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Skills are reusable prompt templates that extend the capabilities of your AI coding assistants. They allow you to share and install common workflows like code reviews, commit message generation, PDF processing, and more across projects and teams. Context7 maintains a registry of skills that can be installed directly into your AI coding assistant’s configuration with a single command.

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Prerequisites

To use skills, you need the Context7 CLI. Install it globally: 
npm install -g ctx7
Or run directly with npx (no installation required): 
npx ctx7 skills search pdf

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Install Skills

Install skills from a project repository to your AI coding assistant’s skills directory. 
# Install all skills from a project (interactive selection)
ctx7 skills install /anthropics/skills

# Install a specific skill
ctx7 skills install /anthropics/skills pdf

# Install multiple skills at once
ctx7 skills install /anthropics/skills pdf commit

# Install to a specific client
ctx7 skills install /anthropics/skills pdf --cursor
ctx7 skills install /anthropics/skills pdf --claude

# Install globally (home directory instead of current project)
ctx7 skills install /anthropics/skills pdf --global

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Search for Skills

Find skills across all indexed projects in the registry. 
ctx7 skills search pdf
ctx7 skills search typescript
ctx7 skills search react testing

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List Installed Skills

View skills installed in your project or globally. 
ctx7 skills list
ctx7 skills list --claude
ctx7 skills list --cursor
ctx7 skills list --global

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Show Skill Information

Get details about available skills in a project. 
ctx7 skills info /anthropics/skills

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Remove a Skill

Uninstall a skill from your project. 
ctx7 skills remove pdf
ctx7 skills remove pdf --claude
ctx7 skills remove pdf --global

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Supported Clients

The CLI automatically detects which AI coding assistants you have installed and offers to install skills for them:
ClientSkills Directory
Claude Code.claude/skills/
Cursor.cursor/skills/
Codex.codex/skills/
OpenCode.opencode/skills/
Amp.agents/skills/
Antigravity.agent/skills/

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Shortcuts

For faster usage, the CLI provides short aliases: 
ctx7 si /anthropics/skills pdf   # skills install
ctx7 ss pdf                       # skills search