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Skill Repository

Guide for structuring Netresearch skill repositories with multi-channel distribution. Covers repository standards, composer.json configuration, release workflows, and validation scripts.

Latest release v3.3.1

Install

Choose a supported route below. Package contents, agent registration and runtime dependencies can differ between installers.

  1. Claude Code via this marketplace
    /plugin install skill-repo@netresearch-claude-code-marketplace

    First add the marketplace once in Claude Code: /plugin marketplace add netresearch/claude-code-marketplace. Then install the selected plugin. For setup and installation scopes, see Claude Code plugin setup A plugin can include several skills and additional components.

  2. npx interactive skill selection
    npx skills add https://github.com/netresearch/skill-repo-skill

    Requires Node.js 22.20+. Run from the target project, then choose the source skills and agents in the installer. Uses the skills CLI from skills.sh Installs skill instructions. Extra plugin hooks, commands and external runtime tools are not installed by this route.

  3. composer require PHP project, as a package
    composer require netresearch/skill-repo-skill

    Allow the Composer skill installer to activate and approve skill registration when prompted. Requires netresearch/composer-agent-skill-plugin Discovers trusted skill packages and registers their instructions in AGENTS.md. Runtime tools may need separate setup.

  4. composer skills:add PHP project, direct source
    composer skills:add netresearch/skill-repo-skill

    Install and activate netresearch/composer-agent-skill-plugin first; approve the selected source's skill registration. Provided by netresearch/composer-agent-skill-plugin Pins source repositories without a Packagist package and records them in composer.skills.lock. Runtime dependencies remain separate.

What you can do with it

  • Creating or bootstrapping a Netresearch-style skill repository
  • Standardizing layout, composer.json, plugin.json / .claude-plugin/plugin.json, or release workflows
  • Wiring reusable CI from netresearch/skill-repo-skill
  • Fixing validation errors from validate-skill.sh or marketplace packaging
  • Migrating to split licensing (LICENSE-MIT + LICENSE-CC-BY-SA-4.0)

What you get back

  • A documented directory layout and templates for new repos
  • Validation: structural checks for SKILL.md, licenses, composer.json, plugin.json
  • Release discipline: tag-driven packaging aligned with plugin version
  • References for installation paths, marketplace sync, and release safety

What it expects in your project

  • Validation script: bash 4.3+ and python3 (3.11+) on PATH when running validate-skill.sh (JSON checks use Python, not jq)
  • Target repos: GitHub-hosted Netresearch skill repos using split licensing and Composer type ai-agent-skill
  • CI: consuming repos call reusable workflows from this repository (validate.yml, release.yml, …)

Tags

  • development
  • skill-skills