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Supported Agents

Skilz supports 22+ AI coding agents out of the box. Each agent has its own skills directory where skills are installed. This guide covers each agent's paths and support levels.

Remember: Install Skilz first with pip install skilz before installing skills to any agent.

Diagram showing 22+ supported AI coding assistants including Claude, OpenCode, Codex, Gemini, Copilot, and more

Agent Overview

Key: Agents with ✓ Home Support can install skills at the user level (~/.agent/skills). Project Only agents only support project-level installation.

Agent User Path Project Path Support
Claude Code ~/.claude/skills .claude/skills ✓ Home + Project
OpenCode ~/.config/opencode/skills .skilz/skills ✓ Home + Project
Codex ~/.codex/skills .codex/skills ✓ Home + Project
Universal ~/.skilz/skills .skilz/skills ✓ Home + Project
Gemini ~/.gemini/skills .gemini/skills ✓ Home + Project
GitHub Copilot — .github/copilot/skills Project Only
Cursor — .skills/skills Project Only
Windsurf — .skills/skills Project Only
Aider — .skills/skills Project Only
Zed AI — .skills/skills Project Only
Qwen CLI — .skills/skills Project Only
Kimi CLI — .skills/skills Project Only
Crush — .skills/skills Project Only
Plandex — .skills/skills Project Only
RooCode — .skilz/skills Project Only
Ona — .skilz/skills Universal
Amp — .skilz/skills Universal
Devin — .skilz/skills Universal
Factory — .skilz/skills Universal
Jules — .skilz/skills Universal
Goose — .skilz/skills Universal
Warp — .skilz/skills Universal

Agents with Home Support

These agents support user-level (global) skill installation. Skills installed at the user level are available across all your projects.

Claude Code

Anthropic's official CLI for Claude. The default agent for Skilz installations.

Paths

User:    ~/.claude/skills
Project: .claude/skills

Installing Skills

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent claude

Claude Code automatically loads skills from both directories. User-level skills are available globally.

OpenCode CLI

Open-source AI coding assistant with extensive customization options.

Paths

User:    ~/.config/opencode/skills
Project: .skilz/skills

Installing Skills

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent opencode

OpenAI Codex

OpenAI's Codex-powered coding assistant with native skill support.

Paths

User:    ~/.codex/skills
Project: .codex/skills

Installing Skills

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent codex

Codex supports skill invocation via $skill-name or /skills.

Universal (Skilz)

A generic agent profile for tools that don't have specific configurations. Uses the standard Skilz directory structure.

Paths

User:    ~/.skilz/skills
Project: .skilz/skills

Installing Skills

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent universal

Gemini CLI

Google's Gemini CLI with native skill support via the experimental.skills plugin. Gemini reads skills directly from the skills directory without needing a config file.

Paths

User:    ~/.gemini/skills
Project: .gemini/skills

Installing Skills (Native Mode)

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent gemini

Installing Skills (Project-Level)

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent gemini --project

Legacy Mode (Without Plugin)

If you don't have the experimental.skills plugin, use universal mode with a custom config:

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent universal --project --config GEMINI.md

Documentation: Gemini CLI Skills

Project-Only Agents

These agents only support project-level installation. Skills must be installed within each project where you want to use them. Use the --project flag to install.

GitHub Copilot

GitHub's AI pair programmer. Uses the .github/copilot directory structure.

Path

Project: .github/copilot/skills

Installing Skills

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent copilot --project

Cursor

AI-first code editor built for pair programming with AI. Uses folder-based rules.

Path

Project: .skills/skills

Installing Skills

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent cursor --project

Cursor uses folder-based rules via .cursor/rules/ for additional configuration.

Windsurf

Codeium's agentic IDE with deep codebase understanding.

Path

Project: .skills/skills

Installing Skills

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent windsurf --project

Aider

AI pair programming in your terminal with Git integration.

Path

Project: .skills/skills

Installing Skills

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent aider --project

Aider uses CONVENTIONS.md for project-level configuration.

Zed AI

High-performance, multiplayer code editor with AI integration.

Path

Project: .skills/skills

Installing Skills

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent zed --project

Qwen CLI

Alibaba's Qwen-powered coding assistant.

Path

Project: .skills/skills

Installing Skills

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent qwen --project

Qwen uses QWEN.md and CONTEXT.md for configuration.

Kimi CLI

Moonshot AI's Kimi coding assistant.

Path

Project: .skills/skills

Installing Skills

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent kimi --project

Crush

AI coding assistant with minimal configuration.

Path

Project: .skills/skills

Installing Skills

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent crush --project

Plandex

AI coding agent for complex, multi-file tasks.

Path

Project: .skills/skills

Installing Skills

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent plandex --project

RooCode

AI coding agent focused on handling larger changes and scaffolding work, often integrating with tools like git and CI.

Path

Project: .skilz/skills

Installing Skills

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent roocode --project

Universal Support Agents

These agents work via the AGENTS.md ecosystem using universal mode. All use the .skilz/skills project directory and are installed with --agent universal --project.

Ona

Configurable, self-hostable agents that operate over local code with flexible behavior tuning.

Installing Skills

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent universal --project

Amp

Sourcegraph's AI-powered developer tooling and agents for structured help across the development lifecycle.

Installing Skills

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent universal --project

Devin

Cognition's "AI software engineer" that can autonomously plan, code, run tests, and iterate on tasks end-to-end.

Installing Skills

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent universal --project

Factory

Opinionated automation around repetitive coding tasks, codebase maintenance, and templated changes.

Installing Skills

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent universal --project

Jules

Google's coding agent leveraging their LLM stack and cloud integrations to provide coding help, refactors, and multi-file edits.

Installing Skills

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent universal --project

Goose

Lightweight assistants that run in terminals, editors, or pipelines without heavy vendor lock-in.

Installing Skills

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent universal --project

Warp

Next-generation terminal with structured input, rich UI, and built-in AI assistance for command composition.

Installing Skills

pip install skilz
skilz install anthropics_skills/theme-factory --agent universal --project

Adding Custom Agents

If your AI coding assistant isn't in the list above, you can add it as a custom agent in your configuration file at ~/.config/skilz/config.json: 

{
  "agents": {
    "my_agent": {
      "display_name": "My Custom Agent",
      "home_dir": "~/.my-agent/skills",
      "project_dir": ".my-agent/skills",
      "config_files": ["AGENT.md"],
      "supports_home": true,
      "default_mode": "copy",
      "native_skill_support": "none"
    }
  }
}

See Configuration Reference for all available options.

See Also