skillshare

Syncs skills across AI CLI tools (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.) from a single source of truth. Global mode (~/.config/skillshare/) and project mode (.skillshare/ per-repo). Commands: status, sync, install, uninstall, update, check, search, new, collect, push, pull, diff, list, doctor, audit, init-rules, trash, log, backup, restore, target, ui, upgrade. Features: target-level skill filtering (include/exclude), skill-level targets field, XDG Base Directory support, fuzzy subdirectory resolution for monorepo installs, .skillignore for repo-level skill filtering, --exclude flag, license display, multi-skill and group uninstall (--group/-G), declarative skill manifest (global + project), group field for organized placement, 49+ supported targets. Use when: managing skills across AI tools, "skillshare" CLI, skill sync/install/search, project skills setup, target filtering, security audit, web dashboard, or troubleshooting.

Skillshare CLI

Two Modes

Global: ~/.config/skillshare/skills → ~/.claude/skills, ~/.cursor/skills, ...
Project: .skillshare/skills/        → .claude/skills, .cursor/skills (per-repo)

Auto-detection: commands run in project mode when .skillshare/config.yaml exists in cwd. Force with -p (project) or -g (global).

Commands

| Category | Commands | Project? | |----------|----------|:--------:| | Inspect | status, diff, list, doctor | ✓ (auto) | | Sync | sync, collect | ✓ (auto) | | Remote | push, pull | ✗ (use git) | | Skills | new, install, uninstall, update, check, search | ✓ (-p) | | Targets | target add/remove/list | ✓ (-p) | | Security | audit [name] | ✓ (-p) | | Trash | trash list\|restore\|delete\|empty | ✓ (-p) | | Log | log [--audit] [--tail N] | ✓ (-p) | | Backup | backup, restore | ✗ | | Web UI | ui (-g global, -p project) | ✓ (-p) | | Upgrade | upgrade [--cli\|--skill] | — |

Workflow: Most commands require sync afterward to distribute changes.

AI Usage Notes

Non-Interactive Mode

AI cannot respond to CLI prompts. Always pass flags to skip interactive prompts.

# Key non-interactive patterns
skillshare init --no-copy --all-targets --git --skill   # Global fresh start
skillshare init -p --targets "claude,cursor"       # Project init
skillshare install user/repo --all                      # Install all skills
skillshare install user/repo -s pdf,commit              # Select specific

See init.md and install.md for all flags.

Safety

install auto-scans skills; CRITICAL findings block install (--force to override)
install shows license from SKILL.md frontmatter in selection/confirmation prompts
uninstall accepts multiple names and --group/-G for batch removal; auto-detects group directories
uninstall moves to trash (7-day retention) — restore with trash restore <name>
NEVER rm -rf symlinked skills — deletes source. Use skillshare uninstall or target remove

See audit.md and trash.md for details.

References

| Topic | File | |-------|------| | Init flags (global + project) | init.md | | Sync/collect/push/pull | sync.md | | Install/update/uninstall/new | install.md | | Status/diff/list/search/check | status.md | | Security audit | audit.md | | Trash (soft-delete) | trash.md | | Operation log | log.md | | Target management | targets.md | | Backup/restore | backup.md | | Troubleshooting | TROUBLESHOOTING.md |