into structured agent skills, extracting frameworks, mental models, principles, techniques, and anti-patterns. Use when the user wants to study a document through GitHub Copilot CLI, Amp, or Claude Code, apply an author's frameworks while working, or build a reusable knowledge base from a file.
Agentskills
Agentskills is an open-source docs skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by agentskills. Its author describes it as: “Specification and documentation for Agent Skills”. The project has 24k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/agentskills/agentskills ~/.claude/skills/agentskills`.
Installation
Add Agentskills to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/agentskills/agentskills ~/.claude/skills/agentskillsAlways 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 Agentskills when you want docs help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.
Strengths
- Clear Apache-2.0 license — safe to read and adapt
- Established project with 23,655 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained (recent commits)
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does Agentskills do?
- Specification and documentation for Agent Skills
- How do I install Agentskills?
- Run git clone https://github.com/agentskills/agentskills ~/.claude/skills/agentskills in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/agentskills/agentskills before installing.
- Is Agentskills free to use?
- Yes. Agentskills is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
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