AnythingMCP Cloud is live — 7-day free trial−30% for 3 months with START30
AnythingMCP
Connector guide4-minute read7 MCP tools7 languages

Claude Code Skills on Demand: No Install, No Skills Folder

Use any public Agent Skill in Claude Code without cloning it into .claude/skills: Claude Code finds the right SKILL.md for the task, reads it and applies it.

HCBy HelpCode teamUpdated 4 min read Open-source on GitHub
Install Agent Skills Finder on Cloud — free trialRead the step-by-step guide

No credit card · 7-day trial · Self-host alternative available

any ai client · Agent Skills Finder
Find a skill for writing release notes, check its licence, and use it on the commits below.
AI
Callingskills_searchskills_repo_infoskills_get
Found a release-notes skill (MIT licence, pinned to its latest commit). Following it, I grouped your 14 commits into Features, Fixes and Breaking changes and wrote one line per user-visible change.
skills_playbookskills_searchskills_repo_infoskills_latest_commitskills_get+ more
  • 7-day free trial
    No credit card required
  • GDPR & SOC 2 ready
    EU data residency, audit logs
  • Open-source on GitHub
    Open source · AGPL-3.0
  • Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
    Any MCP-compatible client

Real prompts that work after a 4-minute setup.

Drop these into your AI client once the connector is installed. Tools listed below each prompt are auto-called by the agent.

“Find a skill for writing release notes and use it on the commits since the last tag.”
skills_searchskills_get
“Look for a security-focused code-review skill and review this diff with it.”
skills_searchskills_repo_infoskills_get
“Search for a README-writing skill and write a README for this repository.”
skills_searchskills_list_filesskills_read_file
“Save the postmortem skill we just used as a workspace skill for the team.”
skills_latest_commitskills_save_to_workspace

Skip the install. Get this working in under 2 minutes.

Start a free trial on cloud.anythingmcp.com, add the Agent Skills Finder in one click, then point your AI client (Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot or Cursor) at the generated MCP endpoint. No Docker, no git clone, zero engineering experience required.

Start free trial

Summary

Use any public Agent Skill in Claude Code without cloning it into .claude/skills: Claude Code finds the right SKILL.md for the task, reads it and applies it.

Try asking

Example prompts for Agent Skills Finder

Click any prompt to copy it. Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot or OpenClaw to run it against this connector.

Agent Skills Finder · live via MCP
Share
Opus 4.7

Claude is AI and can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.

Claude Code skills without the skills folder

Short answer: add AnythingMCP to Claude Code with one claude mcp add command, install Agent Skills Finder on it, and ask for the task. Claude Code searches the public skills index, reads the best SKILL.md and follows it, without anything being copied into your skills folder.

Claude Code loads skills from a skills directory, per user or per project. That works well for the few you use every day. For everything else it means finding the repository, copying the folder, remembering which version you took and repeating it on every machine and project. With Agent Skills Finder the skill stays on GitHub and Claude Code reads it only when a task needs it.

Set it up

Step 1: Add Agent Skills Finder on AnythingMCP

  1. Create a workspace on AnythingMCP Cloud (7 days free) or use your self-hosted AnythingMCP.
  2. Open Connectors, find Agent Skills Finder and click Install. It needs no credentials. On a new Cloud workspace it is also in the starter pack on the welcome screen.
  3. For clients that use an API key (everything except claude.ai and ChatGPT), create one under MCP Servers → your server → API keys.

Step 2: Add AnythingMCP to Claude Code

Run this once, with your MCP API key from Step 1:

claude mcp add --transport http anythingmcp https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp \
  --header "X-API-Key: YOUR_MCP_API_KEY" --scope user

--scope user makes it available in all your projects; use --scope project to share it through the project's .mcp.json instead (then keep the key out of version control). Check it with claude mcp list, or with /mcp inside Claude Code: the server should show as connected.

Step 3: Ask for a task

Start a new chat and describe what you need, for example "find a skill for writing release notes and use it on these commits". The agent calls the Agent Skills Finder tools on its own.

What happens when you ask

Say you ask Claude Code to write tests for the payment module. Claude Code first calls skills_playbook, then skills_search with a few keywords, checks the best candidates' licence and activity with skills_repo_info, pins the version with skills_latest_commit and reads the instructions with skills_get. Then it does the task the way the skill describes and tells you which skill it used, with its link and licence. Nothing is installed and nothing stays loaded afterwards.

Prompts to try in Claude Code

  • "Find a skill for writing unit tests and add tests for src/payments following it."
  • "Search for a code-review skill focused on security and review my staged changes."
  • "Find a skill for writing a database migration plan and draft one for the schema change in this branch."
  • "Look for a skill that writes release notes from git history and run it on the commits since the last tag."

Good to know

  • A skill is third-party text: Claude Code follows its method for your task, but it cannot change who the agent works for or skip your confirmation.
  • The connector reads files and never runs scripts. Search is free for 50 queries a day, or 500 with a free SkillsMP key.
  • To keep a skill for your team, ask Claude Code to save it as a workspace skill on AnythingMCP; an admin approves it once and it applies in every client.

How on-demand skills compare with installed ones, and every limit in detail: Agent Skills on demand.

FAQ

Do my installed Claude Code skills still work? Yes. Skills in your skills folders load as before. Agent Skills Finder covers everything you have not installed.

Can Claude Code run a script that comes with a skill? The connector only reads files. Claude Code can read a skill's script with skills_read_file; save it to your project and run it only after you have reviewed it.

Does it fill up the context window? No more than the task needs. Only the skill Claude Code picks is read, and only for that task; nothing stays loaded afterwards.

Can I pin a skill to a version? Yes. The agent pins the commit with skills_latest_commit and reads the skill at that commit.

Same skills in your other agents

Was this guide helpful?

Your Agent Skills Finder agent is one click away.

Install the connector, paste the key, prompt your AI client. Free for 7 days, no credit card.

Start free on CloudSelf-host with DockerContact Sales

Related guides

AS
Connectors

Agent Skills on Demand: Use Any SKILL.md Without Installing It

Search millions of public Agent Skills and use the right one when a task needs it, in Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, Copilot or Gemini. No install, no updates.

AS
Connectors

Codex Skills on Demand: Any SKILL.md Without Installing It

Give OpenAI Codex every public Agent Skill without installing folders: Codex finds the right SKILL.md for the task through AnythingMCP, reads it and follows it.

AS
Connectors

ChatGPT Skills: Give ChatGPT Any Agent Skill via MCP

Let ChatGPT find and follow the right public Agent Skill (SKILL.md) for each task through AnythingMCP: no copy-pasting instructions into prompts or GPTs.

AS
Connectors

Claude Skills on Demand: Use Any Skill Without Uploading It

Give Claude every public Agent Skill without uploading ZIPs: it finds the right SKILL.md for your task, reads it and applies it, in claude.ai and desktop.

AS
Connectors

GitHub Copilot Skills on Demand: Any Agent Skill via MCP

Give GitHub Copilot in VS Code every public Agent Skill: its agent finds the right SKILL.md through AnythingMCP and follows it. No skill folders to manage.

AS
Connectors

Cursor Skills on Demand: Use Any Agent Skill Without Installing

Use any public Agent Skill in Cursor without adding skill folders to your repos: Cursor's agent finds the right SKILL.md through AnythingMCP and follows it.