Claude Skills Vault

A curated collection of skills, commands, and MCP servers for Claude Code.

Quick Install

# Install the CLI globally or use npx
npx claude-skills-vault@latest list         # Browse all available skills (always up to date)
npx claude-skills-vault install brainstorm  # Install a specific skill
npx claude-skills-vault search react        # Search by keyword
npx claude-skills-vault info owasp-security # View skill details

Tip: append @latest to any command (e.g. npx claude-skills-vault@latest list) to bypass the npx cache and always run the newest version of the CLI and skill catalog.

# Install multiple skills at once
npx claude-skills-vault install brainstorm owasp-security github-cli

# Install all skills and commands
npx claude-skills-vault install --all

# Install only skills or only commands
npx claude-skills-vault install --skills
npx claude-skills-vault install --commands

# Preview without installing
npx claude-skills-vault install brainstorm --dry-run

# Overwrite existing skills
npx claude-skills-vault install brainstorm --force

Skills are downloaded directly from this repository into your project's .claude/skills/ directory. No git clone required.

Updating Installed Skills

Skills are downloaded snapshots — they don't auto-update. To pull the newest version, re-install with --force, using @latest so npx also fetches the newest CLI and catalog.

# Update a single skill to the latest version
npx claude-skills-vault@latest install brainstorm --force

# Update several skills at once
npx claude-skills-vault@latest install brainstorm owasp-security github-cli --force

# Update every installed skill and command
npx claude-skills-vault@latest install --all --force

# Update only skills, or only commands
npx claude-skills-vault@latest install --skills --force
npx claude-skills-vault@latest install --commands --force

# Preview what would change first
npx claude-skills-vault@latest install --all --force --dry-run

--force overwrites the existing files in .claude/skills/, so any local edits to a skill are replaced. Use --dry-run first if you want to review changes before applying them.

Troubleshooting

"Skill/command not found" or list/search shows fewer items than expected

The CLI fetches the catalog from the manifest matching the version of the CLI you're currently running, not automatically the newest one. If npx (or a global install) is serving a cached, older copy of the CLI, it resolves an older manifest — one that can predate skills, commands, or MCP servers added since.

Fix, in order:

1. Always append @latest — this is the #1 fix: npx claude-skills-vault@latest list. It bypasses npx's local cache and forces resolution of the newest published CLI + catalog.
2. Confirm what version you're actually running: npx claude-skills-vault@latest --version — compare it against the latest release. If your everyday npx claude-skills-vault ... (no @latest) reports an older version, that's the stale copy npx keeps reusing.
3. If you installed globally, update the global copy: npm install -g claude-skills-vault@latest (or npm update -g claude-skills-vault).
4. If npx still resolves stale after step 1, clear its cache: npx clear-npx-cache (npm ≥ 7) or manually rm -rf ~/.npm/_npx.
5. No internet / GitHub unreachable: the CLI