ReferenceCLI commands
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ak skills
Browse and install kit skills
(For per-skill runtime env management - verify, repair, upgrade - see ak skill. This command browses and installs from kits.) List, install, remove, show, and search individual skills from any kit. Skills are the primary unit of value users install / discover.
Who it's for: Both: power devs scripting installs (--json) and users browsing what's available.
When to use it: Use as the entry point for any per-skill catalog operation; subcommands handle the action.
What changes on disk: Read-only at this group level; subcommands document their own effects.
Examples
ak skills list # show what's installed + available
ak skills search browser # find skills matching a keyword
ak skills install engineer/agent-browser # install one skill
ak skills show engineer/agent-browser # inspect metadata
ak skills remove engineer/agent-browser # uninstallFlags
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
-h, --help | help for skills |
--json | Emit machine-readable JSON (implies --no-interactive) |
--no-interactive | Disable interactive prompts (CI-safe) |
-q, --quiet | Suppress non-error output on stderr |
-V, --verbose | Extra diagnostic output on stderr (loses to --quiet) |
-y, --yes | Assume yes for all prompts |
Output modes
| Mode | Behavior |
|---|---|
pretty | default on TTY (colors, ASCII markers) |
plain | auto when stdout piped or --no-interactive |
json | --json (single-object envelope, NDJSON-safe) |
Exit codes
| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
0 | success |
1 | runtime error |
2 | invalid flags |
3 | user-cancel (SIGINT, prompt-cancel) |
Related commands
ak— AgentKit CLIak skills graph— Show skill workflow graph relationshipsak skills install— Install a skillak skills list— List installed skillsak skills remove— Remove an installed skillak skills search— Search skillsak skills show— Show skill details