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n8nctl skills install

n8nctl skills install

Write the bundled skill into an agent's skills directory

n8nctl skills install [flags]

Options

      --agent string   Target agent: claude, codex, copilot, cursor, gemini, opencode, windsurf (default "claude")
      --dir string     Explicit destination base directory (overrides --agent/--global)
  -g, --global         Install for all projects (user-level) instead of the current project
  -h, --help           help for install

Options inherited from parent commands

      --api-key string    override the API key (prefer keyring via 'auth login')
      --base-url string   override the instance base URL (e.g. https://host/api/v1)
      --columns strings   comma-separated columns for table/csv output
      --dry-run           print the equivalent curl and send no request
      --jq string         apply a jq program to the result (e.g. '.[].id'); implies JSON input
      --no-color          disable colored output [env: NO_COLOR]
      --no-header         hide the table header row
  -o, --output string     output format: table|json|yaml|csv [env: N8NCTL_OUTPUT]
      --profile string    config profile (instance) to use [env: N8NCTL_PROFILE]
  -q, --quiet             suppress non-essential chatter
      --rps float         client-side rate limit in requests/sec (0 = use config/default)
      --show-token        do not redact the API key in --dry-run output
  -v, --verbose           verbose (debug) logging to stderr

SEE ALSO

  • n8nctl skills - Install this CLI's AI-agent skill into Claude, Cursor, and other agents