Global Skill Reuse
Global skills are installed once and can be copied into any project without re-downloading. The two-level <repo-slug>/<skill-slug>/ folder structure is preserved in both locations.
Workflow
Install a skill globally:
shell
$ kenji install anthropics/skills --globalThis installs all skills from the repo into ~/.kenji/skills/anthropics-skills/:
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~/.kenji/skills/
anthropics-skills/
mcp-builder/
design-algorithmic-art/Later, in any project directory, copy a specific skill in:
shell
$ kenji use mcp-builderThis copies ~/.kenji/skills/anthropics-skills/mcp-builder/ into .kenji/skills/anthropics-skills/mcp-builder/.
Disambiguating skills with the same name
If two different repos have a skill with the same name, Kenji shows all matches and asks you to specify the full path:
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Multiple global skills match "mcp-builder":
- anthropics-skills/mcp-builder
- openai-skills/mcp-builder
Specify the full path:
kenji use anthropics-skills/mcp-buildershell
$ kenji use anthropics-skills/mcp-builderCase-insensitive matching
Skill slugs are matched case-insensitively. kenji use MCP-Builder will find mcp-builder.