# Find and install skills (https://openknowledge.ai/docs/features/skills/find-and-install)

Find a skill, read what it does, and choose the AI tools that can use it.

Start with a skill someone has already written, or bring in one you keep elsewhere.

OpenKnowledge also ships its starter packs as [plugins](https://openknowledge.ai/docs/features/skills/reference#plugin-marketplace).

## Find a skill

### Open the catalog

Hover the **Skills Studio** dock header and click **Explore skills**. Search [skills.sh](https://skills.sh) for a task, such as writing or research.

![The Add skill dialog with Explore selected and results for a writing search.](https://openknowledge.ai/images/skills-studio/explore-skills.png)

### Preview before adding

Open a result to read its description, instructions, and bundled files. Check that it fits the task you have in mind.

### Add it to your collection

Add the skill to your Project or Global collection. If a source contains several skills, choose the one you want. It opens in the editor, ready to read and customize.

## Choose your AI tools

Open the skill's **Install** menu (shown as **Installed** once it is in use). Check the locations for the tools that should use it, or choose **All** for all eligible tools.

A skill is live for its agent the moment it lands. There is no separate install step to flip: this menu controls *where* the skill is available.

![The Install menu lists Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and the shared source folder, with an All control at the top.](https://openknowledge.ai/images/skills-studio/install-destinations.png)

Each checked location gets access to the skill. OpenKnowledge keeps those locations in step when you edit the source. [Manage and share skills](https://openknowledge.ai/docs/features/skills/manage-and-share) explains scopes and shared folders.

## Bring a skill you already have

Use the **Upload** tab in the add-skill dialog. It accepts:

- A GitHub repository, git URL, or local path.
- A folder on your computer.
- A `.zip` or `.skill` file.

Skills already in your AI tools' folders also appear in the dock. Open one to edit it in place; read-only plugin skills offer **Edit a copy**.

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> A skill can include scripts that run on your machine. Read what it does and use sources you trust. OpenKnowledge does not run a skill's scripts during import.