Introducing Skiller

A lightweight desktop menubar app for browsing and installing Claude Code plugins and Agent Skills

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Features

Plugin & Skill Management

Browse Plugins: Explore Claude Code plugins from claude-plugins.dev
Browse Skills: Discover Agent Skills for various AI coding assistants
One-Click Install: Install directly to your preferred terminal
Track Installations: Keep track of what you've installed

Modern Interface

System Tray App: Lives in your menubar for quick access
Theme Support: Light, Dark, and System-following themes
Global Shortcut: Customize a hotkey to instantly open Skiller
Infinite Scroll: Smooth pagination with preloading

Flexible Installation

10 Client Targets: Install skills to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, and more
4 Package Managers: Choose between npm, bun, pnpm, or yarn
Personal or Project: Install globally or locally to your project

📸 Screenshots

Plugins Tab	Skills Tab	Settings
Browse & install plugins	Multi-step skill installation	Customize your experience

Quick Start

Prerequisites

Node.js 18.x or later
Rust 1.70 or later
Tauri CLI

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/your-username/skiller.git
cd skiller

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run in development mode
npm run tauri dev

# Build for production
npm run tauri build

Usage

Opening Skiller

Click the tray icon in your menubar (macOS) or system tray (Windows/Linux)
Use the global shortcut (default: Ctrl+Alt+X, customizable in Settings)

Installing a Plugin

Navigate to the Plugins tab
Browse or search for a plugin
Click Install on the plugin card
Confirm the installation in the dialog
The install command runs in your default terminal

Installing a Skill

Quick Install:

Navigate to the Skills tab
Click Install for a global installation

Custom Install:

Click Install to... for more options
Select your target client (Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, etc.)
Choose installation type (Personal or Project)
Pick your package manager
The command executes in your selected terminal

Configuration

Open Settings (gear icon) to customize:

Setting	Description
Theme	Light, Dark, or follow system preference
Show in Dock	Toggle Dock icon visibility (macOS only)
Global Shortcut	Set a custom keyboard shortcut
Default Install Path	Default directory for project installations
Default Package Manager	Your preferred package manager
Default Terminal	Choose from detected terminal applications

🏗️ Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│          Skiller App                │
│  ┌─────────────┬─────────────────┐  │
│  │ React UI    │  Tauri Backend  │  │
│  │ (TypeScript)│  (Rust)         │  │
│  └─────────────┴─────────────────┘  │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
         │                 │
         ▼                 ▼
┌─────────────────┐  ┌─────────────────┐
│ claude-plugins  │  │ System Terminal │
│ .dev API        │  │ (CLI execution) │
└─────────────────┘  └─────────────────┘

Project Structure

skiller/
├── .github/                  # GitHub configuration
│   ├── workflows/            # CI/CD workflows
│   └── ISSUE_TEMPLATE/       # Issue templates
├── src/                      # React frontend
│   ├── api/                  # API & caching layer
│   ├── assets/               # Static assets (icons, images)
│   ├── components/           # UI components
│   ├── hooks/                # React hooks
│   ├── styles/               # CSS styles
│   ├── types/                # TypeScript definitions
│   └── utils/                # Utility functions
├── src-tauri/                # Rust backend
│   ├── icons/                # App icons
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── lib.rs            # Main entry & tray logic
│   │   └── commands.rs       # Tauri commands
│   └── tauri.conf.json       # Tauri configuration
├── public/                   # Public assets
├── package.json
├── vite.config.ts
├── LICENSE                   # MIT License
├── CONTRIBUTING.md           # Contribution guidelines
└── CHANGELOG.md              # Version history

Supported Clients

Skiller supports installing skills to the following AI coding assistants:

Client	Description
Claude	Anthropic's Claude Desktop app
Claude Code	Claude's coding-focused interface
Cursor	AI-powered code editor
VS Code	Visual Studio Code with AI extensions
Codex	OpenAI Codex integration
Amp Code	Amp's AI coding assistant
OpenCode	Open-source AI coding platform
Goose	Block's AI agent platform
Letta	Memory-focused AI platform
GitHub	GitHub Copilot integration

Supported Terminals

macOS

Terminal (default)
iTerm
Warp
Alacritty
kitty
Hyper
WezTerm
Tabby
Rio
Ghostty

Windows

Windows Terminal
Command Prompt
PowerShell

Linux

GNOME Terminal
Konsole
xterm
Alacritty
kitty
Tilix

Permissions

Skiller requires certain permissions to function:

macOS

Accessibility (optional): For terminals that require System Events automation
Automation: To control terminal applications via AppleScript

How to Grant Permissions

Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security
Navigate to Automation
Allow Skiller to control your terminal application

Development

Tech Stack

Frontend: React 18, TypeScript, Vite
Backend: Rust, Tauri 2.x
Styling: CSS with CSS Variables for theming
State: React Hooks + Tauri Store

Key Dependencies

Frontend:

@tauri-apps/api - Tauri frontend API
@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog - File dialogs
@tauri-apps/plugin-http - HTTP requests (bypasses CORS)
@tauri-apps/plugin-shell - Shell command execution
@tauri-apps/plugin-store - Persistent storage

Backend (Rust):

tauri - Core framework with tray support
tauri-plugin-global-shortcut - Global hotkey registration
cocoa / objc - macOS native APIs

Building from Source

# Development mode with hot reload
npm run tauri dev

# Production build (on your current platform)
npm run tauri build

# The built app will be in:
# - macOS: src-tauri/target/release/bundle/dmg/
# - Windows: src-tauri/target/release/bundle/msi/
# - Linux: src-tauri/target/release/bundle/deb/

Building for Windows

Option 1: Build on Windows machine

# Using PowerShell script
.\scripts\build-windows.ps1

# Or using CMD batch file
.\scripts\build-windows.bat

Option 2: GitHub Actions (Automated)

Push a version tag to trigger automated builds for all platforms:

git tag v0.1.0
git push origin v0.1.0

The release workflow will automatically create installers for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

API Reference

Skiller fetches data from claude-plugins.dev:

Endpoint	Description
`GET /api/plugins`	List plugins with pagination
`GET /api/skills`	List skills with pagination

Query Parameters

limit - Number of items per page (default: 20)
offset - Pagination offset
q - Search query

Caching

API Cache: 5 minutes TTL for list data
Search Cache: 2 minutes TTL for search results
Rate Limiting: 500ms minimum interval for scroll requests

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Fork the repository
Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

claude-plugins.dev for the plugin/skill registry
Tauri for the amazing desktop framework
Anthropic for Claude

Made with ❤️ for the Claude community

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scripts		scripts
src-tauri		src-tauri
src		src
.editorconfig		.editorconfig
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CHANGELOG.md		CHANGELOG.md
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md		CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
CONTRIBUTING.md		CONTRIBUTING.md
LICENSE		LICENSE
README.md		README.md
RELEASE.md		RELEASE.md
SIGNING.md		SIGNING.md
index.html		index.html
package-lock.json		package-lock.json
package.json		package.json
signing-config.sh		signing-config.sh
tsconfig.json		tsconfig.json
tsconfig.node.json		tsconfig.node.json
vite.config.ts		vite.config.ts

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Introducing Skiller

Features

Plugin & Skill Management

Modern Interface

Flexible Installation

📸 Screenshots

Quick Start

Prerequisites

Installation

Usage

Opening Skiller

Installing a Plugin

Installing a Skill

Configuration

🏗️ Architecture

Project Structure

Supported Clients

Supported Terminals

macOS

Windows

Linux

Permissions

macOS

How to Grant Permissions

Development

Tech Stack

Key Dependencies

Building from Source

Building for Windows

API Reference

Query Parameters

Caching

Contributing

License

Acknowledgments

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