CLI Reference

Global Options

Flag	Description
--help, -h	Show help for a command
--version, -v	Show the installed version
--verbose	Enable verbose output
--quiet, -q	Suppress non-error output
--no-color	Disable colored output

Commands

skill-forge create <name>

Create a new skill from a template.

Arguments:

• <name> — Name of the skill to create (required)

Options:

Flag	Default	Description
--template, -t	basic	Template to use
--directory, -d	./<name>	Output directory
--no-git	false	Skip git initialization
--no-install	false	Skip npm install

Examples:

skill-forge create my-skill
skill-forge create my-skill -t cli-tool
skill-forge create my-skill -d ~/skills/my-skill

skill-forge validate [path]

Validate a skill’s structure and content.

Arguments:

• [path] — Path to skill directory (default: current directory)

Options:

Flag	Default	Description
--format, -f	text	Output format: text, json
--level, -l	warning	Minimum severity to report
--fix	false	Auto-fix fixable issues

Exit codes:

• 0 — All checks passed
• 1 — One or more errors found
• 2 — Invalid arguments

skill-forge publish

Publish the skill to the registry.

Options:

Flag	Default	Description
--bump	patch	Version bump: major, minor, patch
--tag	latest	Registry tag
--dry-run	false	Simulate without publishing
--no-github	false	Skip GitHub release creation

skill-forge list

List available templates.

skill-forge list
# Built-in:
#   basic        Minimal SKILL.md with references
#   cli-tool     CLI helper with scripts
#   browser      Browser automation
#   code-review  Code review and analysis
#   custom       Empty scaffold
#
# Custom:
#   team-standard  Our team's standard layout

skill-forge doctor

Check that system requirements are met.

skill-forge doctor
# ✓ Node.js 22.14.0
# ✓ npm 11.11.0
# ✓ git 2.44.0
# ✓ Claude Code CLI authenticated
# ✓ GitHub CLI authenticated