docs/en/cli/skill.mdx
Skill management commands are used to install, query, and manage CowAgent skills. Use /skill <subcommand> in chat or cow skill <subcommand> in the terminal.
List installed skills and their status.
<CodeGroup> ```text Chat /skill list ```cow skill list
Browse the Skill Hub (view all available skills):
<CodeGroup> ```text Chat /skill list --remote ```cow skill list --remote
Options:
| Option | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
--remote, -r | Browse Skill Hub remote skill list | No |
--page | Page number for remote listing | 1 |
Search for skills on the Skill Hub.
<CodeGroup> ```text Chat /skill search pptx ```cow skill search pptx
Install skills with a single install command from Cow Skill Hub, GitHub, ClawHub, or any URL (zip archives, SKILL.md links) — no manual download or configuration required.
From Skill Hub (recommended):
<CodeGroup> ```text Chat /skill install pptx ```cow skill install pptx
From GitHub:
<CodeGroup> ```text Chat # Install all skills in a repo (auto-discovers subdirectories with SKILL.md) /skill install larksuite/cli/skill install https://github.com/larksuite/cli/tree/main/skills/lark-im
/skill install larksuite/cli#skills/lark-minutes
```bash Terminal
# Install all skills in a repo (auto-discovers subdirectories with SKILL.md)
cow skill install larksuite/cli
# Specify a subdirectory to install a single skill
cow skill install https://github.com/larksuite/cli/tree/main/skills/lark-im
# Use # to specify a subdirectory
cow skill install larksuite/cli#skills/lark-minutes
Supports full GitHub URLs and owner/repo shorthand. For mono-repos (multiple skills in one repository), omitting the subdirectory auto-discovers and batch-installs all skills; specifying a subdirectory installs only that skill.
From ClawHub:
<CodeGroup> ```text Chat /skill install clawhub:baidu-search ```cow skill install clawhub:baidu-search
From URL:
<CodeGroup> ```text Chat # Install from a zip archive (single or batch) /skill install https://cdn.link-ai.tech/skills/pptx.zip/skill install https://example.com/path/to/SKILL.md
```bash Terminal
# Install from a zip archive (single or batch)
cow skill install https://cdn.link-ai.tech/skills/pptx.zip
# Install from a SKILL.md link
cow skill install https://example.com/path/to/SKILL.md
Supports installing from zip / tar.gz archive URLs — automatically extracts and discovers directories containing SKILL.md, with support for single or batch install. Also supports installing directly from a SKILL.md file URL, automatically parsing the skill name and description.
Uninstall an installed skill.
<CodeGroup> ```text Chat /skill uninstall pptx ```cow skill uninstall pptx
Enable or disable a skill. Disabled skills will not be invoked by the Agent.
<CodeGroup> ```text Chat /skill enable pptx /skill disable pptx ```cow skill enable pptx
cow skill disable pptx
View details of an installed skill, including a preview of its SKILL.md.
cow skill info pptx
Installed skills track their origin, viewable via /skill list:
| Source | Description |
|---|---|
builtin | Built-in project skills |
cowhub | Installed from CowAgent Skill Hub |
github | Installed directly from a GitHub URL |
clawhub | Installed from ClawHub |
url | Installed from a SKILL.md URL |
local | Locally created skills |