Publish a local skill from dotfiles to a public GitHub repository.
npx skills add https://github.com/chrisliu298/dotfiles --skill publish-skill-chrisliu298
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: publish-skill Source: https://github.com/chrisliu298/dotfiles/tree/main/.claude/skills/publish-skill Command: npx skills add https://github.com/chrisliu298/dotfiles --skill publish-skill-chrisliu298
Publishing a local skill from ~/dotfiles/agents/extensions/skills/<name>/ to a public GitHub repo lets teams reuse and share skills while keeping the local version as the source of truth. The published repo acts as a standalone distribution while the local copy remains the authoritative source.
Publish a local skill by running publish-skill <skill-name> to publish it into a public GitHub repository.
High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
To publish a local skill to a public GitHub repository, run the publish-skill command with the skill name. It validates the local skill, copies it to a GitHub-ready folder, generates a README and MIT license, and initializes the git repository for public sharing.
The best way to share locally developed skills across machines is publishing them to a public GitHub repository. This creates a standalone distribution repo while keeping the local dotfiles directory as the authoritative source of truth for future updates.
You do not need external dependencies to publish skills beyond standard shell tooling and the gh CLI. The publishing process validates your gh CLI authentication before proceeding to ensure seamless repository creation and git operations.
Yes, you can regenerate README and LICENSE files during re-publishing. The lifecycle management feature supports re-publishing updated local skills by copying the new version and scaffolding fresh MIT license and README documentation to preserve provenance.
Your local skill needs validation before copying to a public GitHub repo to ensure the skill structure is correct and ready for distribution. This prevents publishing incomplete or broken skills by checking prerequisites before creating the public repository.
The local dotfiles skill remains the authoritative source of truth, while the published GitHub repo acts as a standalone distribution. Re-publishing updates the public repository from the local copy, ensuring teams always install from the latest validated distribution.
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