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This is the home for AIPM docs. Use it to learn how to install skills, publish packages, choose targets, avoid leaks, and fix common problems.
Plain English Technical Guides
What are Claude skills?
How Claude skills work, what they contain, examples, and where they run.
Where are Claude skills stored?
Every skills folder for Claude Code, plugins, managed settings, the Claude app, Cursor and Codex.
Claude Code plugins vs skills
When you need a single SKILL.md and when you need a plugin from a marketplace.
Skills vs MCP vs subagents vs hooks
Where CLAUDE.md, skills, subagents, hooks, MCP and plugins fit, with Cursor and Codex equivalents.
Claude skills marketplaces compared
Claude app, plugin marketplaces, GitHub, skills.sh, SkillsMP, and AIPM side by side.
What is an AI package manager?
What an AI package manager is, and what AIPM installs today: versioned skills and tracked prompts.
Version AI prompts
Keep important prompts in Git and turn repeatable ones into versioned skills.
Share Cursor rules
Share Cursor rules through Git and turn task-style rules into installable skills.
Share team prompts
Share useful AI prompts with teammates without losing context or versions.
Share Claude skills with a team
Repo, plugin marketplace, Claude app or registry, and how to pin and update versions.
Cursor rules in Git
Keep Cursor rules in Git so teams can review, update, and reuse them.
Reusable Claude skills
Turn repeated Claude workflows into simple skill packages.
SKILL.md frontmatter reference
Every SKILL.md field and limit for the Agent Skills spec, Claude Code, claude.ai, Cursor and Codex.
Reuse Claude Code workflows
Turn repeated Claude Code tasks into reusable skill packages.
Package MCP setup
Document MCP server setup without sharing secret values.
AI instructions in Git
Manage agent instructions in Git so teams can review and reuse them.
AIPM vs copy-paste
Learn when AIPM is better than copying prompts by hand.
Agent config files
Understand AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, Cursor rules, MCP config, and skills.
AGENTS.md vs CLAUDE.md
Compare the main instruction files used by AI coding agents.
Does Claude Code read AGENTS.md?
Yes, since v2.1.277, when there is no CLAUDE.md. How to load both files and fix AGENTS.md not loading.
Cursor rules best practices
Write Cursor rules that are short, reviewable, and reusable.
Claude Code skills
Learn when to create skills and how to share them across repos.
mcp.json guide
Manage MCP config safely for Cursor, Claude Code, and team repos.
Cursor rules vs AGENTS.md
Choose between shared AGENTS.md instructions and scoped Cursor project rules.
Cursor rules vs Agent Skills
Choose between ongoing Cursor project instructions and a reusable task workflow.
AGENTS.md vs SKILL.md
Compare shared project instructions with a reusable Agent Skill file.
Claude skills vs commands
Understand how Claude Code skills and custom slash commands now fit together.
Share agent instructions
Keep AI coding instructions aligned across repos without manual copying.
Manage prompts in Git
Store, review, version, and share important AI prompts in Git.
MCP config best practices
Configure MCP servers safely and reuse setup across projects.
skills.sh alternative
Pin a skill version for Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. skills.sh stays the place to discover skills.
AIPM vs Skills.sh
Compare two ways to discover and install reusable Agent Skills.
Claude skills vs Codex skills
Compare SKILL.md workflows, tool-specific locations, and team sharing.
Agent Skills vs MCP
Choose between reusable instructions and connections to tools or information.
How to install Claude skills
Install skills in the Claude app, Claude Code, from GitHub, with npx, or with AIPM.
Install Cursor skills
Install and test a reusable AI skill for Cursor.
Create an Agent Skill
Write, test, package, and publish one reusable AI workflow.
Getting started
Publish package
Publishing guide
Create a package, reserve a name, get a token, and publish with the CLI.
Import from GitHub
Publish a public GitHub skill you own into your AIPM org from the dashboard.
Skill publishing examples
Copy full scenario walkthroughs for publishing and installing common skills.
Starter ideas to publish
Browse a curated catalog of popular skill ideas with copy-ready prompts.
Skill templates
Start from a blank, code review, issue summary, or release notes template.
Guides
Guides
Every guide on this site, with the title and description from that guide.
Components of an AI agent
Understand the model, instructions, memory, tools, actions, and safety controls inside an AI agent.
AI agent file support
See which instruction, skill, and MCP files work with Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, and other AI tools.
Skills by tool
Short pages for Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex: compare skill paths and install with AIPM.
Skills for Claude Code
What Claude Code skills are, the .claude/skills path, and the AIPM install command.
Skills for Cursor
What Cursor skills are, the .cursor/skills path, and the AIPM install command.
Skills for Codex
What Codex skills are, the .agents/skills path, and the AIPM install command.
Supported targets
See where AIPM installs files for Cursor, Claude Code, and Codex.
Glossary
Learn simple meanings for skills, manifests, targets, orgs, and tokens.
Research
Quality & discovery
AI best practices
How to write AI skills that are clear, safe, and easy to reuse.
Discoverability
Write names, descriptions, and examples that help users find the right skill.
Browse Cursor packages
Find public skills that install reusable AI workflows into Cursor projects.
Browse Claude packages
Find public skills for Claude and Claude Code project workflows.
Best Claude skills
Claude skills ranked by AIPM installs and source-repo GitHub stars.
Browse code review packages
Browse skills for pull request reviews, regressions, missing tests, and security checks.
Browse issue summarizer packages
Browse skills for bugs, incidents, Sentry issues, support tickets, and handoff notes.
Browse testing packages
Browse skills for test writing, verification plans, and regression coverage.
Browse documentation packages
Browse skills for READMEs, changelogs, runbooks, examples, and onboarding docs.
Security & safety
Publish public skills without leaking secrets, customer data, or private notes.