# SkillCatalog > The workspace for your team's AI skills. SkillCatalog is a desktop app and CLI for managing, organizing, and delivering AI skills (prompt instructions) to tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex. Skills are Markdown files with YAML frontmatter stored in Git-backed catalogs. The CLI (`skc`) handles catalog registration, profile management, delivery, validation, and status reporting. ## Quick start Install the desktop app from https://skillcatalog.dev, or use the CLI directly: skc catalog add # register a catalog skc profile install # install profile from skillcatalog.yml skc status # view current state skc validate # check for issues skc help-json # full CLI reference as JSON All commands support `--json` for machine-readable output. ## Links - Full agent reference: https://skillcatalog.dev/llms-full.txt - Agent integration docs: https://skillcatalog.dev/docs/agent-integration - Human documentation: https://skillcatalog.dev/docs - JSON schemas: https://skillcatalog.dev/schemas/ - Skill frontmatter: https://skillcatalog.dev/schemas/skill-frontmatter.schema.json - Stack: https://skillcatalog.dev/schemas/stack.schema.json - Bundle: https://skillcatalog.dev/schemas/bundle.schema.json - Catalog metadata: https://skillcatalog.dev/schemas/catalog.schema.json - Project manifest: https://skillcatalog.dev/schemas/skillcatalog-yml.schema.json