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 --output

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 --output

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 --output

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:

Skill folder contains SKILL.md SKILL.md has valid YAML frontmatter with name and description No malicious content patterns detected Output Structure

Downloaded skills are placed in:

/ └── / ├── 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