skill-downloader

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Download and install Claude Code skills from various sources. Supports GitHub repositories, compressed archives (.zip, .tar.gz, .skill), and direct URLs. Use when user wants to download, install, or add a skill from GitHub, URL, or archive file. Triggers on "download skill", "install skill", "add skill from", "get skill".

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NPX Install

npx skill4agent add nicepkg/ai-workflow skill-downloader

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claude-code-skillsskill-downloadskill-installationgithub-integrationarchive-handling

SKILL.md Content

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Skill Downloader

Download and install Claude Code skills from multiple sources.

Supported Sources

Source TypeExamples
GitHub Repository
https://github.com/user/repo
, 
github.com/user/repo
Compressed Archive
.zip
, 
.tar.gz
, 
.tgz
, 
.skill
(renamed zip)
Direct URLURL pointing to archive or skill folder

Usage

Download from GitHub

bash
python scripts/download_from_github.py <repo-url> <skill-path> --output <target-dir>
Examples:
bash
# Official Anthropic skills
python scripts/download_from_github.py https://github.com/anthropics/skills skills/docx --output ./.claude/skills/

# Community skills (root level)
python scripts/download_from_github.py https://github.com/gked2121/claude-skills social-repurposer --output ./.claude/skills/

# Nested skill path
python scripts/download_from_github.py https://github.com/MadAppGang/claude-code skills/content-brief --output ./.claude/skills/

Download from Archive

bash
python scripts/download_from_archive.py <url-or-path> --output <target-dir>
Examples:
bash
# From URL
python scripts/download_from_archive.py https://example.com/skills/my-skill.zip --output ./.claude/skills/

# From local file
python scripts/download_from_archive.py ./downloads/my-skill.tar.gz --output ./.claude/skills/

# .skill files (renamed zip)
python scripts/download_from_archive.py https://skillhub.club/download/awesome-skill.skill --output ./.claude/skills/

Unified Download Command

bash
python scripts/download_skill.py <source> --output <target-dir>
Automatically detects source type:
  • GitHub URL → Uses git sparse checkout
  • Archive URL/path → Downloads and extracts
  • Directory path → Copies directly
Examples:
bash
# Auto-detect GitHub
python scripts/download_skill.py https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/docx --output ./.claude/skills/

# Auto-detect archive
python scripts/download_skill.py https://example.com/my-skill.zip --output ./.claude/skills/

Validation

All download methods validate:
  1. Skill folder contains 
    SKILL.md
  2. SKILL.md
    has valid YAML frontmatter with 
    name
    and 
    description
  3. No malicious content patterns detected

Output Structure

Downloaded skills are placed in:
<output-dir>/
└── <skill-name>/
    ├── SKILL.md        # Required
    ├── scripts/        # Optional
    └── ...

Error Handling

ErrorCauseSolution
Skill already existsTarget directory existsUse 
--force
to overwrite
SKILL.md not foundInvalid skill packageVerify source contains SKILL.md
Invalid archiveCorrupted or unsupported formatCheck file integrity
Network errorDownload failedRetry or check URL

Integration with Workflow Creator

When used with workflow-creator, download skills to workflow's 
.claude/skills/
directory:
bash
# Create workflow first
python /path/to/workflow-creator/scripts/create_workflow.py my-workflow --path ./workflows

# Then download skills
python scripts/download_skill.py https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/docx --output ./workflows/my-workflow/.claude/skills/

Skill Sources Reference

Popular skill repositories: