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Installation

Install Ancher skills and the hosted MCP server for Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor.

One install adds two things:

  • Skills — instructions that tell the AI when and how to save, search, research, and organize Ancher content.
  • MCP tools — the hosted Ancher MCP server that lets the AI actually perform those actions.

Install

bash
npx -y @ancher-ai/agent-skills install

The installer finds Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor, then configures the ones it finds. It does not install a local server or require an API token.

The package is published as @ancher-ai/agent-skills on npm, with a read-only source mirror at streamify-one/ancher-agent-skills for reading and issue tracking.

Next, sign in to Ancher for the agent you use.

What -y means

npx normally asks permission before temporarily downloading a package it has not installed yet. -y answers that npx download prompt automatically.

It does not approve Ancher actions, grant the AI access to your content, or send a token. Omit it if you prefer to confirm the download yourself:

bash
npx @ancher-ai/agent-skills install

Install options

bash
# Configure only specific agents.
npx -y @ancher-ai/agent-skills install --agent claude,codex

# Preview every file and command without changing anything.
npx -y @ancher-ai/agent-skills install --print

# Add skills to the current repository instead of your user profile.
npx -y @ancher-ai/agent-skills install --project

# Remove Ancher skills and MCP configuration again.
npx -y @ancher-ai/agent-skills uninstall

The default installation is user-wide. It writes each agent’s skills to its native global directory and configures the hosted MCP server. With --project, skills are written into the current repository; Codex MCP configuration remains user-wide, so the installer prints the one command you need to run.

Persistent command

You can install the installer globally if you prefer a persistent command:

bash
npm install -g @ancher-ai/agent-skills
ancher-agent-skills install

Native plugin installation

The one-command installer is the recommended path. You may instead install the native plugin marketplace entry.

Claude Code

text
/plugin marketplace add streamify-one/ancher-agent-skills
/plugin install ancher@ancher-agent-skills

OpenAI Codex

bash
codex plugin marketplace add streamify-one/ancher-agent-skills

Then start codex, open /plugins, install ancher, and begin a new session.