> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getskillmd.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

> Generate your first skill.md and hand it to your agent in under a minute.

## Generate a skill

<Steps>
  <Step title="Paste a URL">
    Open [getskillmd.com](https://getskillmd.com) and paste the link to the product,
    API, library, or docs you want to capture.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick a mode">
    Choose the [generation mode](/docs/concepts/generation-modes) that matches the
    source — `design`, `api`, `library`, or `generic`. skillmd suggests one for you.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Watch it stream">
    The `skill.md` is written in real time: metadata first, then the structured body.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Copy or download">
    Grab the finished file, or publish it so others can [discover](/docs/guides/discover) it.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Hand it to your agent

The fastest path is the CLI — it writes the skill into your editor's native rules
location automatically:

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash Claude Code theme={null}
  npx @getskillmd/cli add <skill>
  ```

  ```bash Cursor theme={null}
  npx @getskillmd/cli add <skill>
  ```
</CodeGroup>

Prefer to do it by hand? Drop the file into your project root and your agent will pick
it up as context:

```bash Manual theme={null}
mv ~/Downloads/skill.md ./skill.md
```

<Tip>
  Working inside an AI editor already? Connect the [MCP server](/docs/integrations/mcp)
  and your agent can generate and fetch skills itself — no copy-paste.
</Tip>

## What you get

A `skill.md` is plain Markdown with a small metadata header and a structured body your
agent reads top to bottom. See the [anatomy of a skill file](/docs/concepts/skill-file)
for the full breakdown.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Generation modes" icon="layer-group" href="/docs/concepts/generation-modes">
    Match the right mode to your source for the best result.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Use with Claude Code" icon="terminal" href="/docs/guides/claude-code">
    Wire skills into Claude Code in seconds.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>