Summary

This is a feature request to support `gh skill` — the GitHub CLI extension for Claude Code skill management — so that users can install skills from this repository with a single command.

Motivation

Currently, installing skills from this repository requires manual steps:

1. Clone or browse the repository
2. Locate the relevant `SKILL.md` file
3. Copy it into the local `~/.claude/skills/` directory

The Claude Code CLI offers a `gh skill` mechanism that allows skill discovery and installation directly from GitHub-hosted skill repositories, similar to how `gh extension install` works for GitHub CLI extensions. Supporting this would make the AI research skills in this repo immediately accessible to any Claude Code user with a single command.

Proposed Experience

```bash

Install a specific skill directly from this repo

gh skill install Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs/deep-research

Browse available skills

gh skill list Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs ```

What Would Be Needed

• Verify or add the skill metadata/index structure expected by `gh skill` (e.g., a top-level `skills.json` manifest or conforming directory layout)
• Update the README with a `gh skill` installation section
• Optionally, add a CI step to validate the index stays in sync with new skill additions

Why This Matters

• Lower friction: researchers can go from "I heard about this repo" to "skill is running" in one command
• Discoverability: `gh skill search` surfaces skills without requiring users to know the repo URL
• Consistency: aligns with the broader Claude Code ecosystem tooling

Related: K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills#142 proposes the same for that repo.

Happy to discuss the required format or open a follow-up PR once the direction is confirmed.