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---

name: skillshare

description: |

Manage skills, agents, extras, hooks, plugins, and MCP connection settings with the Skillshare CLI.

Use when the user asks to configure or run Skillshare, install or sync resources

across AI tools, manage shared memory notes, review a session for lessons or dream over saved memories,

import MCP settings, manage targets and project folders, audit skills, recover backups,

or troubleshoot Skillshare configuration and sync. Covers global and project modes,

noninteractive automation, and guidance for the terminal UI.

argument-hint: "[command] [target] [--json] [--dry-run] [-p|-g]"

metadata:

- version: v0.27.0

+ version: v0.28.2

---

# Skillshare CLI

Use Skillshare to maintain a source and distribute resources to configured targets.

Read only the reference relevant to the requested operation; the routing table is below.

Check `skillshare <command> --help` if the installed version differs from these examples.

## Scope and resource selection

- Global config: `~/.config/skillshare/config.yaml`. Project config: `.skillshare/config.yaml`

or `skillshare/config.yaml`; hidden wins when both exist. Use `-g` or `-p` explicitly

when location matters instead of relying on auto-detection.

- Skills are directories containing `SKILL.md`; agents are single Markdown files.

Source paths can be customized. Use the configured sources instead of assuming defaults.

- Tracked `skills/<known-agent>/<skill-path>/SKILL.md` copies form one logical skill

per repository/prefix/suffix. Merge/copy select the exact agent variant (including

aliases and account `agent:` identity). Recognition requires the same suffix under

two distinct canonical agents. Compatible targets sharing a folder select the

union of their agent identities; a universal-only target does not infer an agent.

Status counts logical skills and physical variants; lists and sync operations retain

physical names. Explicit targets/overrides and physical filters still apply.

Whole-directory symlink mode exposes all variants. See [sync.md](references/sync.md).

- Use native agents targets for agents. Use extras for arbitrary file resources or when

flattening/content transformation is required; `extension:` works only on extras targets.

- Shared memory notes live in the `memory` extra. Use `extras memory` to manage Markdown

notes and reading guidance; nested paths such as `wiki/architecture.md` are supported.

Read [extras.md](references/extras.md) for scope, version checks, and agent setup.

For a session retrospective or Dreaming across saved notes, read

[memory-review.md](references/memory-review.md). The host agent performs the review;

Skillshare never launches or schedules an agent.

- MCP uses its own receiving targets and source definitions. Read [mcp.md](references/mcp.md)

before editing MCP settings or importing native configurations. Its Agent notes cover

what is specific to Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and Pi: scopes and files, names and

credentials they refuse, Pi's built-in MCP and `piOptions`, OMP's native MCP and preserved enable/disable lists, the portable `tools` policy,

upgrading Pi settings from 0.22, turning a global server off in one project, `mcp.projects` for many folders from

one config, and `mcp serve` for Agents that cannot reach the synced skill folders.

- Plugins keep their native components together. Read [plugins.md](references/plugins.md)

for installation, import, sync selection, updates, and native compatibility limits

across Claude, Codex, Cursor, Antigravity, Pi, OMP, and OpenCode, including Pi packages from pi.dev

and OMP marketplace plugins and standalone extension selection.

- Hooks preserve each Agent's native event map or extension/plugin code. Read

[hooks.md](references/hooks.md) before import, synchronization or recovery.

## Execution rules

1. **Choose noninteractive inputs.** Supply names and selection flags supported by the

specific command. Use `--no-tui` for plain output or `--json` where supported.

Do not add `--force` simply to avoid a prompt: it can overwrite conflicts or override audits.

2. **Keep previews separate from writes.** Use `--dry-run` where supported. After changing

skills or agents, sync the intended resource and scope. MCP and hooks mutations save source only

unless `--sync` is supplied; `sync --all` also includes extras, MCP and hooks, but excludes plugins.

3. **Inspect audit blocks.** Review findings before choosing an override. `install --json`

permits overwrite and selects all when no skill/agent filter is given, but retains

the audit gate; it is not merely an output format. Read [install.md](references/install.md)

and [audit.md](references/audit.md) before using it for automation.

4. **Use the matching recovery mechanism.** Uninstalled skills go to trash; native MCP

entries use MCP backups. Do not substitute filesystem deletion for CLI uninstall.

5. **Keep credentials out of MCP definitions.** Use `{fromEnv: VARIABLE}` references.

Managing settings does not require resolving secrets, copying OAuth credentials,

starting servers, or probing their tools.

6. **Respect operation scope.** Local configuration work does not imply permission to

commit, push, or publish. Run those commands when included in the user's request.

## Common workflows

### Inspect and diagnose

```bash

skillshare status --json

skillshare list --json

skillshare diff --json

skillshare doctor --json

skillshare mcp --json

```

`doctor` exits 1 when it finds errors. Audit uses `--format json`; JSON flags and

TUI availability vary by command. See the relevant reference rather than assuming parity.

### Track an upstream repository or install selected skills

Choose the resource and scope before installing. Use `-g` for user-wide resources

or `-p` for this project; keep that scope on preview, apply, update, and sync.

| Intent | Command |

|--------|---------|

| Keep an upstream skill collection as one Git checkout | `skillshare install owner/repo --track --name team -g` |

| Install only named skills with their source metadata | `skillshare install owner/repo -s pdf,commit -g` |

| Install all discovered skills individually | `skillshare install owner/repo --all -g` |

| Manage a complete native plugin, including hooks/MCP | Use `plugin discover` and `plugin add`; see below |

For the scoped preview → apply → update → sync workflow, read

[install.md](references/install.md#track-a-collection-without-a-picker). It covers

following the latest upstream branch, rejected flag combinations, and target filters.

For project setup, use `init -p`, then `install -p` and `sync -p`. Rehydrate configured

remote dependencies with `install` without a source. For full flag details and agents,

read [install.md](references/install.md) and [sync.md](references/sync.md).

To use a local skills checkout in place, run `skillshare link <path> --enable`, then

`sync`; `skillshare unlink <name>` removes only the link. Read

[TROUBLESHOOTING.md](references/TROUBLESHOOTING.md) for how such links are followed.

### Disable or remove

```bash

skillshare disable 'draft-*' --dry-run

skillshare disable 'draft-*'

skillshare enable 'draft-*'

skillshare uninstall my-skill

skillshare sync

skillshare trash restore my-skill

skillshare sync

```

Run the requested operation, not this entire example sequence. Quote glob patterns so

Skillshare receives them unchanged. Disabling uses ignore rules; uninstall uses trash.

### Move skills into folders

```bash

skillshare move my-skill frontend --dry-run

skillshare move my-skill other-skill frontend

skillshare sync

```

Use `move` instead of `mv` for installed skills: it keeps their install records, so

nothing is downloaded again. It does not sync; run `sync` afterwards. Read

[install.md](references/install.md) for refusals and project mode.

### Project folders from the global config

```bash

skillshare project list --json

skillshare project add ~/work/app --target claude,codex --skills-mode copy --dry-run

skillshare project add ~/work/app --target claude,codex --skills-mode copy --sync

skillshare project edit app --skills-include 'frontend-*'

skillshare project sync app --json

skillshare project remove app --dry-run --json

```

`project` always uses the global config, including inside a repo; it does not accept

`-p`. Edit filters replace lists. Removal detaches skills and keeps agent files;

JSON removal requires `--yes` unless previewing. Read [targets.md](references/targets.md)

for saved-then-sync failures, retries, and partial removal results.

### MCP settings

```bash

skillshare mcp import --from claude --json

skillshare mcp add docs --url https://example.com/mcp --target claude --no-tui

skillshare sync mcp --dry-run --json

skillshare sync mcp

```

`--target` is singular and repeatable. A preview does not apply changes. For revisions,

editing, import conflicts, credentials, backups, and human-operated TUI commands, read

[mcp.md](references/mcp.md).

### Complete plugins

Use `plugin discover` and `plugin add` for a complete native package; `plugin import`

adopts an existing native installation. Run only the requested operation. Read

[plugins.md](references/plugins.md) before applying changes; it covers the scoped

upstream workflow, supported targets, and source-ref rules.

`plugin check/update` handles upstream changes; `sync plugins` reconciles target

selection. Plugins are excluded from `sync --all`.

### Skill hubs

```bash

skillshare hub add https://example.com/hub.json # Save a hub source

skillshare hub add https://example.com/hub.json --label my-hub # With custom label

skillshare hub add git@ghe.corp.com:team/skills.git --label ghe # SSH/private/GHE hub source

skillshare hub list # List saved hubs

skillshare hub default my-hub # Set default hub

skillshare hub remove my-hub # Remove a hub

skillshare hub index --source ~/.config/skillshare/skills/ --full --audit # Build hub index

```

The active `follow_source_links` setting also applies to `hub index` (including

`--source`), built-in dashboard search, and Hub draft candidates.

## References

Read the matching file for command flags, examples, and limitations. Avoid loading all

references for a single task.

| Topic | File |

|-------|------|

| Native agents, selection, ignore rules, and recovery | [native-agents.md](references/native-agents.md) |

| MCP configuration, imports, TUI, and recovery | [mcp.md](references/mcp.md) |

| Native hooks, code bindings, scopes and recovery | [hooks.md](references/hooks.md) |

| Complete plugins, native lifecycle, and sync selection | [plugins.md](references/plugins.md) |

| Init flags | [init.md](references/init.md) |

| Sync/collect/commit/push/pull | [sync.md](references/sync.md) |

| Install/update/uninstall/move/new | [install.md](references/install.md) |

| Status/diff/list/search/check | [status.md](references/status.md) |

| Security audit | [audit.md](references/audit.md) |

| Trash | [trash.md](references/trash.md) |

| Operation log | [log.md](references/log.md) |

| Targets | [targets.md](references/targets.md) |

| Extras (rules/commands/prompts) | [extras.md](references/extras.md) |

| Session retrospectives and Dreaming over saved notes | [memory-review.md](references/memory-review.md) |

| Backup/restore | [backup.md](references/backup.md) |

| Troubleshooting | [TROUBLESHOOTING.md](references/TROUBLESHOOTING.md) |