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 <repo-url> <skill-path> --output <target-dir>

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 <url-or-path> --output <target-dir>

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 <source> --output <target-dir>

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:

<output-dir>/ └── <skill-name>/ ├── 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