AI Agent Skills

A Visual Studio Code extension to discover, inspect, install, and manage AI Agent Skills from Skills Marketplace directly from the sidebar.

Supports Visual Studio Code and VS Code forks, including Antigravity, Windsurf, and Cursor.

🔑 Features

• Marketplace Search

  • Search skills from skillsmp.com
  • Browse featured recommendations
  • Open rich details for each skill

• Skill Detail Experience

  • Dedicated detail panel with tabs: Skill, Details, Files
  • Render SKILL.md content when available
  • Browse repository/local files and preview text files

• Install and Manage Skills

  • Install per tool and scope (global or workspace)
  • Uninstall managed skills from the UI
  • Track installed skills in VS Code global storage

• Managed + Unmanaged Visibility

  • Managed skills include marketplace metadata
  • Unmanaged skills are discovered from non-standard locations
  • Both can appear under Global or Workspace sections

📂 Sidebar Layout

The AI Agent Skills view includes four main sections:

• Search: Discover skills from the marketplace
• Global: Skills installed in global locations for the current host editor
  • Managed skills: full metadata and uninstall actions
  • Unmanaged skills: muted visuals, basic metadata
• Workspace: Skills installed in workspace scope
  • Includes both managed and unmanaged skills
• Recommended: Featured skills from the marketplace

🧩 Skill Detail Panel

Clicking a skill opens a full detail panel:

• Skill: Displays SKILL.md source content when present
• Details: Marketplace and installation metadata
• Files: Browse directories and preview supported text files

The Files view starts from the best available skill path.

⚙️ Installation Modes

Skills can be installed in two modes.

Global Installation

• Installed under the host editor's default extension/skills location
• Available across all workspaces
• Supported targets:
  • Common location: ~/.agents/skills
  • VS Code: ~/.copilot/skills
  • Cursor: ~/.cursor/skills
  • Windsurf: ~/.codeium/windsurf/skills
  • Antigravity: ~/.gemini/antigravity/skills

Workspace Installation

• Installed under a tool-specific project directory in the current workspace (for example .agents/skills/, .windsurf/skills/, or .claude/skills/)
• Available only in that workspace
• Useful for team/project-scoped skill sets

🔍 Managed vs Unmanaged Skills

Managed Skills

• Installed through AI Agent Skills marketplace flows
• Tracked in VS Code global storage
• Include marketplace metadata (author, version, stars)
• Uninstallable from the extension UI

Unmanaged Skills

• Discovered from alternative/non-standard locations
• Not tracked as marketplace-managed installs
• Shown with muted styling for quick visual distinction
• Useful for local, team-shared, or experimental skills

💖 Sponsor & Feedback

• Report issues or request features: GitHub Issues
• Support the project: GitHub Sponsors

🚀 Roadmap

• Workspace-aware recommendations
• Usage video

📬 Stay in Touch

• Author: Necati ARSLAN ([email protected])
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/necati-arslan/

Enjoy! 🚀