Library

Private skill distribution system. Use when the user wants to install, use, add, push, remove, sync, list, or search for skills, agents, or prompts from their private library catalog. Triggers on /library commands or mentions of library, skill distribution, or agentic management.

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Install

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)

npx skills add disler/the-library --skill library

Manual install

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/disler/the-library.git /tmp/the-library
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/the-library/. ~/.claude/skills/library

Personal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.

From the SKILL.md

# The Library

A meta-skill for private-first distribution of agentics (skills, agents, and prompts) across agents, devices, and teams.

## Variables

> Update these after forking and cloning the library repo.

- **LIBRARY_REPO_URL**: `<your forked repo url>`
- **LIBRARY_YAML_PATH**: `~/.claude/skills/library/library.yaml`
- **LIBRARY_SKILL_DIR**: `~/.claude/skills/library/`

## How It Works

The Library is a catalog of references to your agentics. The `library.yaml` file points to where skills, agents, and prompts live (local filesystem or GitHub repos). Nothing is fetched until you ask for it.

**The `library.yaml` is a catalog, not a manifest.** Entries define what's *available* — not what gets installed. You pull specific items on demand with `/library use <name>`.

## Commands

| Command                     | Purpose                                  |
| --------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| `/library install`          | First-time setup: fork, clone, configure |
| `/library add <details>`    | Register a new entry in the catalog      |
| `/library use <name>`       | Pull from source (install or refresh)    |
| `/library push <name>`      | Push local changes back to source        |
| `/library remove <name>`    | Remove from catalog and optionally local |
| `/library list`             | Show full catalog with install status    |
| `/library sync`             | Re-pull all installed items from source   |

Read the full skill on GitHub

Details

Skill name: library
Repository: disler/the-library
License: MIT
Repo updated: 15 March 2026

FAQ

What does the Library skill do?

How do I install the Library skill?

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add disler/the-library --skill library. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

Is Library popular?

It lives in disler/the-library, which has 432 GitHub stars and 236 forks.

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