Only Skill You Need

The first and only skill a beginner should install. Bootstraps the rest of the agent skill stack for this project, then routes every task to the current best skill for that job. Keeps a dual ledger (global defaults + project overlay) so the same use-case never gets two skills and a worse skill never replaces a better one. This skill should be used when starting a new project, setting up Claude Code / Cursor / Codex / Copilot, asking "what skills should I use", "best skills right now", "bootstrap my skills", "the only skill I need", beginning any coding task where the right skill might already

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Install

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

npx skills add Endokelp/Only-Skill-You-Need --skill only-skill-you-need

Manual install

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Endokelp/Only-Skill-You-Need.git /tmp/Only-Skill-You-Need
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/Only-Skill-You-Need/. ~/.claude/skills/only-skill-you-need

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

From the SKILL.md

# only-skill-you-need

Announce: `Using only-skill-you-need to [bootstrap | route this task]`.

This is the first skill. Do not skip it to "just start coding." Read the winners it names, then do the user's actual work.

Scripts live next to this file. Run them from the skill root (`SKILL.md`'s directory).

```bash
python scripts/cli.py detect --root <project>
python scripts/cli.py status --root <project>
python scripts/cli.py bootstrap --root <project> --offline
python scripts/cli.py route --root <project> --offline "<user task>"
python scripts/cli.py --self-check
```

`--offline` uses the bundled seed list. Omit it to live-search via `npx skills find`. Never pass `--apply` until the user says yes.

## Procedure

1. Run `detect`, then `status`.
2. If `project_ledger_empty` is true → **bootstrap path**. Print the proposed pack. **Stop and ask** before any install. After yes, run bootstrap with `--apply`, then `npx skills add` using the printed `install_commands` (or run those commands). Refresh STATUS.md.
3. Else run `route "<user task>"`.
4. **Read** each winner's `SKILL.md` (installed copy under `~/.claude/skills`, `~/.cursor/skills`, or `~/.agents/skills`) before doing the user's work.
5. Empty relevant slot → propose the live best from the route/bootstrap output. Wait. Install. Record via `--apply` or `occupy` through bootstrap.
6. Occupied slot + upgrade listed → **mention** the better skill. Do **not** replace it unless the user asks to switch.

Read the full skill on GitHub

Details

Skill name: only-skill-you-need
Repository: Endokelp/Only-Skill-You-Need
License: MIT
Repo updated: 27 August 2026

FAQ

What does the Only Skill You Need skill do?

How do I install the Only Skill You Need skill?

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add Endokelp/Only-Skill-You-Need --skill only-skill-you-need. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

Is Only Skill You Need popular?

It lives in Endokelp/Only-Skill-You-Need, which has 28 GitHub stars and 0 forks.

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