Skills CLI: skill pack for Hermes Agent

Command-line installer for open agent skills, run with npx skills, covering dozens of coding agents

What Skills CLI does

Skills CLI installs agent skills from a source into the skills directory of the agent you choose. Sources can be GitHub shorthand such as vercel-labs/agent-skills, full GitHub URLs, direct paths to a skill inside a repo, GitLab, Azure Repos, any git URL or a local path. Private repositories use the authentication already configured for the URL, such as a Git credential helper, GitHub CLI or SSH, and GITHUB_TOKEN or GH_TOKEN can be set for GitHub API access.

Options let you install globally with -g, target agents with -a, pick skills with -s, list a repo's skills with -l, copy files instead of symlinking with --copy, and skip prompts with -y or --all. A separate skills use command generates a prompt for one skill without installing it, or starts a supported agent interactively with that prompt. The README states support for OpenCode, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and 75 more agents; its excerpt does not show whether Hermes Agent is on that list.

Key features

Installs skills from GitHub, GitLab, Azure Repos, any git URL or a local path
Targets specific agents with -a and installs user-wide with -g
Lists the skills in a repository with --list
Uses a skill without installing it through skills use
Reaches private repositories through existing Git, GitHub CLI or SSH credentials
Symlink or --copy install modes

When to use it

Installing a shared skill pack into several coding agents with one command
Trying a skill once by piping a generated prompt into an agent without installing it
Pulling skills from a private company repository

Who it is for: Developers who manage SKILL.md skills across one or more coding agents and want a single installer.

How it fits with Hermes Agent

Skills CLI installs skills for many agents, and its README lists Hermes Agent as a supported agent, installing project skills to .hermes/skills/ and global skills to ~/.hermes/skills/.

How to install Skills CLI

These commands are copied from the project's README. Check the repository for the latest steps before you run them.

npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills
npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills --list

FAQ

What is Skills CLI?

Skills CLI is the command-line tool for the open agent skills ecosystem, run as npx skills. It installs skills from git sources into the agent you target and can also generate a prompt for a skill without installing it.

Does Skills CLI work with Hermes Agent?

Yes. The README lists Hermes Agent among supported agents and installs skills to .hermes/skills/ in a project or ~/.hermes/skills/ globally.

How do I install skills with Skills CLI?

The README runs it through npx, for example npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills. Add --list to see a repository's skills first, -a to choose an agent and -g for a user-level install.