Installing Skills via CLI

The smdg install command copies a generated skill to the correct directory for your target AI platform.

Basic Usage

# Install the most recently generated skill to Claude Code
smdg install --platform claude

# Install a specific skill to Cursor
smdg install --platform cursor --skill my-skill

# Install the latest skill from your account
smdg install --platform claude --latest

Platform Directories

Each platform has a standard directory where skills are loaded from:

By default, skills are installed to the global directory, making them available in all projects. Use the --project flag to install to the current project directory instead.

Options

Examples

Install to Global Directory

smdg install --platform claude --skill css-layout-expert
# ✓ Installed to ~/.claude/skills/css-layout-expert/SKILL.md

Install to Project Directory

smdg install --platform codex --skill api-patterns --project
# ✓ Installed to ./.codex/skills/api-patterns/SKILL.md

Install Latest from Account

smdg install --platform claude --latest
# ✓ Installed brand-voice to ~/.claude/skills/brand-voice/SKILL.md

Chat-Based Platforms

Some platforms (ChatGPT, Claude.ai) don't use a local skills directory. To use a Smidge-generated skill with these:

• ●Download the skill as a zip from the web app or use smdg generate --source ... to get the local file
• ●Upload the SKILL.md file as a file attachment in the conversation
• ●Or paste the skill content directly into the system/project prompt