Getting Started

Two ways to install skills in 5 minutes

Choose Path A (command line for developers) or Path B (upload SKILL.md to Claude chat). No API keys. No code. No setup.

What you need

  • Choose Path A (CLI) or Path B (Upload) - both work
  • Path A: Node.js 18+ + your AI coding agent
  • Path B: Claude for Work account + browser
  • 5 minutes either way. No API key, no config files

Install a skill

Pick your path below. Both work equally well.

1

Find the skill you want

Browse the skill catalog to find what matches your workflow. Each skill has a description and a link to its SKILL.md source.

23 categories | 98 skills
Autoresearch1 skill
Model Architecture5 skills
Tokenization2 skills
Fine Tuning4 skills
Mechanistic Interpretability4 skills
Data Processing2 skills
Post Training8 skills
Safety Alignment4 skills
Distributed Training6 skills
Infrastructure3 skills
Optimization7 skills
Evaluation3 skills
Inference Serving4 skills
MLOps4 skills
Agents5 skills
RAG5 skills
Prompt Engineering4 skills
Observability2 skills
Multimodal10 skills
Emerging Techniques6 skills
ML Paper Writing4 skills
Research Ideation2 skills
Agent Native Research Artifact3 skills

Choose your installation path:

A

CLI - for developers

Install skills to your project directory via command line:

$npx ai-research-skills install autoresearch

Or all at once:

$npx ai-research-skills install --all

Skills auto-load when your agent needs them. No imports, no manual activation.

B

Upload - for Claude chat

Download any skill's SKILL.md file and upload to Claude's skill manager:

  1. Go to Aires GitHub → choose a skill folder
  2. Download the SKILL.md file
  3. Open claude.ai/customize/skills
  4. Click Add skill → upload your SKILL.md
  5. Use the skill in chat via /skill-name

Works in any Claude conversation. No setup required.

FAQ

Everything else you need to know.

What's the difference between Path A and Path B?

Path A (CLI) is for developers - installs skills to your project directory and auto-loads them. Path B (Upload) is for Claude chat users - manually upload SKILL.md to claude.ai/customize/skills and call via slash commands. Both are fully supported.

Do I need an API key?

No. Skills are plain SKILL.md instruction files - your agent reads them directly. There is nothing to authenticate.

Which agents are supported?

Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and Cursor work out of the box (Path A). Claude chat (Path B) works anywhere. Any agent that supports the Anthropic skill format can load them.

Can I use this commercially?

Yes. Everything is MIT licensed - use it at work, fork it, modify it, redistribute it. No restrictions.

How do I update skills?

Path A: Re-run the install command. Path B: Download the latest SKILL.md from GitHub and re-upload to your skill manager.

Can I write my own skills?

Yes. Copy the structure of any existing skill - a SKILL.md with YAML frontmatter (name + description) plus optional reference docs. Upload it via Path B or add to your project for Path A.