Kernel Skills

Official AI agent skills from the Kernel for installing useful skills for our CLI and SDKs that you can load into popular coding agents.

Installation

Claude Code

# Add the Kernel skills marketplace
/plugin marketplace add kernel/skills

# Install the CLI skill (includes kernel-auth)
/plugin install kernel-cli

# Install the SDK skills (TypeScript & Python)
/plugin install kernel-sdks

Cursor

Install from the Cursor Marketplace:

1. Open Cursor Settings > Plugins
2. Search for "Kernel"
3. Install the plugin

The Cursor plugin includes all skills, an MCP server for cloud browser management, and best-practice rules.

Any Agent

npx skills add kernel/skills

Manual Installation

git clone https://github.com/kernel/skills.git
cp -r skills/plugins/kernel-cli ~/.claude/skills/
cp -r skills/plugins/kernel-sdks ~/.claude/skills/

Prerequisites

Before using these skills, ensure you have:

1. Kernel CLI installed:

   brew install kernel/tap/kernel
   

2. Authenticated with Kernel:

   export KERNEL_API_KEY=<api-key> or
   kernel login
   

Once installed, your coding agent will automatically know how to use Kernel.

Available Skills

kernel-cli

Command-line interface skills for using Kernel CLI commands.

kernel-sdks

SDK skills for building browser automation with TypeScript and Python.

Documentation

• Kernel Documentation
• CLI Reference
• API Reference
• Quickstart Guide

Support

• Discord Community
• GitHub Issues

License

MIT