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skills for Mac

Open agent skills ecosystem

Quick answer: skills is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install skills. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 523 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What skills is

skills is a command-line tool for macOS: open agent skills ecosystem.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the MIT licence.

How to install skills

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install skills.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install skills on Mac?

Run brew install skills in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is skills open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does skills run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is skills?

It was installed 523 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1501 in this catalogue.

What version of skills is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.7.4.