Skills Primer — Development skill for Claude Code
Prime your Claude Code sessions with preloaded skills.
How to install Skills Primer
This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no
exact command to give. Open johnlindquist/skills-primer and copy the folder into
~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.
What Skills Primer does
Prime your Claude Code sessions with preloaded skills.
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README
skills-primer
Prime your Claude Code sessions with preloaded skills.
Installation
# With bun (recommended)
bun install -g skills-primer
# With npm
npm install -g skills-primer
**Note:** Requires [Bun](https://bun.sh) runtime and [Claude Code CLI](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code)
Quick Start
# Launch interactive skill selector
sp
# List available skills
sp --list
# Skip permission prompts (dangerous mode)
spx
Usage
sp # Standard mode
spx # Dangerous mode (skips permission prompts)
skills-primer # Full command name
What happens when you run `sp`:
- Scans
~/.claude/skills/(global) and./.claude/skills/(local) - Shows interactive selector with autocomplete filtering (type to search)
- Recently used skills appear first with ⏱ icon
- Launches Claude with selected skills injected via
--append-system-prompt
Examples
# Basic usage - select skills interactively
sp
# Use with Opus model
sp -- --model opus
# Non-interactive prompt with skills
sp -- -p "refactor this function"
# Continue previous conversation with skills
sp -- -c
# Dangerous mode (no permission prompts) + Opus
spx -- --model opus
# List all available skills
sp --list
# Clear recently used skills cache
sp --clear-recent
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
sp |
Standard mode - prompts for permissions |
spx |
Dangerous mode - auto-passes --dangerously-skip-permissions |
skills-primer |
Full command (same as sp) |
Options
-h, --help Show help message
-l, --list List available skills and exit
--clear-recent Clear the recent skills cache
Passing Options to Claude
Use `--` to separate skills-primer options from Claude options:
sp -- --model opus # Use Opus model
sp -- --model sonnet # Use Sonnet model
sp -- -p "prompt" # Non-interactive pro
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