skill-fetch

Cross-platform skill discovery and installation for AI coding agents

Search, score, and install AI agent skills from 9 registries in parallel — works across Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, and Amp.

Quick Start

Install — pick any method from Installation below
Set up API keys — run /fetch-skill-config (interactive, recommended) or configure manually
Search & install skills — /fetch-skill react native animation

Features

9 Search Sources — SkillsMP (semantic + keyword), GitHub, Anthropic Skills, ClawSkillHub, skills.sh, PolySkill, SkillHub, Skills Directory
Cross-Platform — Works on 6+ AI coding agents with automatic tool adaptation
Multi-Variant AI Search — 3 query variants fired in parallel, improving recall significantly
Quality Scoring — 0-100 composite score: Relevance (40) + Freshness (25) + Community (20) + Trust (15) + External Bonus (5)
Security Labels — 5 trust tiers: Official, Verified, Partial, Unverified, Security Concerns
6-Category Security Scan — Destructive commands, RCE, data exfiltration, system modification, obfuscation, prompt injection
Prompt Injection Detection — 5 sub-categories (PI-1~PI-5): direct override, hidden role markers, encoding tricks, indirect injection, social engineering
Complete Bundle Install — Downloads the whole skill directory (SKILL.md + references/, scripts/, assets/, templates/, prompts/, data/, etc.), preserving the subtree layout so skills that delegate to sibling files actually work
Integrity Verification — SHA-256 hash recorded for every file in the bundle at install; tamper detection on future loads
Paginated Results — Browse 5 at a time with c to continue; install by number from any page
Local/Global Install — Choose project-level or user-level installation (mandatory prompt)
Deduplication — Same skill across registries is merged; similar descriptions are flagged
Bundled Scripts — Shell scripts for SkillHub and Skills Directory APIs (no API key exposure in argv) plus fetch-skill-bundle.sh for full-bundle GitHub installs

Installation

Choose the method that fits your setup:

Option 1: Plugin (Best experience, Claude Code)

# Add the skill-fetch marketplace
claude plugin marketplace add girofu/skill-fetch

# Install skill-fetch plugin
claude plugin install skill-fetch@skill-fetch

Provides auto-updates, /fetch-skill command, and full plugin integration.

Option 2: npx skills add (Node.js)

npx skills add girofu/skill-fetch

Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.

Option 3: curl | sh (Universal, zero dependencies)

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/girofu/skill-fetch/main/install.sh | bash

Auto-detects installed agents and installs for all of them. Specify a single agent:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/girofu/skill-fetch/main/install.sh | bash -s -- --agent claude

Option 4: Python installer

python3 -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/girofu/skill-fetch/main/install.py)"

Or download and run:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/girofu/skill-fetch/main/install.py -o install.py
python3 install.py --agent cursor

Option 5: Manual (git clone)

git clone https://github.com/girofu/skill-fetch.git
# Claude Code
cp -r skill-fetch/skills/skill-fetch ~/.claude/skills/skill-fetch

# Cursor
cp -r skill-fetch/skills/skill-fetch ~/.cursor/skills/skill-fetch

# Other agents: replace ~/.cursor/ with ~/.codex/, ~/.gemini/, ~/.windsurf/, or ~/.amp/

⚙️ Setup API Keys

Important: API keys unlock the full 9-source search. Without them, only Sources 3-8 are available (still useful, but fewer results).

Interactive Setup (Recommended)

Run /fetch-skill-config in Claude Code. It will:

Show which keys are currently configured
Walk you through setting each key with links to get them
Automatically install the SkillsMP MCP server if needed
Write everything to ~/.claude/skills/.fetch-config.json

Manual Setup

🔑 SkillsMP API Key (Sources 1-2) — Recommended

SkillsMP provides the best semantic search with AI-powered matching. Get your free API key:

Go to skillsmp.com and create an account
Copy your API key
Register the MCP server:

claude mcp add --scope user skillsmp -- npx -y skillsmp-mcp-server --env SKILLSMP_API_KEY=your_key_here

Restart Claude Code — SkillsMP tools will be available in the next session

🔑 SkillHub & Skills Directory (Sources 8-9) — Optional

For additional coverage, create ~/.claude/skills/.fetch-config.json:

{
  "SKILLSMP_API_KEY": "your-skillsmp-key",
  "SKILLHUB_API_KEY": "sk-sh-your-key-here",
  "SKILLS_DIRECTORY_API_KEY": "sk_live_your-key-here"
}

Sources 3-8 work without any API keys. Source 9 (Skills Directory) requires a key.

Supported Agents

Agent	Plugin	npx	curl/sh	Python	Manual
Claude Code	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Cursor	—	✅	✅	✅	✅
Codex	—	✅	✅	✅	✅
Gemini CLI	—	—	✅	✅	✅
Windsurf	—	✅	✅	✅	✅
Amp	—	—	✅	✅	✅

Usage

# Search for skills (Claude Code)
/fetch-skill react native animation

# Install from URL
/fetch-skill https://github.com/owner/repo

# Auto-triggered by skill-eval hook
# (no manual invocation needed)

In other agents, the skill activates automatically when referenced in context.

How It Works

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                   User Query                         │
│              "testing React Native"                  │
└──────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────┘
                       │
        ┌──────────────┼──────────────────┐
        ▼              ▼                  ▼
   ┌─────────┐   ┌──────────┐      ┌──────────┐
   │SkillsMP │   │SkillsMP  │      │SkillsMP  │
   │AI Var A  │   │AI Var B  │      │AI Var C  │
   └────┬─────┘   └────┬─────┘      └────┬─────┘
        │              │                  │
        └──────┬───────┘──────────┬───────┘
               ▼                  ▼
   ┌───────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐
   │ SkillsMP KW   │    │    GitHub        │
   │ + Anthropic    │    │    + PolySkill   │
   └───────┬───────┘    └────────┬────────┘
           │                     │
   ┌───────┴───────┐    ┌───────┴────────┐
   │  ClawSkillHub │    │  skills.sh     │
   └───────┬───────┘    └───────┬────────┘
           │                     │
   ┌───────┴───────┐    ┌───────┴────────┐
   │  SkillHub     │    │ Skills         │
   │  (API script) │    │ Directory      │
   └───────┬───────┘    └───────┬────────┘
           │                     │
           └──────────┬──────────┘
                      ▼
              ┌───────────────┐
              │  Deduplicate  │
              │  Score & Rank │
              │  (0-100)      │
              └───────┬───────┘
                      ▼
              ┌───────────────┐
              │  Security     │
              │  Scan (A-F)   │
              └───────┬───────┘
                      ▼
              ┌───────────────┐
              │  Display 5    │
              │  per page     │
              └───────┬───────┘
                      ▼
              ┌───────────────┐
              │  User picks   │
              │  → Install    │
              │  → Hash       │
              └───────────────┘

Cross-platform note: SkillsMP sources require the MCP server + API key (see API Key Setup). On other platforms, the flow starts from GitHub + supplementary sources.

Search Sources

#	Source	Method	Type	Availability
1	SkillsMP (semantic)	`skillsmp_ai_search` MCP × 3 variants	Primary	Claude Code + MCP
2	SkillsMP (keyword)	`skillsmp_search` MCP	Primary	Claude Code + MCP
3	GitHub	`gh search code --filename SKILL.md` (primary) + `gh search repos` (supplementary)	Primary	All agents
4	Anthropic Skills	`gh search code` in `anthropics/skills`	Official	All agents
5	ClawSkillHub	`npx -y clawhub search`	Supplementary	Agents with npx
6	skills.sh	HTTP API / WebFetch	Supplementary	All agents
7	PolySkill	`npx -y @polyskill/cli search` (single keyword)	Supplementary	Agents with npx
8	SkillHub	Bundled shell script (API) or CLI fallback	Supplementary	All agents
9	Skills Directory	Bundled shell script (API)	Supplementary	Configured agents

All sources are searched in parallel. Sources fail gracefully — if any is unavailable, the search continues with remaining sources.

API Key Setup

See ⚙️ Setup API Keys above for detailed instructions.

Quality Scoring

Each result receives a composite score (0-100):

Dimension	Weight	How
Relevance	0-40	LLM judges description-to-task semantic match
Freshness	0-25	Time since last GitHub push
Community	0-20	Star count (log scale)
Trust	0-15	Source credibility tier
External Bonus	0-5	Security/quality signals from PolySkill, SkillHub, Skills Directory

Grade labels:

Score	Label
85+	🟢 Strongly Recommended
70-84	🟢 Recommended
55-69	🟡 Worth Considering
40-54	🟡 Marginal
<40	🔴 Not Recommended

Security

Security Labels

Label	Criteria
🔒 Official	From `anthropics/skills` repo
🔒 Verified	SkillsMP stars ≥ 50 + securityGrade A/B + scan clean
⚠️ Partial	Lower stars but scan clean, or standard frontmatter present
⚠️ Unverified	Direct URL or no external signals
⚠️ Security Concerns	Scan found issues or securityGrade D/F

6-Category Security Scan

All skills are scanned before (or immediately after) installation:

Category	Name	Severity
A	Destructive Commands	Critical
B	Remote Code Execution	Critical
C	Data Exfiltration	High
D	System Modification	High
E	Obfuscation	Medium
F	Prompt Injection (5 sub-types)	High

Integrity Verification

After installation, SHA-256 hashes are recorded for all skill files. On future loads, hashes are compared to detect tampering.

Permissions Declaration (Advisory)

Skills may optionally declare their required permissions (network, filesystem-write, shell-commands, external-urls) in SKILL.md frontmatter. The scanner flags mismatches between declared and actual behavior.

File Structure

skill-fetch/
├── .claude-plugin/
│   └── plugin.json                   # Claude Code plugin manifest
├── commands/
│   ├── fetch-skill.md               # /fetch-skill slash command
│   └── fetch-skill-config.md        # /fetch-skill-config API key setup
├── skills/
│   └── skill-fetch/
│       ├── SKILL.md                  # Main skill (cross-platform)
│       ├── references/
│       │   ├── search-sources.md     # Source-specific commands & dedup rules
│       │   ├── quality-signals.md    # Scoring algorithm + security labels
│       │   ├── interaction-patterns.md # Output templates, security scan, prompt injection
│       │   ├── platform-adapters.md  # Cross-platform tool mapping
│       │   ├── installation-guide.md # Complete Step 3 install workflow
│       │   └── local-index.md        # Local skill/plugin scan for pre-search dedup
│       └── scripts/
│           ├── fetch-skill-bundle.sh    # Download a complete skill bundle from GitHub (SKILL.md + all siblings)
│           ├── fetch-skillhub.sh        # SkillHub API search (reads key from config)
│           └── fetch-skills-directory.sh # Skills Directory API search
├── .github/
│   └── maintainer/                   # Per-repo state for open-source-maintainer workflow
├── install.sh                        # Universal bash installer
├── install.py                        # Python installer
├── CHANGELOG.md                      # Version history
├── README.md                         # This file
└── LICENSE                           # MIT

Requirements

Minimum (any agent):

Shell with curl or WebFetch for HTTP-based searches

Full experience (Claude Code):

SkillsMP MCP server + API key from skillsmp.com (see API Key Setup)
GitHub CLI (gh) for GitHub and Anthropic Skills search
Node.js for npx-based searches (ClawSkillHub, PolySkill, SkillHub CLI)
~/.claude/skills/.fetch-config.json for SkillHub and Skills Directory APIs (optional)

Author

Built by girofu — AI engineering portfolio at github.com/girofu.

For private portfolio walkthroughs or contracting inquiries: girofu@gmail.com

License

MIT

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Option 1: Plugin (Best experience, Claude Code)

Option 2: npx skills add (Node.js)

Option 3: curl | sh (Universal, zero dependencies)

Option 4: Python installer

Option 5: Manual (git clone)

⚙️ Setup API Keys

Interactive Setup (Recommended)

Manual Setup

🔑 SkillsMP API Key (Sources 1-2) — Recommended

🔑 SkillHub & Skills Directory (Sources 8-9) — Optional

Supported Agents

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How It Works

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.github		.github
commands		commands
skills/skill-fetch		skills/skill-fetch
.gitignore		.gitignore
CHANGELOG.md		CHANGELOG.md
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md		CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
CONTRIBUTING.md		CONTRIBUTING.md
LICENSE		LICENSE
README.md		README.md
SECURITY.md		SECURITY.md
install.py		install.py
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Option 5: Manual (git clone)

⚙️ Setup API Keys

Interactive Setup (Recommended)

Manual Setup

🔑 SkillsMP API Key (Sources 1-2) — Recommended

🔑 SkillHub & Skills Directory (Sources 8-9) — Optional

Supported Agents

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6-Category Security Scan

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