Your first skill

This guide walks you through installing a skill from the registry and using it in Claude Code.

1. Search for a skill

skillpm search forensics

Output:

forensics-agent  1.2.0  Verified  score: 94  Deep code analysis and debugging

2. Install the skill

skillpm install forensics-agent

By default, skills are installed to global scope so they are available in all Claude Code sessions.

✓ forensics-agent@1.2.0 (score: 94/100, Verified)
✓ Installed 1 skill, 3 resources

3. Verify the install

skillpm list
Global skills (1):
  forensics-agent  1.2.0  Verified  score: 94

4. Use it in Claude Code

Open Claude Code in any project. The forensics-agent skill is now available as a slash command:

/forensics-analyze

Claude Code will use the skill's instructions to guide its analysis.

Install to a specific scope

Use the --scope flag to control where the skill is installed:

# Install globally (default)
skillpm install forensics-agent --scope global

# Install into the current project (saved to skilldex.json)
skillpm install forensics-agent --scope project

Uninstall a skill

skillpm uninstall forensics-agent

Next steps