Skill Deck is a lightweight, native desktop application for managing and exploring Skills—a graphical companion to vercel-labs/skills.
Key highlights:
- Native Rust implementation — Does not invoke the
skillsCLI binary, no Node.js required - Fully compatible — Uses the same configuration format; CLI and GUI can be used interchangeably
- Companion, not replacement — Switch freely between CLI and GUI, or use both side by side
The goal is simple: make Skills easier to inspect, understand, and apply across projects and editors—without changing how they work.
Browse installed skills, inspect full details, and quickly check for updates or update skills in one place.
Global and project skills in a unified view. |
Discover installable skills with metadata and trust signals. |
Add or remove agent support without reinstalling. |
Copy project-level skills to other projects quickly. |
- 🗂 Unified view — Browse all installed Skills in one place
- 🌍 Global & project scope — Manage Skills at global level or per-project
- 🧠 Clear visibility — Understand where each Skill is applied at a glance
- 🔄 Multi-editor support — Auto-detect installed editors (VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.) and sync Skills across them
- ✏️ Agent management — Add or remove editor support for installed Skills without reinstalling
- ♻️ Update detection & upgrade — Quickly check for available updates and update installed Skills
- 📦 Dual install modes — Choose between Symlink and Copy when installing Skills
- 🔍 Discover & install — Install Skills from GitHub repos or local paths
- 📋 Copy across projects — Quickly copy project-level Skills to other projects with one click
- 🌐 Bilingual UI — English and Chinese interface
- ⚡ Fast & lightweight — Built with Tauri v2, fast startup, low resource usage
⚠️ Skill disabling is not supported by the underlying model. Skills can be installed or removed only.
Download the installer for your platform from GitHub Releases:
- Windows:
Skill-Deck_x.x.x_x64_en-US.msi - macOS:
Skill-Deck_x.x.x_universal.dmg(Intel + Apple Silicon)Note for macOS users: The application is currently unsigned. If you encounter an "app is damaged" or "cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified" error after installation, please run the following command in your terminal:
sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Skill Deck.app" - Linux:
skill-deck_x.x.x_amd64.deborskill-deck-x.x.x-1.x86_64.rpm
Prerequisites:
- Node.js >= 18
- pnpm >= 8
- Rust >= 1.70
- System dependencies: see Tauri Prerequisites
# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/hccake/skill-deck.git
cd skill-deck
# Install dependencies
pnpm install
# Run in development mode
pnpm tauri dev
# Build for production
pnpm tauri buildBuild output is located at src-tauri/target/release/bundle/.
Click the + button next to "Projects" in the sidebar and select your code project directory.
Find the GitHub repo URL or local path of the Skill you want to install. For example:
https://github.com/vercel-labs/skillsvercel-labs/skills(GitHub shorthand)/path/to/local/skill(local path)
You can also paste a skills CLI install command directly — Skill Deck will automatically parse the source, skill names, and target agents from it:
npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills --skill frontend-design -a claude-codeClick + Add next to "Global Skills" or any project → enter the Skill source (or paste a CLI command) → select target editors (VS Code / Cursor, etc.) → choose install mode (Symlink / Copy) → confirm.
When a CLI command is pasted, the --skill and --agent options are automatically pre-selected in the wizard. You can still modify the selections before confirming.
Once installed, open the project in the corresponding editor. The Skill will be automatically loaded by the AI assistant.
- vercel-labs/skills — The original CLI tool
- Tauri — Cross-platform desktop app framework
- Linux.do — Community support and feedback