# The Skill Registry

> Browse, search, and share skills on inference shell.

**URL:** https://inference.sh/docs/skills/registry
**Last updated:** 2026-09-24

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Browse, search, and share skills on inference shell.

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## Browsing Skills

The [skill registry](/skills) lists all public skills. Browse by category or search by name and description.

Programmatic discovery:

- [Store API](/docs/api/rest/store#list-approved-skills) — cursor-paginated registry listings (`GET /store/skills`)
- [Search API](/docs/api/rest/search) — autocomplete and full-text search (`/suggest`, `/search`)

Each skill listing shows:

- **Name** and **namespace** (e.g. `inferencesh/web-search`)
- **Description** — what the skill does
- **Install count** — how many times it's been added
- **Category** — grouping for discovery

Click a skill to see its full instructions and file list.

### Inspect from the CLI

```bash
belt skill use inferencesh/web-search          # print instructions (stdout)
belt skill files inferencesh/web-search        # list supporting files
belt skill view inferencesh/web-search references/guide.md
```

When a skill has supplementary files, `belt skill use` prints stderr tips pointing to `belt skill files` and `belt skill add` for local install.

→ [CLI setup](/docs/extend/cli-setup) · [Creating skills](/docs/skills/creating)

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## Adding From the Registry

From a skill's detail page, you can:

1. **Add to agent** — select one of your agents, and the skill is attached automatically
2. **Copy the skill URL** — use it in any agent config (inference shell or otherwise)

The skill URL looks like:

```
https://api.inference.sh/skills/{namespace}/{name}/content
```

This URL serves the skill's instructions (SKILL.md content) and can be used anywhere that accepts a URL-based skill.

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## Publishing to the Registry

Any skill you create on inference shell can be published to the registry by setting its visibility to **public**. Once public:

- It appears in the [skill registry](/skills)
- Anyone can add it to their agents
- The skill URL is publicly accessible
- Install count tracks usage

Keep skills **private** if they contain proprietary instructions or are specific to your workspace.

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## Namespaces

Every skill lives under a namespace: your workspace's username. This prevents name conflicts:

- `inferencesh/web-search`: official inference shell skill
- `yourteam/code-review`: your workspace's skill

Namespaces are assigned automatically based on the creating workspace.

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## Next

- [Adding skills to agents](/docs/skills/adding-to-agents) — how to attach skills to your inference shell agents
- [Using with other agents](/docs/skills/other-agents) — install skills to Claude Code, Cursor, and more