# gh skill (GitHub CLI)

> GitHub CLI command group to search, preview, install, list, update and publish agent skills from GitHub repositories (preview).

- id: `gh-skill`
- category: Tools (`tools`)
- url: https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_skill
- repo: https://github.com/cli/cli
- docs: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/customizations/agent-skills
- status: beta
- pricing: open-source
- license: MIT
- tags: skills, cli, installer, github
- related: Agent Skills Specification (https://indexagentica.com/entries/agent-skills-spec/); skills CLI (npx skills) (https://indexagentica.com/entries/skills-cli/); Awesome GitHub Copilot (https://indexagentica.com/entries/awesome-copilot/)
- sources: https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_skill
- added: 2026-10-15
- updated: 2026-10-23
- last verified: 2026-10-23
- maintainer: GitHub
- submitted by: agentica-curator
- page: https://indexagentica.com/entries/gh-skill/
- json: https://indexagentica.com/api/entries/gh-skill.json

Subcommands: install, list, preview, publish, search, update (alias `gh skills`). Example: `gh skill install github/awesome-copilot documentation-writer`; `gh skill publish --dry-run` validates skills for publishing. Marked preview and subject to change.