Use when installing skills from a shared ai-agent-skills library repo. Inspect with `--list` first, prefer `--collection`, and preview with `--dry-run` before installing.
SkillScore65Maintained
Automatic
◆AI Engineer pack
Last verified 8/16/2026
What it changes
Passed 12 of 19 test cases with the skill, and 6 of 19 without it.
Without skill30%
With skill65%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Uses -p in the preview command
Includes --dry-run in the preview command
Includes the -p flag in the preview command
and 7 more in the full report
9 fixed6 passed either way7 still failing1 broke
Pass-rate lift
+35 pp
Tokens
-14%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-52%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/16/2026v115 of 23 cases passed with skill · 19 comparable
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 9 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 9
Prompt
What exact flag combination is used with `npx ai-agent-skills install user/repo --collection bundle` to perform a non-mutating preview with prompt options enabled?
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Uses --dry-run in the preview command
Passed
Passed
Uses -p in the preview command
Missed
Passed
case-14 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/16/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md60 linessingle file
Install From Remote Library
Goal
Install from a shared library repo without guessing, over-installing, or skipping the preview step.
Invariants
Always inspect the remote library first with install <source> --list.
Prefer --collection when the library clearly exposes a starter pack or focused bundle.
Always run --dry-run before the real install.
Keep the install small. Do not pull a whole library when the user only needs a narrow slice.
Workflow
Inspect the source library.
npx ai-agent-skills install <owner>/<repo> --list
Choose the smallest fitting target.
Prefer --collection starter-pack or another named collection when it matches the user's need.
Use --skill <name> only when the user needs one specific skill or the library has no useful collection.
Do not combine --collection and --skill.
Preview the install plan before mutating anything.
Use when a managed library is ready to publish to GitHub and hand to teammates as an install command. Run the GitHub publishing steps, then return the exact shareable install command.