SkillsBoot 🚀

One source of truth for your AI instructions. Initialize once, share across projects, and switch seamlessly between different AI agents like GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, and more.

SkillsBoot solves the "instruction fragmentation" problem. Instead of copy-pasting skills, AGENTS.md, or MCP config between projects, you maintain a central library of Master Instructions and surgically link them to your projects.

✨ Key Features & Solutions

1. Reuse AI Instructions Across Projects 📦

Stop repeating yourself. Keep your custom "Senior Architect" persona, project guidelines, and coding standards in a single vault. SkillsBoot allows different projects to natively reuse core AI instructions covering:

• Skills
• AGENTS.md
• MCP Configurations

2. Dedicated Agent Mode (Recommended) 🔒

For power users who heavily utilize extended, agent-specific capabilities (e.g., Kilo's .kilocode/agents or Cline's .cline/memory), Dedicated Agent Mode is the primary way to use SkillsBoot. It locks the workspace to a single agent. This unlocks full compatibility with your agent's unique capabilities, safely isolating configurations to prevent conflicts while perfectly adhering to the agent's expected file structure.

3. Flexible Mode (Switching Agents) 🔄

Need to move from Claude Code to GitHub Copilot? If you disable the Dedicated Agent lock, you enter Flexible Mode. This mode allows you to instantly switch the instruction context between different AI agents. However, for compatibility across platforms, Flexible Mode only supports the core standard features listed below:

4. Clear & Easy Instruction Management 📂

With the SkillsBoot Manager UI, managing dozens of custom instructions is effortless. It takes one click to Apply, Remove, Edit, or Duplicate instructions across your entire portfolio.

🛠 How It Works

1. Master Templates: Instructions are stored in a standard, portable format (~/.skillsboot/templates).
2. Tool Adapters: SkillsBoot dynamically translates templates into "Variants"—versions natively optimized for specific tools (e.g., TOML for Codex, JSONC for Kilo).
3. Symlink Architecture: High-speed, zero-copy synchronization physically links your configured Variant directly to your active project folder. Your agent reads native files while your system stays perfectly managed.

🚀 Getting Started

1. Access the Manager

Find the Rocket Icon in the VS Code Activity Bar to open the SkillsBoot Manager.

2. Choose Your Mode (Welcome Screen)

• Dedicated Agent Mode: This is the recommended mode. Select your primary agent to lock the extension globally to that tool, enabling advanced tool-specific features.
• Flexible Mode ("Off"): If you prefer switching agents on the fly, select off. You will be limited to standard features.

3. Initialize or Import

• New: Scaffold a fresh, reusable Master Instruction. Dropdown is locked if in Dedicated Mode.
• Import: Already have skills in your project? Select your agent and choose exactly which features to import natively.

4. Code!

Your AI assistant is now supercharged and strictly following your managed standards.

🔧 Installation

1. Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace.
2. Open the SkillsBoot view in the Activity Bar.
3. Start centralizing your AI intelligence today!