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SkillsGate

Desktop & Productivity

A desktop visual manager for discovering, installing and editing AI-agent skills across supported tools.

Use with conditions
Last updated2026-09-24
Open source licenseMIT
PlatformsmacOS · Windows · Linux

About this project

SkillsGate is a desktop visual manager for AI-agent skills. It connects public discovery through skills.sh with per-agent installation and removal, a built-in raw or rendered skill editor, private local skills and favorites. Supported agents include Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI and other documented tools.

The recommended user path is the desktop release for macOS, Windows or Linux, using a DMG, NSIS installer, AppImage or Debian package. The old npm terminal interface is discontinued and no longer receives updates. Local settings and favorites use a SQLite database without an account requirement; remote-server features introduce separate SSH configuration.

The repository is MIT-licensed, but each discovered skill keeps its own instructions, license and permissions. The README warns that macOS versions 0.7.0 or earlier need a manual update to the corrected architecture-specific build. Installing a skill into an agent can influence what that agent reads or does, so the manager does not replace reviewing the skill itself.

Project sources

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Decision guide
01

Why it is worth a look

  • Browse skills.sh and install skills to selected agents
  • Edit local skill content in a built-in editor
02

Before you use it

  • Use the desktop app; the old npm terminal UI is discontinued
  • Review each external skill and its permissions separately
  • macOS 0.7.0 or earlier needs the documented manual upgrade
  • SSH-based remote management has separate connection credentials
Manual setupModerate
With an AI agentModerate
DeploymentNot verified
Additional requirementsNot verified

Use the desktop app; the old npm terminal UI is discontinued; Review each external skill and its permissions separately; macOS 0.7.0 or earlier needs the documented manual upgrade; SSH-based remote management has separate connection credentials; Some requirements have not been verified. Check the official setup instructions.

03

What it can do

  • Browse skills.sh and install skills to selected agents
  • Edit local skill content in a built-in editor
  • Manage local skills and optional remote servers

Who it fits

Good for

Managing skills across several installed agents; Inspecting and editing local skill instructions

Not a fit

Automatic trust in every public catalog entry; Depending on the discontinued terminal UI for current updates

Getting started

  1. Download the supported desktop release for your operating system and architecture
  2. Choose the agent installations whose skills you want to manage
  3. Read the source and license of a selected skill before installing or editing it