EARLY ACCESS

The agent skills CLI for Java

Install, manage, and discover skills for AI coding agents — no Node.js required.

Friendly Java port of skills.sh by vercel-labs/skills.
Same ecosystem, same skills, same registry — just runs on the JVM (or as a native binary).
Built with Quarkus, runnable with JBang.

☕ via JBang (any OS with Java 25+)

$ curl -Ls https://sh.jbang.dev | bash -s - app setup   # install JBang if needed
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$ jbang app install skills@maxandersen/jskills
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⚡ Native binary (no JVM needed)

$ curl -Lo skills https://github.com/maxandersen/jskills/releases/download/early-access/skills-macos-aarch64
$ chmod +x skills
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$ curl -Lo skills https://github.com/maxandersen/jskills/releases/download/early-access/skills-linux-amd64
$ chmod +x skills
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> curl -Lo skills.exe https://github.com/maxandersen/jskills/releases/download/early-access/skills-windows-amd64.exe
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Add the download location to your PATH.

Native binaries are available on tagged releases.

Commands

skills add <source>

Add skills from a GitHub repo or URL

skills find [query]

Search the registry — interactive when no query

skills list

List all installed skills

skills remove [name]

Remove installed skills

skills update [name]

Update skills to latest versions

skills init <name>

Scaffold a new skill project

Explore skills

🌐 Browse on skills.sh

Search and explore the full skills registry in your browser.

🔍 Search from the CLI

Interactive fzf-style search with arrow keys, or pass a query directly.

$ skills find web design
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