Claude Code Skill Manager FAQs

Question 1

What is the difference between User skills and Project skills?

Accepted Answer

User skills are stored in your home directory and are available globally across all Claude Code sessions. Project skills are stored within a specific project folder, making them ideal for repo-specific logic or team collaboration.

Question 2

What types of source URLs are supported for installation?

Accepted Answer

The manager supports standard GitHub repository URLs (user/repo), specific subdirectory paths (github.com/user/repo/tree/branch/path), and direct links to .skill zip files.

Question 3

Can I update skills that were installed from subdirectories?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the manager creates a .skill-manager-ref file that stores the original source URL, allowing it to correctly pull updates even for nested subdirectories or zip sources.

Question 4

Does the manager handle Python dependencies?

Accepted Answer

Yes, after installation or update, the manager automatically checks for a requirements.txt file within the skill and attempts to install any missing dependencies using pip.

Question 5

How do I ensure a new skill is active after installation?

Accepted Answer

After any management operation (install, update, or remove), you must restart the Claude Code CLI for the changes to be recognized by the system.

Claude Code Skill Manager

Key Features

Use Cases

Claude Code Skill Manager

Key Features

Use Cases