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nicepkg/ai-workflow336 installs

skill-downloader

Download and install Claude Code skills from various sources. Supports GitHub repositories, compressed archives (.zip, .tar.gz, .skill), and direct URLs. Use when user wants to download, install, or add a skill from GitHub, URL, or archive file. Triggers on "download skill", "install skill", "add skill from", "get skill".

How do I install this agent skill?

npx skills add https://github.com/nicepkg/ai-workflow --skill skill-downloader
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Is this agent skill safe to install?

  • Gen Agent Trust Hubwarn

    This skill downloads and installs other AI agent skills from external sources like GitHub and arbitrary web URLs. While it performs basic validation of the downloaded content's metadata, it lacks robust security scanning of the downloaded scripts, which could lead to the execution of untrusted code. Additionally, the skill's ability to process and install external files creates a potential entry point for indirect prompt injection attacks.

  • Socketwarn

    3 alerts: gptSecurity, gptAnomaly

  • Snykwarn

    Risk: MEDIUM · 2 issues

  • Runlayerwarn

    4/4 files flagged

  • ZeroLeakspass

    Score: 93/100 · 2 sections analyzed

What does this agent skill do?

Skill Downloader

Download and install Claude Code skills from multiple sources.

Supported Sources

Source TypeExamples
GitHub Repositoryhttps://github.com/user/repo, github.com/user/repo
Compressed Archive.zip, .tar.gz, .tgz, .skill (renamed zip)
Direct URLURL 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:

  1. Skill folder contains SKILL.md
  2. SKILL.md has valid YAML frontmatter with name and description
  3. No malicious content patterns detected

Output Structure

Downloaded skills are placed in:

<output-dir>/
└── <skill-name>/
    ├── SKILL.md        # Required
    ├── scripts/        # Optional
    └── ...

Error Handling

ErrorCauseSolution
Skill already existsTarget directory existsUse --force to overwrite
SKILL.md not foundInvalid skill packageVerify source contains SKILL.md
Invalid archiveCorrupted or unsupported formatCheck file integrity
Network errorDownload failedRetry 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

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