# Installing AI Skills

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## CLI install (recommended)[​](#cli-install-recommended "Direct link to CLI install (recommended)")

Use [npx skills](https://github.com/vercel-labs/skills) to install skills directly into your project:

```
# Install all EventCatalog skills
npx skills add event-catalog/skills

# Install a specific skill
npx skills add event-catalog/skills --skill catalog-documentation-creator
```

This copies the skill files into your project's `.claude/skills/` directory where your AI agent can access them.

## Clone and copy[​](#clone-and-copy "Direct link to Clone and copy")

Clone the repository and copy the skills you need:

```
git clone https://github.com/event-catalog/skills.git
cp -r skills/skills/catalog-documentation-creator .claude/skills/
```

## Git submodule[​](#git-submodule "Direct link to Git submodule")

Add as a submodule for easy updates:

```
git submodule add https://github.com/event-catalog/skills.git .claude/skills/eventcatalog
```

When new skills are released, pull updates with:

```
git submodule update --remote
```

## Fork and customize[​](#fork-and-customize "Direct link to Fork and customize")

Fork the repository and tailor skills to your team's conventions:

1. Fork [event-catalog/skills](https://github.com/event-catalog/skills) on GitHub
2. Modify skills to match your naming conventions, ownership patterns, and schema formats
3. Install from your fork:

```
npx add-skill https://github.com/YOUR_ORG/eventcatalog-skills
```

This is useful when your team has specific conventions for IDs, owners, or folder structures that differ from the defaults.