Frequently Asked Questions
Agent Skills Index is a directory of AI agent skills that can be installed in various AI assistants like Claude, ChatGPT, and others. Skills are community-created capabilities that extend what AI agents can do.
Yes! Agent Skills Index is completely free to use. You can browse, search, and install skills without any cost. Publishing skills is also free.
Skills can generally be used with any text-based AI assistant. They work particularly well with Claude (via Projects), ChatGPT (via custom instructions), and coding assistants like Cursor.
You can install a skill by using the install command in your AI assistant, or by copying the SKILL.md content and pasting it into your conversation. See our
installation guide
for detailed instructions.
Create a public GitHub repository with a SKILL.md file and add the ai-skill topic. Our crawler will automatically discover your skill, or you can submit it manually. See our
publishing guide
for details.
Our crawler runs regularly and typically discovers new skills within 24-48 hours. If you submit your skill manually, it will be indexed within a few hours.
Yes! Simply update your SKILL.md file on GitHub. Our crawler will automatically pick up the changes during its next run.
Please use our
contact form
to report any skills that violate our guidelines or contain harmful content.
Still have questions? Contact us and we'll be happy to help!