Productivity

add-new-skills-to-workflow

nicepkg/ai-workflow · updated Apr 8, 2026

$npx skills add https://github.com/nicepkg/ai-workflow --skill add-new-skills-to-workflow
summary

Add skills from GitHub to an existing workflow and update all related documentation.

skill.md

Add New Skills to Workflow

Add skills from GitHub to an existing workflow and update all related documentation.

Workflow

Step 1: Download Skills

Use skill-downloader to download skills from GitHub:

python .claude/skills/skill-downloader/scripts/download_from_github.py <repo-url> <skill-path> --output <workflow-path>/.claude/skills/

Parse GitHub URL:

  • https://github.com/user/repo/blob/main/path/to/skill → repo: https://github.com/user/repo, skill-path: path/to/skill
  • https://github.com/user/repo/tree/main/.claude/skills/my-skill → repo: https://github.com/user/repo, skill-path: .claude/skills/my-skill

Example:

# For URL: https://github.com/XIYO/zheon/blob/main/.claude/skills/slidev
python .claude/skills/skill-downloader/scripts/download_from_github.py https://github.com/XIYO/zheon .claude/skills/slidev --output ./workflows/talk-to-slidev-workflow/.claude/skills/

# Use --force to overwrite existing
python .claude/skills/skill-downloader/scripts/download_from_github.py <repo> <path> --output <target> --force

Step 2: Read Downloaded Skill

Read the downloaded SKILL.md to understand:

  • Skill name and description
  • What category it belongs to
  • How it fits into the workflow pipeline

Step 3: Update skill-source.json

Add the new skill entry to workflows/<name>/.claude/skill-source.json:

{
  "skill-name": {
    "source": "https://github.com/user/repo",
    "path": "path/to/skill"
  }
}

Step 4: Update Documentation

Update these files (all that exist for the workflow):

File Updates Required
workflows/<name>/.claude/skill-source.json Add new skill source entry
workflows/<name>/README.md Skill count, skill table, pipeline
workflows/<name>/README_cn.md Same as above (Chinese)
workflows/<name>/AGENTS.md Available skills list, recommended sequences
website/content/en/workflows/<name>.mdx Skill count, skill table, pipeline
website/content/zh/workflows/<name>.mdx Same as above (Chinese)
README.md (root) Skill count in workflow table
README_cn.md (root) Same as above (Chinese)

Documentation Update Checklist

  1. Skill Count: Update total count (e.g., "18 skills" → "20 skills")

    • Quick install comment
    • Section header
    • Description text
  2. Skill Table: Add new skill row in appropriate category

    | `skill-name` | Brief description of what it does |
    
  3. Pipeline: Add skill to relevant stage if applicable

    Stage X: Category
    ├── existing-skill → Description
    └── new-skill → Description
    
  4. AGENTS.md: Add to available skills and update recommended sequences

  5. Root README: Update skill count in workflow overview table

Example: Adding Skills to talk-to-slidev-workflow

Given: Add slidev and slidev-presentations skills

Step 1: Download

python .claude/skills/skill-downloader/scripts/download_from_github.py https://github.com/XIYO/zheon .claude/skills/slidev --output ./workflows/talk-to-slidev-workflow/.claude/skills/
python .claude/skills/skill-downloader/scripts/download_from_github.py https://github.com/clearfunction/cf-devtools skills/slidev-presentations --output ./workflows/talk-to-slidev-workflow/.claude/skills/

Step 2: Read downloaded skills to understand their purpose

Step 3: Update skill-source.json with new skill entries

Step 4: Update all 8 files:

  • Update skill-source.json with source info
  • Update skill count
  • Add new category with skill table
  • Update pipeline to reference new skills
  • Update AGENTS.md skill lists and sequences
  • Update root README skill count