Vercel Skills — Agent Skill Ecosystem & CLI

How It Works

Install Skills

# Install from the public registry
npx skills install react-best-practices
npx skills install typescript-strict
npx skills install api-design

# Install from a GitHub repo
npx skills install github:username/my-skill

Skill Format

Each skill is a SKILL.md file with structured instructions:

---
name: react-best-practices
description: 40+ React patterns and anti-patterns
tags: [react, frontend, typescript]
---

# React Best Practices

## Component Design

- Always use functional components with hooks
- Extract custom hooks for shared logic
- Keep components under 200 lines
...

## State Management

- Use React Query for server state
- Use Zustand for client state
...

Create Your Own Skills

npx skills init my-skill
# Edit my-skill/SKILL.md
npx skills publish

Skills Directory

Browse and search skills at skills.sh:

• Leaderboard of most-installed skills
• Category browsing (Frontend, Backend, Security, DevOps)
• User profiles and skill collections

Popular Skills

Key Stats

• 13,000+ GitHub stars
• 500+ published skills
• 30+ supported AI agents
• Used by 50,000+ developers
• Public directory at skills.sh

FAQ

Q: What are Vercel Skills? A: Skills are packaged SKILL.md instruction files that extend AI coding agents with domain expertise — like plugins for your AI agent. Install with one command, no MCP server needed.

Q: Is Vercel Skills free? A: Yes, fully open-source under MIT license. The public registry is free.

Q: How are Skills different from MCP servers? A: MCP servers add tools (actions the agent can take). Skills add knowledge (rules and patterns the agent follows). They complement each other.