claude-skills/skillshare/references/install.md

Install, Update & Uninstall

install

Adds a skill from various sources.

# GitHub shorthand (auto-expands to github.com/...)
skillshare install owner/repo                    # Discovery mode
skillshare install owner/repo/path/to/skill      # Direct path

# Full URLs
skillshare install github.com/user/repo          # Discovery mode
skillshare install github.com/user/repo/skill    # Direct path
skillshare install git@github.com:user/repo.git  # SSH

# Local
skillshare install ~/Downloads/my-skill

# Team repo (preserves .git for updates)
skillshare install github.com/team/skills --track

Flags:

Flag	Description
--name <name>	Custom skill name
--force, -f	Overwrite existing
--update, -u	Update existing (git pull or reinstall)
--track, -t	Install as tracked repo (Team Edition)
--dry-run, -n	Preview without installing

After install: skillshare sync

update

Updates skills or tracked repos.

skillshare update my-skill       # Update from stored source
skillshare update _team-repo     # Git pull tracked repo
skillshare update --all          # Update all tracked repos
skillshare update _repo --force  # Discard local changes and update

Safety: Repos with uncommitted changes are blocked by default. Use --force to discard local changes and pull latest.

After update: skillshare sync

uninstall

Removes a skill from source.

skillshare uninstall my-skill          # With confirmation
skillshare uninstall my-skill --force  # Skip confirmation
skillshare uninstall my-skill --dry-run

After uninstall: skillshare sync