Installation

opendirectory supports five installation methods so you can equip any terminal or desktop AI agent in under 30 seconds.

npx CLI (Recommended)
skills.sh
Claude Code Native
Claude Desktop App
Manus AI

Run the official @opendirectory.dev/skills CLI with zero global setup:

# Launch interactive TUI browser
npx "@opendirectory.dev/skills"

# Or install a specific skill directly
npx "@opendirectory.dev/skills" install <skill-name> --target claude

Requires Node.js 22+. Pass --target <agent> explicitly, or run install <skill-name> in an interactive terminal without --target to pick a target and optionally save it as your default.

Install the entire opendirectory catalog or a single skill via skills.sh:

# Install all skills (auto-detects your installed coding agents)
npx skills add Varnan-Tech/opendirectory

# Install a single skill
npx skills add Varnan-Tech/opendirectory --skill <skill-name>

Add --global to install to ~/.claude/skills/ instead of the current project directory.

Add the official opendirectory plugin marketplace directly inside Claude Code:

# 1. Register the opendirectory marketplace
/plugin marketplace add Varnan-Tech/opendirectory

# 2. Install the skill pack
/plugin install opendirectory-gtm-skills@opendirectory-marketplace

Copy the GitHub URL of the skill folder you want to install (for example, https://github.com/Varnan-Tech/opendirectory/tree/main/skills/show-hn-writer).
Paste the URL into download-directory.github.io and press Enter to download the .zip archive.
Open the Claude Desktop App, click Customize in the left sidebar, open the Skills tab, and click +.
Select Upload a skill and drag in the downloaded .zip archive or extracted folder containing SKILL.md.

Managing Installed Skills

Once installed via the CLI, you can inspect, update, or remove skills at any time:

# View installed skills across all agents
npx "@opendirectory.dev/skills" installed

# Update a skill with automatic rollback on failure
npx "@opendirectory.dev/skills" update <skill-name> --target claude

# Uninstall a skill
npx "@opendirectory.dev/skills" uninstall <skill-name> --target claude

Getting Started

CLI Reference

Managing Installed Skills

​Managing Installed Skills

Managing Installed Skills