# RuleSkill > A registry of Agent Skills: reusable instructions packaged as SKILL.md, discovered from public source repositories. Skills are instructions and optional supporting files. Installing a skill does not configure an MCP server. Version downloads preserve SKILL.md only. Review linked scripts and dependencies at the upstream repository before use. ## Guides - [Learn](https://ruleskill.com/learn): Agent Skills concepts, MCP vs skills, rules file formats, install guides and security. - [Install skills](https://ruleskill.com/tools/cli): CLI usage and local installation. - [Registry API](https://ruleskill.com/tools/api): Search and retrieve skill content. - [Ask endpoint](https://ruleskill.com/api/v1/ask?q=review%20a%20pull%20request): Natural-language skill lookup returning install commands and trust status as JSON. - [OpenAPI](https://ruleskill.com/openapi.json): Machine-readable description of the public API. - [MCP server](https://ruleskill.com/tools/mcp): Query the registry from Claude Code, Cursor and other MCP clients; remote endpoint https://ruleskill.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP, read-only). - [Browse skills](https://ruleskill.com/skills): Discover skills by purpose. - [Categories](https://ruleskill.com/categories): Explore skill categories. - [Playbooks](https://ruleskill.com/playbooks): Multi-skill workflows for common engineering tasks. ## Platforms - [Claude Code skills](https://ruleskill.com/claude-code-skills): Skills and install steps for Claude Code. - [Cursor rules and skills](https://ruleskill.com/cursor-rules-and-skills): Skills and rules for Cursor. - [Codex CLI skills](https://ruleskill.com/codex-cli-skills): Skills and AGENTS.md for Codex CLI. - [Windsurf skills](https://ruleskill.com/windsurf-skills): Skills and rules for Windsurf. ## Selected skills Latest revision passed RuleSkill text screening; highest quality first. - [openclaw/clawdtributor](https://ruleskill.com/api/v1/skills/openclaw-openclaw-agents-skills-clawdtributor-skill-md/SKILL.md): Original skill instructions in Markdown. - [obra/brainstorming](https://ruleskill.com/api/v1/skills/obra-superpowers-skills-brainstorming-skill-md/SKILL.md): Original skill instructions in Markdown. - [mattpocock/design-an-interface](https://ruleskill.com/api/v1/skills/mattpocock-skills-skills-deprecated-design-an-interface-skill-md/SKILL.md): Original skill instructions in Markdown. - [affaan-m/ecc-council](https://ruleskill.com/api/v1/skills/affaan-m-ecc-pi-core-skills-ecc-council-skill-md/SKILL.md): Original skill instructions in Markdown. ## Policies - [Security methodology](https://ruleskill.com/learn/security-methodology): What the trust assessment checks and does not check. - [About](https://ruleskill.com/about): Registry scope and source attribution. - [Privacy](https://ruleskill.com/privacy): Data handling. - [Terms](https://ruleskill.com/terms): Usage terms. Trust assessments cover the recorded SKILL.md revision only; they do not certify executable dependencies. ## Optional - [llms-small.txt](https://ruleskill.com/llms-small.txt): Compact version for token-limited coding assistants. - [llms-full.txt](https://ruleskill.com/llms-full.txt): Full text of the Learn guides in one file.