skillsmith-cli

Name: skillsmith-cli Review
Item: skillsmith-cli
Rating: 2.7
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Development Usable

Works inClaude Code

Usable Scanned — metadata only

Streamlines discovery and integration of Claude Code skills into development workflows, reducing setup friction and enabling teams to quickly leverage AI-ass…

Convenience wrapper for @skillsmith/cli — Claude Code skill discovery and management

Discover available Claude coding skills for your project dependencies
Automatically manage and update Claude Code skills in your workflow
List installed skills to verify which Claude capabilities are active

77 starsElastic-2.0 (check with legal)FreeQuick setup

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Streamlines discovery and integration of Claude Code skills into development workflows, reducing setup friction and enabling teams to quickly leverage AI-assisted coding without manual configuration overhead.

Best for

Development teams adopting Claude Code who need simplified skill discovery and dependency management across projects.

Works in

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Source

https://www.npmjs.com/package/skillsmith-cli

By GitHub Actions

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

npx skillsmith-cli

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Help me discover available Claude coding skills for my project dependencies

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars77Contributors5Last updated2026-10-22LicenseElastic-2.0 (check with legal)Weekly downloads3Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-10-22 · scanner vattempted-no-data

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

catalog_hygiene stale-eval refresh: Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 77 GitHub stars; 5 contributors; last commit 5d ago; license Elastic-2.0.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.
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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

1/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

4/5

Security

4/5

Overall score2.70 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedOct 2026

catalog_hygiene stale-eval refresh: Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 77 GitHub stars; 5 contributors; last commit 5d ago; license Elastic-2.0.

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