Skill-Master for VS Code
Manage AI coding agent skills from your sidebar — scan, organize, hide, and link skills to any agent.
Independent from the desktop Skill-Master app. Uses .skill-master-vsc/ for all configuration.
Features
- Skill Library — Browse all your skills in a sidebar tree view, organized by groups
- Source Folders — Add multiple skill source folders and scan for
SKILL.md files
- Groups & Folders — Organize skills into groups with full CRUD
- Notes — Add custom notes to any skill
- Hide/Unhide — Hide skills you don't need; unhide them later
- Agent Linking — Install skills to 18+ AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, Codex, etc.) via symlinks
- Search — Quick-search all skills via the command palette
- SKILL.md Viewer — Open and view any skill's markdown content
- Custom Agents — Add your own AI agents with custom skills directories
Getting Started
- Click the Skill-Master icon in the activity bar (or run
Skill-Master: Add Source Folder)
- Select a folder that contains
SKILL.md files — skills are discovered recursively
- Browse your skills in the sidebar, organized by groups
- Right-click any skill to edit notes, add to groups, hide, or link to agents
A skill is any directory containing a SKILL.md file with YAML frontmatter:
---
name: my-skill
description: A description of what this skill does
---
# My Skill
Instructions for the AI agent...
Commands
| Command |
Description |
Skill-Master: Add Source Folder |
Scan a folder for skills |
Skill-Master: Refresh All Sources |
Re-scan all source folders |
Skill-Master: Search Skills |
Quick-search your skill library |
Skill-Master: Create Folder/Group |
Create a new organizational group |
Skill-Master: Install Skill to Agent |
Link a skill to an AI agent |
Skill-Master: Show Hidden Skills |
View and manage hidden skills |
Skill-Master: Open Settings |
Configure extension settings |
Supported Agents
Built-in support for 18 AI coding agents:
Claude Code, Codex, CodeBuddy, OpenCode, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Antigravity,
Windsurf, Trae, Droid, Augment, OpenClaw, Cline, Vercel Skills,
CommandCode, Continue, Crush, Goose
Plus custom agents you can add yourself.
Configuration
Extension settings (in VS Code settings.json):
{
"skillMaster.autoRefreshInterval": 0,
"skillMaster.showStatusBar": true
}
All skill data is stored in .skill-master-vsc/ directories — never in VS Code settings.
Requirements
- VS Code 1.84.0 or higher
- Node.js 18+
License
MIT
