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Manage Codewhale skills from GitHub or local folders using native commands. List, install, update, activate, or remove skills, create a starter structure, and inspect community content before recommending trust for script and tool use.

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Install, update, trust, or inspect Codewhale skills from GitHub or local skill folders. Use when the user asks for available skills or wants a community skill installed.

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Good for

  • Listing installed skills
  • Installing a community skill from GitHub
  • Updating or removing installed skills
  • Inspecting a skill before trusting it
  • Creating a starter structure for a new skill

Files included (1)

  • SKILL.md1.4 KB

SKILL.md (original)

Review the instructions the agent will receive before you install.

Skill Installer

Use this skill when the user wants to find, install, update, trust, or remove a Codewhale skill.

Commands

  • List installed skills: /skills
  • Activate a skill: /skill <name>
  • Scaffold a new skill: /skill new
  • Install from GitHub: /skill install github:<owner>/<repo>
  • Update installed skills: /skill update
  • Remove a skill: /skill uninstall <name>
  • Trust a skill for script/tool use: /skill trust <name>

Workflow

  1. Identify the source:
    • Existing local folder with SKILL.md
    • GitHub repo or registry entry
    • User request for a new skill scaffold
  2. Prefer Codewhale's native /skill commands over ad hoc copying.
  3. For GitHub/community skills, inspect the SKILL.md before recommending trust. Treat scripts and companion files as untrusted until reviewed.
  4. After installing, tell the user to restart the session if the skill does not appear immediately in the available-skills list.
  5. If a skill conflicts by name with a workspace skill, explain that workspace skill directories take precedence over global ~/.codewhale/skills, with

Do not execute community skill scripts unless the user explicitly asks and the skill has been reviewed or trusted.

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