Skill Downloader

Download and install Claude Code skills from multiple sources.

Supported Sources

| Source Type | Examples | |-------------|----------| | GitHub Repository | https://github.com/user/repo, github.com/user/repo | | Compressed Archive | .zip, .tar.gz, .tgz, .skill (renamed zip) | | Direct URL | URL pointing to archive or skill folder |

Usage

Download from GitHub

python scripts/download_from_github.py <repo-url> <skill-path> --output <target-dir>

Examples:

# Official Anthropic skills
python scripts/download_from_github.py https://github.com/anthropics/skills skills/docx --output ./.claude/skills/

# Community skills (root level)
python scripts/download_from_github.py https://github.com/gked2121/claude-skills social-repurposer --output ./.claude/skills/

# Nested skill path
python scripts/download_from_github.py https://github.com/MadAppGang/claude-code skills/content-brief --output ./.claude/skills/

Download from Archive

python scripts/download_from_archive.py <url-or-path> --output <target-dir>

Examples:

# From URL
python scripts/download_from_archive.py https://example.com/skills/my-skill.zip --output ./.claude/skills/

# From local file
python scripts/download_from_archive.py ./downloads/my-skill.tar.gz --output ./.claude/skills/

# .skill files (renamed zip)
python scripts/download_from_archive.py https://skillhub.club/download/awesome-skill.skill --output ./.claude/skills/

Unified Download Command

python scripts/download_skill.py <source> --output <target-dir>

Automatically detects source type:

• GitHub URL → Uses git sparse checkout
• Archive URL/path → Downloads and extracts
• Directory path → Copies directly

Examples:

# Auto-detect GitHub
python scripts/download_skill.py https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/docx --output ./.claude/skills/

# Auto-detect archive
python scripts/download_skill.py https://example.com/my-skill.zip --output ./.claude/skills/

Validation

All download methods validate:

1. Skill folder contains SKILL.md
2. SKILL.md has valid YAML frontmatter with name and description
3. No malicious content patterns detected

Output Structure

Downloaded skills are placed in:

<output-dir>/
└── <skill-name>/
    ├── SKILL.md        # Required
    ├── scripts/        # Optional
    └── ...

Error Handling

| Error | Cause | Solution | |-------|-------|----------| | Skill already exists | Target directory exists | Use --force to overwrite | | SKILL.md not found | Invalid skill package | Verify source contains SKILL.md | | Invalid archive | Corrupted or unsupported format | Check file integrity | | Network error | Download failed | Retry or check URL |

Integration with Workflow Creator

When used with workflow-creator, download skills to workflow's .claude/skills/ directory:

# Create workflow first
python /path/to/workflow-creator/scripts/create_workflow.py my-workflow --path ./workflows

# Then download skills
python scripts/download_skill.py https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/docx --output ./workflows/my-workflow/.claude/skills/

Skill Sources Reference

Popular skill repositories:

• Anthropic Official - docx, pdf, pptx
• gked2121/claude-skills - social-repurposer, canvas-design
• ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills - Collection
• MadAppGang/claude-code - SEO, content skills
• daymade/claude-code-skills - twitter-reader, fact-checker
• skillhub.club - 1000+ skills collection