Quick start

Prerequisites

Node.js 20+. Browsing and installing public skills needs no account. To publish or run skills, sign in at console.skillist.io (GitHub, Google, passkey, magic link, or SSO) and create an API key.

Install & search

Quick start

Install the CLI

npm install -g @skillist/cli

Search the registry

skillist search performance

Install a skill

skillist install skillist/web-perf-audit

Connect MCP (optional)

To search the registry from inside Cursor or another MCP client without the CLI, see Connect your agent.

Next steps

• Delivery URLs — skillist.io/{org}/{repo} and SKILL.md
• CLI reference
• Registry MCP overview
• Browse the registry