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Inkly ships an agent skill for the CLI. Install it once so local coding agents can discover how to scaffold hubs, capture demos, preview locally, validate files, sync assets, and publish snapshots. The installed skill is an index. It gives agents the command map and points them to focused task skills when they need deeper instructions.

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Install the Inkly CLI skill

Install the CLI first:
Then install or refresh the bundled skill:
This command installs the Inkly CLI skill into every supported AI coding agent detected on your machine. Re-run it after upgrading the CLI.
inkly skills install uses npx under the hood. If it fails because npx is missing, install Node.js 20 or later and run the command again.

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Install by agent provider

Use the same install command for each supported agent provider. The installer detects local agent directories and installs the Inkly skill where each provider expects local skills. After installation, ask your agent to use the Inkly skill when it works on demos. For example:

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Task skills

For specific jobs, the Inkly CLI skill tells agents to load one of these focused playbooks.

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If skills are not installed

You can still use Inkly with any agent that can read a URL and run commands. Paste the relevant task skill URL into the agent prompt.
This fallback works well when you are using a hosted agent, a locked-down workstation, or an agent that does not yet support installed skills.

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When to use each skill

  • Use agent-capture by default. It creates screenshot/video demos and supports motion.
  • Use agent-html-capture when you need crisp text, editable captured content, or HTML snapshots.
  • Use agent-demo-polish after capture, when the demo needs clearer labels, stronger copy, better annotations, chapters, covers, or cleanup.
  • Use inkly-cli-reference when the agent needs exact file shapes or schema details.
For the capture command surface, see Agentic capture. For the full command list, see CLI commands.