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AI Skills Library

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A curated, version-locked collection of Agent Skills aggregated from multiple upstream GitHub repositories. Skills are plain Markdown instruction files consumed by AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Cursor, and others). This repo is a distribution mechanism — it contains no application code.

Skill files (SKILL.md) are agent-agnostic Markdown. Canonical storage lives in .agents/skills/ — a neutral directory read by all AI coding assistants. Agent-specific directories (.claude/skills/, .opencode/, .gemini/) symlink into it. The --agent flag at install time controls where skills land in your own project.

Every skill's provenance and content hash is tracked in skills-lock.json.


Quick install

# Claude Code — always pass --agent explicitly (see note below)
npx skills add danielvogler/ai-skills-library --skill terraform-skill --agent claude-code

# Cursor
npx skills add danielvogler/ai-skills-library --skill terraform-skill --agent cursor

# OpenCode
npx skills add danielvogler/ai-skills-library --skill terraform-skill --agent opencode

# Gemini CLI
npx skills add danielvogler/ai-skills-library --skill terraform-skill --agent gemini

# Global install — available to all agents on this machine
npx skills add danielvogler/ai-skills-library --skill terraform-skill -g

# Install a curated team profile (see Team Profiles below)
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/danielvogler/ai-skills-library/main/scripts/install-profile.sh \
  | bash -s analytics-engineering

# List all available skills without installing
npx skills add danielvogler/ai-skills-library --list

Seeing "No valid skills found"? A known bug in the npx skills CLI causes direct GitHub installs from this repo to fail — see Troubleshooting: install fails with "No valid skills found" for a one-line workaround.

Always pass --agent explicitly. If you omit it, the skills CLI auto-detects the coding agent you're currently running in and silently expands the install target to every "universal" agent directory it knows about (Antigravity, Gemini CLI, Amp, Cline, and a dozen more) in addition to the one you're using — not just the single agent you expected. There is no interactive "pick an agent" prompt when the CLI detects it's running inside an agent; it installs everywhere non-interactively. Passing --agent <name> (e.g. --agent claude-code) installs to that agent only.


Team Profiles

Instead of picking skills individually, install a pre-curated bundle for your team type.

Profile Description Install
analytics-engineering dbt (full suite), GitHub, CI install-profile.sh analytics-engineering
platform-engineering Terraform, AWS/Azure/cloud, GitHub install-profile.sh platform-engineering
ml-platform Gemini API, Deep Agents, GitHub install-profile.sh ml-platform
ai-agents Deep Agents, Gemini, LLM patterns install-profile.sh ai-agents
frontend React Native, GitHub install-profile.sh frontend
backend-python GitHub, CI — more skills planned install-profile.sh backend-python
full-stack Everything in the library install-profile.sh full-stack

Install a profile:

# From inside your target project — installs to .claude/skills/
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/danielvogler/ai-skills-library/main/scripts/install-profile.sh \
  | bash -s <profile-name>

# With agent flag (e.g. Cursor)
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/danielvogler/ai-skills-library/main/scripts/install-profile.sh \
  | bash -s <profile-name> -- --agent cursor

# Global install
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/danielvogler/ai-skills-library/main/scripts/install-profile.sh \
  | bash -s <profile-name> -- -g

Profile definitions live in profiles/. See scripts/install-profile.sh for how it works.


Skills by Domain

dbt (14 skills)

Source: dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills · Apache-2.0

Skill Description
running-dbt-commands Run dbt commands (run, test, build, compile)
adding-dbt-unit-test Write unit tests for dbt models
building-dbt-semantic-layer Build MetricFlow semantic models and metrics
using-dbt-for-analytics-engineering General dbt analytics engineering patterns
using-dbt-index Index and navigate the dbt project
fetching-dbt-docs Retrieve dbt documentation pages
troubleshooting-dbt-job-errors Debug dbt job failures
working-with-dbt-mesh Multi-project dbt Mesh patterns
migrating-dbt-core-to-fusion Migrate to dbt Fusion
migrating-dbt-project-across-platforms Cross-platform dbt migration
creating-mermaid-dbt-dag Visualise dbt lineage as a Mermaid diagram
answering-natural-language-questions-with-dbt Answer data questions via the Semantic Layer
configuring-dbt-mcp-server Configure the dbt MCP server for AI tools
auditing-skills Audit skills for quality issues

Terraform / Infrastructure (16 skills)

Source: hashicorp/agent-skills · MPL-2.0 + antonbabenko/terraform-skill · Apache-2.0

Skill Description
terraform-skill General Terraform patterns
terraform-style-guide Terraform style and conventions
terraform-stacks Terraform Stacks (preview feature)
terraform-test Write and run Terraform tests
terraform-search-import Import existing resources
new-terraform-provider Scaffold a new provider
provider-docs Write provider documentation
provider-resources Implement provider resources
provider-actions GitHub Actions for provider CI
provider-test-patterns Provider testing patterns
refactor-module Refactor Terraform modules
run-acceptance-tests Run provider acceptance tests
aws-ami-builder Build AWS AMIs with Packer
azure-image-builder Build Azure images with Packer
azure-verified-modules AVM certification requirements
windows-builder Build Windows images with Packer
push-to-registry Push images to a container registry

Google AI / Gemini (3 skills)

Source: google-gemini/gemini-skills · Apache-2.0

Skill Description
gemini-api-dev Build with the Gemini API
gemini-interactions-api Gemini interactions API patterns
gemini-live-api-dev Gemini Live API development

LangChain Deep Agents (3 skills)

Source: langchain-ai/langchain-skills

Skill Description
deep-agents-core Create Deep Agents with LangChain
deep-agents-memory State, store, and filesystem backends
deep-agents-orchestration Subagents, TodoList, human-in-the-loop

React Native (5 skills)

Source: callstackincubator/agent-skills · MIT

Skill Description
react-native-best-practices React Native development best practices
react-native-brownfield-migration Migrate existing apps to React Native
upgrading-react-native Upgrade React Native versions
github GitHub CLI patterns, PRs, branching
github-actions GitHub Actions workflow patterns

Engineering Guidelines (1 skill)

Source: forrestchang/andrej-karpathy-skills · MIT

Skill Description
karpathy-guidelines LLM coding guidelines from Andrej Karpathy

Engineering Best Practices (23 skills)

Source: addyosmani/agent-skills · no license file¹

Skill Description
api-and-interface-design Design stable APIs, module boundaries, REST/GraphQL endpoints
browser-testing-with-devtools Test in real browsers via Chrome DevTools MCP
ci-cd-and-automation Set up and modify build and deployment pipelines
code-review-and-quality Structured code review and quality gate patterns
code-simplification Identify and apply simplification opportunities
context-engineering Structure context for AI coding agents effectively
debugging-and-error-recovery Systematic debugging and error diagnosis workflows
deprecation-and-migration Plan and execute deprecations and breaking changes
documentation-and-adrs Write docs and Architecture Decision Records
doubt-driven-development Surface assumptions before implementing
frontend-ui-engineering Frontend architecture, components, and UX patterns
git-workflow-and-versioning Branching strategies, commits, releases
idea-refine Structure and sharpen an idea before building
incremental-implementation Break large changes into safe incremental steps
interview-me Interactive technical interview preparation
performance-optimization Profile, measure, and improve performance
planning-and-task-breakdown Decompose work into actionable tasks
security-and-hardening Apply security best practices and hardening
shipping-and-launch Pre-launch checklists and shipping patterns
source-driven-development Ground implementation in authoritative sources
spec-driven-development Write the spec before writing the code
test-driven-development TDD workflows: red → green → refactor
using-agent-skills Understand and use agent skills effectively

Google ADK (6 skills)

Source: google/adk-python · Apache-2.0

Skill Description
adk-agent-builder Build, test, and iterate on ADK agents; configure modes and graph workflows
adk-architecture ADK graph orchestration, event flow, state management, and LLM context
adk-debug Debug ADK agents, inspect sessions, troubleshoot tool calls and event flow
adk-setup Set up a local ADK development environment
adk-sample-creator Author new ADK samples and agent pattern demonstrations
adk-style ADK Python style guide — idioms, typing, Pydantic patterns, conventions

OpenAI Codex (7 skills)

Source: openai/codex · Apache-2.0

Skill Description
babysit-pr Monitor a PR, handle CI failures, respond to review comments automatically
code-review Run a final code review on a pull request
code-breaking-changes Detect and document breaking changes in a diff
code-review-change-size Enforce change size limits (800-line guideline)
code-review-context Verify model-visible context is sufficient for review
code-review-testing Test authoring guidance for PR reviewers
codex-pr-body Update pull request titles and bodies

Local / Utility (3 skills)

Skill Description
final-checks Pre-commit quality checks
validate-skills Validate skills against the spec
auditing-skills Audit skills for quality

Upstream sources

Upstream License Skills added
dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills Apache-2.0 14
hashicorp/agent-skills MPL-2.0 16
antonbabenko/terraform-skill Apache-2.0 1
callstackincubator/agent-skills MIT 5
forrestchang/andrej-karpathy-skills no license file¹ 1
google-gemini/gemini-skills Apache-2.0 3
langchain-ai/langchain-skills no license file¹ 3
addyosmani/agent-skills no license file¹ 23
openai/codex Apache-2.0 7
google/adk-python Apache-2.0 6

¹ No LICENSE file in the upstream repo. Skills are included in good faith given their public distribution intent, but use at your own discretion. Consider opening an issue on the upstream repo to request a license.


Installing skills into another project

# Install one skill
npx skills add danielvogler/ai-skills-library --skill terraform-skill

# Install several
npx skills add danielvogler/ai-skills-library \
  --skill running-dbt-commands gemini-api-dev karpathy-guidelines

# Global install (~/.claude/skills/)
npx skills add danielvogler/ai-skills-library --skill terraform-skill -g

# Target a different agent
npx skills add danielvogler/ai-skills-library --skill terraform-skill --agent cursor

Troubleshooting: install fails with "No valid skills found"

If npx skills add danielvogler/ai-skills-library --skill <name> fails with:

No valid skills found. Skills require a SKILL.md with name and description.

this is a known bug in the upstream skills CLI, not a problem with the skill name you picked. The CLI reads this repo's own provenance manifest (skills-lock.json) and mistakes it for the target project's "already installed" lock — since the manifest lists every skill in the library by name, the CLI concludes all of them are already installed and filters every single one out, regardless of which --skill you asked for.

Workaround — install from a local clone instead:

./scripts/install-from-clone.sh --skill terraform-skill

(Run from a clone of this repo, or fetch and run the script directly:)

curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/danielvogler/ai-skills-library/main/scripts/install-from-clone.sh \
  | bash -s -- --skill terraform-skill

The script clones this repo to a temp directory, removes the colliding skills-lock.json from that throwaway copy (the real one in this repo is untouched), and installs from the local clone — which the CLI handles correctly. Any flags you'd normally pass to npx skills add (--agent, -g, multiple --skill names, --list, etc.) work the same way here.


Keeping skills up to date

# In this repo — re-pull all upstreams to their latest commits
npx skills update
git add -A && git commit -m "chore(lock): sync upstream skills"

# In a downstream project — pull the latest from this repo
npx skills update

Adding a new upstream source

# Copy all skills from an upstream into this library
npx skills add <owner>/<repo> --copy --skill '*' --agent claude-code -y

# Selectively copy specific skills
npx skills add <owner>/<repo> --copy --skill <name1> <name2> --agent claude-code -y

--copy writes real files instead of symlinks so the repo is shareable on GitHub.

After adding, validate each new skill:

pipx run --spec git+https://github.com/agentskills/agentskills.git#subdirectory=skills-ref \
  skills-ref validate .claude/skills/<name>

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for how to propose a skill, add from an upstream, or author a local skill. All contributors (human and AI) must follow AGENTS.md for commit conventions and workflow rules.


Proprietary skills (do not copy here)

Anthropic's anthropics/skills are under a proprietary per-skill licence that forbids redistribution. Add them directly in the project that needs them:

# Examples
npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill claude-api
npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill skill-creator
npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill pptx

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