Install Anyscale agent skills
Install Anyscale agent skills
This page covers the prerequisites for Anyscale agent skills and how to install and update them using the Anyscale CLI.
Prerequisites
Before using Anyscale agent skills, you need the following:
- A supported AI coding agent: Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex.
- The Anyscale CLI installed and authenticated. See Get started with the Anyscale CLI.
Install or update the Anyscale CLI with pip, then log in:
pip install -U anyscale
anyscale login
Your use of Anyscale agent skills is governed by the Anyscale agent skills terms and conditions.
Manage skills
Install skills through the Anyscale CLI. The Anyscale CLI distributes skills from a private repository. You can't install Anyscale agent skills through plugins, a marketplace, or npx.
List available skills
To see all available skills, run the following command:
# List all skills that you can install.
anyscale skills list
Install skills
To install skills for your specific platform, run one of the following commands:
# Install skills for Claude Code.
anyscale skills install --platform claude-code
# Install skills for Cursor.
anyscale skills install --platform cursor
# Install skills for Codex.
anyscale skills install --platform codex
Update skills
To keep your skills up to date, run the following command:
# Update all installed skills to their latest versions.
anyscale skills update
Install location
anyscale skills install writes skill files to your AI coding tool's configuration directory. To inspect or troubleshoot an installed skill, open its SKILL.md in this directory.
| Platform | Skill files | Hooks config |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | ~/.claude/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md | ~/.claude/settings.json |
| Cursor | ~/.cursor/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md | ~/.cursor/hooks.json |
| Codex | ~/.agents/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md | ~/.codex/hooks.json |
Codex stores skill files and hooks in sibling locations, ~/.agents/skills/ and ~/.codex/, rather than under a single tool directory like Claude Code and Cursor.
Because anyscale skills install --platform codex writes skill files to the shared ~/.agents/skills/ directory, other coding agents that read that directory can also load the installed skills. However, the CLI writes the hooks to ~/.codex/hooks.json, which only Codex reads, so on other agents you lose the pre-tool-use command-screening layer those hooks provide. Use these skills only with agents you trust.
The CLI merges its hooks into the existing config file rather than replacing it, so hooks you've configured for other tools stay in place.
Security acknowledgment
On first use, the agent surfaces the full security policy and asks you to type I accept before it performs any actions. This one-time gate ensures you understand the permissions and risks involved, including shell and filesystem access, potential cloud costs, and credential exposure. Once accepted, the gate doesn't appear again for that project. For the full security model, see Anyscale agent skills security.