{"slug": "vercel-labs-skills", "name": "vercel-labs/skills", "category": "ai-coding", "category_name": "AI coding tools", "description": "", "recommenders": 3, "commenters": 4, "warners": 0, "score": 3.155, "rising": 3.0, "first": "2026-02-25", "latest": "2026-09-07", "why": "I think relying on https://github.com/vercel-labs/skills is sound. It handles global installs for a wide range of coding agents.", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 3, "neutral": 1, "compare": 0, "warn": 0}, "spark": [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "I think relying on https://github.com/vercel-labs/skills is sound. 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If I was working on an internal only skill I'd probably still use the same foundation.", "context": "", "use_case": "managing agent skills", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: How do you manage skills files?"}, {"id": 793468849, "item_id": 49591803, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49591803", "by": "osr00", "date": "2026-09-06", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "vercel-labs/skills and withastro/rosie are good options", "excerpt": "> How do you find skills I try to keep my collection of community skills short, usually a few established names (mattpocock, mcollina, trailsofbit). And then I check new releases (or when mattpocock published a youtube video for instance :D) > keep them organized For skills I wrote myself, I have my own private github repo. I use skills like /commands most of the time, so I can tell if they work straight away. 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Caveat: It works for Claude Code and Codex, but does not work for Claude Desktop.", "context": "", "use_case": "install and update agent skills", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: How do you manage skills files?"}, {"id": 793529456, "item_id": 49595591, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49595591", "by": "FailMore", "date": "2026-09-07", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I think relying on https://github.com/vercel-labs/skills is sound. It handles global installs for a wide range of coding agents.", "excerpt": "Surprised it has not been mentioned, but I think relying on https://github.com/vercel-labs/skills is sound. It handles global installs for a wide range of coding agents. 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