{
  "slug": "hf-skills-add-installs-to-the-default-skills-directory-3772b2196898",
  "title": "hf skills add installs to the default skills directory",
  "tools": [
    "hf"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-03-12T17:12:11.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-03-12T17:12:11.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When installing the hf-cli skill for the current project, run `hf skills add`; use `--global` for the user-level directory. Add agent flags to symlink the skill into the selected agent’s skills directory.",
    "examples": [
      "hf skills add",
      "hf skills add --global",
      "hf skills add --claude --cursor"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v1.7.0",
      "Requires Run `hf skills add` or `hf skills add --global`.",
      "--global / -g: Install globally at user level instead of in the current project directory.",
      "--claude: Install for Claude; custom agent selection symlinks the skill to that agent’s skills directory.",
      "--codex: Install for Codex; custom agent selection symlinks the skill to that agent’s skills directory.",
      "--cursor: Install for Cursor; custom agent selection symlinks the skill to that agent’s skills directory.",
      "--opencode: Install for OpenCode; custom agent selection symlinks the skill to that agent’s skills directory.",
      "--dest PATH: Install into a custom destination (path to skills directory).",
      "--force: Overwrite existing skills in the destination.",
      "Agent-specific symlinks are created when agent flags are provided."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Install the hf-cli skill for the default agents directory in a repository or for the user account.",
  "before": "Specify an installation destination or agent flags to install the skill.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/huggingface/huggingface_hub/releases/tag/v1.7.0",
    "https://github.com/huggingface/huggingface_hub/pull/3923",
    "https://huggingface.co/docs/huggingface_hub/v1.7.0/en/package_reference/cli"
  ],
  "rank": 0.97033,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v2+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "wave2b-20261017",
    "verdict_id": "wave2b-20261017:wave2b-20261017-d8cd378dc59e801b-8:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "d8f0c99dc8443865938251b43e32fcff71fa54510372d19f1825608af46d1d0b"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "6de979629afa8e5bc60629f7cbf3feb4e5fad70a7d800655b0bbd182a7ba59d0",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave2b-20261017:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.97 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.74 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}