/install-skill - Install Generated Skills or Agents

Step-by-step guide to install your generated skills and agents to the correct locations.

Usage

/install-skill [path-to-skill]
/install-skill [path-to-agent]

What This Command Does

Provides step-by-step installation instructions for:

• Claude Skills → ~/.claude/skills/ or Claude Desktop import
• Claude Agents → .claude/agents/ (project) or ~/.claude/agents/ (user-level)

Shows multiple installation methods and helps choose the best one.

Install a Skill

/install-skill generated-skills/my-skill

Output:

Installing: my-skill

You have 3 installation options:

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Option 1: Claude Desktop (Easiest)

1. Locate ZIP file:
   generated-skills/my-skill.zip

2. Open Claude Desktop app

3. Drag and drop the ZIP file into Claude

4. Skill will load automatically!

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Option 2: Claude Code (User-level)

Available across ALL your Claude Code projects:

```bash
# Copy skill folder
cp -r generated-skills/my-skill ~/.claude/skills/

# Verify installation
ls ~/.claude/skills/my-skill/

# Restart Claude Code (if currently running)

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Option 3: Claude Apps (Browser)

1. Go to Claude.ai
2. Enable Skills (Settings → Features)
3. Use the "skill-creator" skill
4. Import the ZIP file

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Which option? (1, 2, or 3): ___

**After user chooses**, provide detailed steps for that option.

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## Install an Agent

/install-skill .claude/agents/my-agent

(Note: Works for both skills and agents despite command name)

**Output**:

Installing: my-agent.md (Claude Code Agent)

You have 2 installation options:

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Option 1: Project-level (This project only)

Available only in the claude-code-skills-factory project:

# File already in correct location!
.claude/agents/my-agent.md

# Restart Claude Code to load
# Agent will auto-invoke when relevant tasks detected

✅ Recommended if: Agent is specific to this factory project

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Option 2: User-level (All projects)

Available across ALL your Claude Code projects:

# Copy to user-level location
cp .claude/agents/my-agent.md ~/.claude/agents/

# Verify installation
ls ~/.claude/agents/my-agent.md

# Restart Claude Code

✅ Recommended if: Agent is useful across multiple projects

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Which option? (1 or 2): ___

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## Automatic Detection

**If path contains "skills"**:
→ Provides skill installation instructions (3 options)

**If path contains "agents"**:
→ Provides agent installation instructions (2 options)

**If unclear**:

What type of output are you installing?

1. Claude Skill (folder with SKILL.md, goes to ~/.claude/skills/)
2. Claude Agent (single .md file, goes to .claude/agents/ or ~/.claude/agents/)

Your choice: ___

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## Verification Steps

**After installation**, the command helps verify:

**For Skills**:
```bash
# Check skill installed
ls ~/.claude/skills/my-skill/

# Verify SKILL.md
head -10 ~/.claude/skills/my-skill/SKILL.md

# In Claude Desktop: Skills menu should show "my-skill"

For Agents:

# Check agent installed
ls .claude/agents/my-agent.md
# or
ls ~/.claude/agents/my-agent.md

# In Claude Code: Run /agents
# Should list "my-agent" in available agents

Common Installation Paths

Claude Skills:

• User-level: ~/.claude/skills/[skill-name]/
• Desktop: Import ZIP via drag-and-drop
• Browser: Use skill-creator

Claude Agents:

• Project-level: .claude/agents/[agent-name].md
• User-level: ~/.claude/agents/[agent-name].md

Examples

After Building a Healthcare Skill

# 1. Build
/build skill
[Answer questions about healthcare data analysis]
[Skill generated: generated-skills/healthcare-analyzer/]

# 2. Validate
/validate-output skill generated-skills/healthcare-analyzer
✅ Validation passed

# 3. Install
/install-skill generated-skills/healthcare-analyzer
Choose Option 2 (Claude Code user-level)
[Follow provided commands]

# 4. Verify
ls ~/.claude/skills/healthcare-analyzer/
✅ Installed

After Building a Code Reviewer Agent

# 1. Build
/build agent
[Answer questions about code review]
[Agent generated: .claude/agents/code-reviewer.md]

# 2. Validate
/validate-agent .claude/agents/code-reviewer
✅ Validation passed

# 3. Install
/install-skill .claude/agents/code-reviewer
Choose Option 1 (Project-level, already in place)
[Just restart Claude Code]

# 4. Verify
/agents
✅ "code-reviewer" listed

Troubleshooting

"Skill not loading after installation":

• Restart Claude Code or Claude Desktop
• Check file is in correct location
• Verify YAML frontmatter is valid (/validate-output first)

"Agent not auto-invoking":

• Check /agents to see if it's listed
• Verify description is specific enough
• Try manual invocation: "Use the [agent-name] agent to..."

"ZIP import failing":

• Verify ZIP file exists and isn't corrupted
• Re-create ZIP if needed:

  cd generated-skills
  zip -r my-skill.zip my-skill/
  

Tips

Before Installing:

• ✅ Always run /validate-output first
• ✅ Fix any validation errors
• ✅ Test locally if possible

After Installing:

• ✅ Restart Claude Code/Desktop
• ✅ Test with simple invocation
• ✅ Share with team (if useful)

For Skills:

• Desktop: Easiest (drag-and-drop)
• Code: Most flexible (edit files directly)
• Browser: Good for quick sharing

For Agents:

• Project-level: If agent is project-specific
• User-level: If agent is useful everywhere

Related Commands

• /build - Generate skills/prompts/agents first
• /validate-output - Validate before installing
• /test-factory - Test after installing
• /factory-status - See installation status

Make installation easy and error-free! 📦