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nicepkg/vsync · Archived

skill-downloader

Download and install Claude Code skills from various sources.

First seen Jul 23, 2026

Installation

$ npx skills add nicepkg/vsync --skill skill-downloader
View on skills.sh ↗ GitHub repository ↗

Summary

  • Download and install Claude Code skills from various sources.
  • Supports GitHub repositories, compressed archives (.zip, .tar.gz, .skill), and direct URLs.
  • Use when user wants to download, install, or add a skill from GitHub, URL, or archive file.
  • Triggers on "download skill", "install skill", "add skill from", "get skill".

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More details

Agent compatibility

Declared targets from SKILL.md / docs. Unmarked agents are not listed — the skill may still install via the CLI.

Claude Code Declared
Cursor Not declared
Codex Not declared
GitHub Copilot Not declared
Windsurf Not declared
Gemini CLI Not declared
Cline Not declared
OpenCode Not declared

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Repository health

Stars 56
License LICENSE
Default branch main
Open issues 3
Status Archived

Skill metadata

Parsed from SKILL.md frontmatter.

Declared agents claude-code

Package contents

Files included with this skill beyond the listing page.

  • skill md SKILL.md 4,237 B
  • docs SUMMARY.md 347 B

History

  1. First seen on skills.sh
  2. First recorded snapshot · 1 installs

SKILL.md

Skill Downloader

Download and install Claude Code skills from multiple sources.

Supported Sources

Source Type Examples
GitHub Repository https://github.com/user/repo, github.com/user/repo
Compressed Archive .zip, .tar.gz, .tgz, .skill (renamed zip)
Direct URL URL pointing to archive or skill folder

Usage

Download from GitHub

python scripts/download_from_github.py <repo-url> <skill-path> --output <target-dir>

Examples:

# Official Anthropic skills
python scripts/download_from_github.py https://github.com/anthropics/skills skills/docx --output ./.claude/skills/

# Community skills (root level)
python scripts/download_from_github.py https://github.com/gked2121/claude-skills social-repurposer --output ./.claude/skills/

# Nested skill path
python scripts/download_from_github.py https://github.com/MadAppGang/claude-code skills/content-brief --output ./.claude/skills/

Download from Archive

python scripts/download_from_archive.py <url-or-path> --output <target-dir>

Examples:

# From URL
python scripts/download_from_archive.py https://example.com/skills/my-skill.zip --output ./.claude/skills/

# From local file
python scripts/download_from_archive.py ./downloads/my-skill.tar.gz --output ./.claude/skills/

# .skill files (renamed zip)
python scripts/download_from_archive.py https://skillhub.club/download/awesome-skill.skill --output ./.claude/skills/

Unified Download Command

python scripts/download_skill.py <source> --output <target-dir>

Automatically detects source type:

  • GitHub URL → Uses git sparse checkout
  • Archive URL/path → Downloads and extracts
  • Directory path → Copies directly

Examples:

# Auto-detect GitHub
python scripts/download_skill.py https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/docx --output ./.claude/skills/

# Auto-detect archive
python scripts/download_skill.py https://example.com/my-skill.zip --output ./.claude/skills/

Validation

All download methods validate:

  1. Skill folder contains SKILL.md
  2. SKILL.md has valid YAML frontmatter with name and description
  3. No malicious content patterns detected

Output Structure

Downloaded skills are placed in:

<output-dir>/
└── <skill-name>/
    ├── SKILL.md        # Required
    ├── scripts/        # Optional
    └── ...

Error Handling

Error Cause Solution
Skill already exists Target directory exists Use --force to overwrite
SKILL.md not found Invalid skill package Verify source contains SKILL.md
Invalid archive Corrupted or unsupported format Check file integrity
Network error Download failed Retry or check URL

Integration with Workflow Creator

When used with workflow-creator, download skills to workflow's .claude/skills/ directory:

# Create workflow first
python /path/to/workflow-creator/scripts/create_workflow.py my-workflow --path ./workflows

# Then download skills
python scripts/download_skill.py https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/docx --output ./workflows/my-workflow/.claude/skills/

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