Is the Skill Repo skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from netresearch/skill-repo-skill. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Skill Repo SkillProof Score?

6.8/10 — installs cleanly 4/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 6/10, docs & honesty 2/5.

How do I install Skill Repo?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Skill Repo with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Skill Repo

Netresearch's own standard for skill-repo layout, split licensing, and release CI — but its validator script crashes on macOS.

by netresearch · netresearch/skill-repo-skill

Works with setup

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Works with setup
Score: 6.8/10
Tested: Jul 16, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Jul 18, 2026 · 4cbb397

⚠ The author changed this skill after we tested it. The verdict below describes the version we ran on Jul 16, 2026; it's queued for a re-test.

Ran the bundled scripts/validate-skill.sh for real on a throwaway toy repo and it crashed immediately (`sed: extra characters at the end of = command`) on stock macOS/BSD sed, contradicting the SKILL.md's own 'Cross-platform Compatibility' section; the body also points to scripts/audit-skills.sh and docs/ARCHITECTURE.md which only exist at the source repo root, not in the installed skill folder (404 vs 200 confirmed via raw GitHub fetch).

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 4/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 6/10
Docs & honesty 2/5

What Skill Repo does

Encodes Netresearch's conventions for skill repositories: required file layout, MIT+CC-BY-SA-4.0 split licensing, SKILL.md frontmatter rules, composer.json/plugin.json shape, reusable release/validate GitHub Actions, and a release checklist. Triggers when creating a new skill repo, fixing plugin.json/SKILL.md validation errors, or cutting a version release.

How to install Skill Repo

git clone https://github.com/netresearch/skill-repo-skill
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r skill-repo-skill/skills/skill-repo ~/.claude/skills/skill-repo

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Skill Repo

/skill-repo Netresearch's own standard for skill-repo layout, split licensing, and release CI — but its validator script crashes on macOS.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

set up the folder structure for a new open-source skill repo
fix the validation errors in my plugin.json for this skill
walk me through cutting a version release for this skills repo

Frequently asked questions

Is the Skill Repo skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from netresearch/skill-repo-skill. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Skill Repo work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 16, 2026. Verdict: Works with setup. Ran the bundled scripts/validate-skill.sh for real on a throwaway toy repo and it crashed immediately (`sed: extra characters at the end of = command`) on stock macOS/BSD sed, contradicting the SKILL.md's own 'Cross-platform Compatibility' section; the body also points to scripts/audit-skills.sh and docs/ARCHITECTURE.md which only exist at the source repo root, not in the installed skill folder (404 vs 200 confirmed via raw GitHub fetch).
What is the Skill Repo SkillProof Score?: 6.8/10 — installs cleanly 4/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 6/10, docs & honesty 2/5.
How do I install Skill Repo?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Skill Repo with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.