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Migrate Skills Between Libraries skill

Use when moving skills between library workspaces or upgrading from a personal library to a team library. Export from one workspace, import into another.

$npx skills add MoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills --skill migrate-skills-between-libraries
View this skill on GitHubMoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills/skills/migrate-skills-between-libraries/SKILL.md
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MoizIbnYousaf

Migrate Skills Between Libraries

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Install Migrate Skills Between Libraries

Pick your agent. Every command is ready to paste.

$npx skills add MoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills --skill migrate-skills-between-libraries

The open skills CLI detects your agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ more) and installs to the right folder. Add -g to install globally.

01

Install it

Run the command above, or upload the folder in Claude.

02

Ask naturally

Describe the task. Your agent loads migrate-skills-between-libraries when the request matches its description.

03

Name it if needed

If it does not trigger, say “use the migrate-skills-between-libraries skill”. In Codex, type $migrate-skills-between-libraries.

The skill itself

SKILL.md

FolderGitHub

Migrate Skills Between Libraries

Goal

Move skills from one library workspace to another without losing metadata, breaking dependencies, or duplicating entries.

Guardrails

  • Always use --dry-run before any mutating command in the target workspace.
  • Always use --list to inspect the source library before importing.
  • Always use --format json for structured output when scripting migrations.
  • Never import skills without checking for name collisions in the target workspace first.
  • Always run build-docs in the target workspace after migration.

Workflow

Export: Identify skills to migrate from the source library

  1. List all skills in the source workspace.
cd /path/to/source-library
npx ai-agent-skills list --format json --fields name,tier,workArea,collections
  1. For house copies, note the skill folder paths. For upstream picks, note the installSource.

Import: Add skills to the target workspace

  1. For house copies, use vendor to copy the skill folder into the target:
cd /path/to/target-library
npx ai-agent-skills vendor /path/to/source-library --skill <name> --area <workArea> --branch <branch> --why "Migrated from source library." --dry-run
npx ai-agent-skills vendor /path/to/source-library --skill <name> --area <workArea> --branch <branch> --why "Migrated from source library."
  1. For upstream picks, use catalog to re-catalog from the original source:
npx ai-agent-skills catalog <owner>/<repo> --skill <name> --area <workArea> --branch <branch> --why "Migrated from source library." --dry-run
npx ai-agent-skills catalog <owner>/<repo> --skill <name> --area <workArea> --branch <branch> --why "Migrated from source library."
  1. Rebuild docs in the target workspace.
npx ai-agent-skills build-docs
  1. Validate the target workspace.
npx ai-agent-skills validate

Gotchas

  • Skill names must be unique per workspace. Check for collisions before importing.
  • House copies are full folder copies — the source and target are independent after migration.
  • Upstream picks re-catalog from the original upstream source, not the intermediate library.
  • Dependencies (requires field) must also be migrated. Check info --format json for each skill's dependency graph.
  • Collection membership does not transfer automatically. Use curate --collection <id> to add migrated skills to target collections.

Tips for Migrate Skills Between Libraries

  • • Start a fresh session after installing so your agent picks up the new skill.
  • • It is part of a pack with 18 skills. Install only the ones you need with --skill to keep triggers precise.
  • • If two skills overlap, mention the one you want by name.

Questions about Migrate Skills Between Libraries

What does the Migrate Skills Between Libraries skill do?

Use when moving skills between library workspaces or upgrading from a personal library to a team library. Export from one workspace, import into another.

How do I install Migrate Skills Between Libraries?

Run "npx skills add MoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills --skill migrate-skills-between-libraries" in your project. The skills CLI installs it for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ other agents. In Claude on the web, upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Customize > Skills.

Does Migrate Skills Between Libraries work in Cursor and Codex?

Yes. Migrate Skills Between Libraries uses the open SKILL.md format, so it works in Claude Code, Claude, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and other agents that support agent skills.

Is Migrate Skills Between Libraries free?

Migrate Skills Between Libraries is open source on GitHub under the MIT license. It is free to install; check the license before commercial use.

Who made Migrate Skills Between Libraries?

Migrate Skills Between Libraries is published by MoizIbnYousaf in the MoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills repository, together with 17 other skills.

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