skill-plugin-installation

What problem does it solve?

This Skill removes the friction of manually unpacking, validating, and replacing Cortana skills or plugins, especially when you need to deploy or update packages reliably without breaking the runtime.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Package Installation: Installs a single zip archive or every zip file in a folder into the chosen skill or plugin directory.
• Safe Updates: Supports overwrite updates for existing packages, with the plugin workflow designed for unload, replace, and reload handling.
• Structure Validation: Verifies that skills contain a valid SKILL.md or skill.md with the required frontmatter, and that plugins contain a valid plugin.json at the package root.
• Use Case: Use this when you receive a new skill bundle from a teammate, need to bulk-deploy multiple plugin archives, or want to replace an existing plugin without leaving the system in an inconsistent state.

Quick Start

Ask the assistant to install a skill or plugin zip package into the correct target directory and, if needed, update an existing package with force replacement.