Skill Base
Private Skill distribution platform for AI coding agents: publish, install, update, and rollback team skills across Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, and OpenClaw with a minimal server + skb CLI.
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What is Skill Base?
Skill Base is a private AI Agent Skill knowledge base designed for every role in a team—PM, engineering, and QA. It transforms how AI tools like Cursor, Claude, and ChatGPT understand your company's business by injecting team-specific jargon, product templates, code standards, and workflows directly into the AI's context. Instead of copy-pasting prompts and background settings repeatedly, teams can publish skills once and have AI instantly sound like a veteran employee who knows the business.
The tool solves three key pain points: public platforms are unsuitable for private business IP, copy-pasting prompts leads to version chaos, and heavy infrastructure is unnecessary for managing prompt files. Skill Base offers self-hosted deployment with complete data control, an npm-like workflow for installing and updating team knowledge, and zero-config startup with just one npx command using SQLite.
Key features include zero-config start with automatic SQLite initialization, npm-like search/install/publish workflow, private-by-default deployment on your intranet, automatic versioning with rollback support, and IDE integration for Cursor, Qoder, Windsurf, Copilot, Claude Code, and OpenCode. It covers business context & jargon libraries, engineering standards from directory structure to test assertions, and cross-functional templates for PRDs, Git commit formats, code review checklists, and report structures.
Skill Base is ideal for development teams, engineering managers, product managers, QA engineers, and indie developers who want AI to understand their company's internal APIs, coding norms, business logic, and reporting templates without exposing sensitive data to public platforms.
Skill Base pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Skill Base is open source and free to use. There is no paid tier or subscription model. The tool can be self-hosted on your intranet with zero cost. You can install the CLI globally via npm install -g skill-base-cli, start the server with npx skill-base, or build a Docker image. All features including web management console, versioning, and IDE integration are available without payment.
Skill Base pros
- Zero-config startup with one npx command
- Self-hosted on intranet for complete data control
- npm-like workflow with search/install/publish
- Automatic versioning with diff and rollback support
- SQLite single-file deployment, no heavy infrastructure
- Supports Cursor, Qoder, Windsurf, Copilot, Claude Code, OpenCode
- No learning curve for developers familiar with npm
- Private by default—sensitive rules stay inside network
- Converts tribal knowledge into AI defaults automatically
- Works offline without cloud dependency
- Web management console for browsing and searching skills
- CLI tool for global installation and scripting
- Docker support with persistent volume mounting
- Original skill files preserved byte-for-byte, no parsing
- First-visit admin account setup wizard included
- Optional base path configuration for reverse proxy
- Open source license available
Skill Base cons
- Requires manual self-hosting and maintenance
- No built-in cloud hosting option
- Learning curve for non-technical team members
- CLI-based workflow may intimidate some users
- Limited to text-based skill files (SKILL.md)
- No native mobile app for management
- Team collaboration features are basic
- No built-in analytics on skill usage
- Verification code for login expires in 5 minutes
- Docker volume mounting requires careful setup to avoid SQLite pollution
Frequently asked questions about Skill Base
What is Skill Base?
Skill Base is a private AI Agent Skill knowledge base for every role. It gives Cursor, Claude, and ChatGPT your team's jargon, templates, and standards so AI sounds like a veteran who knows your business. Instead of copy-pasting prompts, teams publish skills once and install them like npm packages.
Is my data safe with Skill Base?
Yes. Skill Base is private by default and runs entirely on your intranet. All data stays local with SQLite single-file storage. Sensitive coding standards, internal APIs, and business logic never leave your network. You have complete control without exposing IP to public platforms.
Which IDEs and AI tools does Skill Base support?
Skill Base supports Cursor, Qoder, Windsurf, Copilot, Claude Code, and OpenCode. You install skills using skb install my-skill --ide cursor (or qoder, windsurf, copilot, claude-code, opencode). Skills are installed into folders like .cursor/skills/my-skill/.
How do I create and publish a skill?
Create a folder with mkdir my-team-skill && cd my-team-skill. Create a required SKILL.md file with your content like coding standards. Then run skb publish to publish it to Skill Base with automatic versioning like [email protected]. You must login first with skb login using a verification code from https://<host>/cli-code.
Do I need to login to use Skill Base?
Usually no login is required for searching, installing, and updating skills. You only need to login before publishing a skill. The verification code is obtained from https://<host>/cli-code in your browser and expires in 5 minutes. Run skb login when prompted.
What types of skills can I create?
You can create business context & jargon libraries (company terms, domains, product map), engineering standards (directory structure, component encapsulation, test assertions), and cross-functional templates (PRD templates, Git commit format, code review checklists, PPT/report structures). Skills cover PM, engineering, and QA workflows.
How does versioning work in Skill Base?
Every publish automatically generates a version number like v20240320.143022. You can install specific versions using skill_id@version syntax. The system supports version rollback and diff comparison, so you can trace changes and revert when needed.
Can I use Skill Base without Docker?
Yes. You can start the server directly with npx skill-base -d ./skill-data -p 8000 without Docker. SQLite single-file deployment works without containers. Docker is optional for those who prefer containerized deployment with persistent volume mounting.
What is the design philosophy of Skill Base?
Skill Base follows Stay Out of the Way—minimal and invisible. It acts as just a courier moving skills from server to project without parsing or transforming. Radical simplicity means using one file when possible. Local first means all data stays local, works on intranet without cloud, and works even without upgrades.