open-skills — MCP Server by instavm

by instavm · MCP Server · ★ 378

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About open-skills

OpenSkills: Run Claude Skills Locally on Your Mac Anthropic recently announced Skills for Claude - reusable folders with instructions, scripts, and resources that make Claude better at specialized tasks. This tool lets you run these skills entirely on your local machine in a sandboxed environment. What this means: You can now process your files (documents, spreadsheets, presentations, images) using these specialized skills while keeping all data on your Mac. No uploads, complete privacy. This tool executes AI-generated code in a truly isolated sandboxed environment on your Mac using Apple's native containers. Demo Watch Open-Skills in action with Gemini CLI: Why Run Skills Locally? Privacy:

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Quick Facts

Stars378
Forks31
LanguagePython
CategoryMCP Server
LicenseApache-2.0
Quality Score38.35/100
Open Issues4
Last Updated2026-01-23
Created2025-10-26
Platformsclaude-code, cli, gemini, mcp, python
Est. Tokens~1013k

Compatible Skills

These tools work well together with open-skills for enhanced workflows:

  • DSkills — semantic(0.31)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (56%)
  • awesome-llm-skills — semantic(0.29)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (55%)
  • public-agent-skills — semantic(0.26)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (54%)
  • codex-skills — semantic(0.23)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (53%)

open-skills alternative? Top 6 similar tools

Looking for a open-skills alternative? If you're comparing open-skills with other mcp server tools, these 6 projects are the closest alternatives on Agent Skills Hub — ranked by topic overlap, star count, and community traction.

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  • py-gpt by szczyglis-dev · ⭐ 1.7k

    Desktop AI Assistant powered by GPT-5, GPT-4, o1, o3, Gemini, Claude, Ollama, DeepSeek, Perplexity, Grok, Biel

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    Just a Better Chatbot. Powered by Agent & MCP & Workflows.

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    On-premises conversational RAG with configurable containers

  • mcp-searxng by ihor-sokoliuk · ⭐ 936

    Private web search for AI assistants via SearXNG — supports Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is open-skills?

open-skills is OpenSkills: Run Claude Skills Locally using any LLM. It is categorized as a MCP Server with 378 GitHub stars.

What programming language is open-skills written in?

open-skills is primarily written in Python. It covers topics such as ai, claude, gemini-cli.

How do I install or use open-skills?

You can find installation instructions and usage details in the open-skills GitHub repository at github.com/instavm/open-skills. The project has 378 stars and 31 forks, indicating an active community.

What license does open-skills use?

open-skills is released under the Apache-2.0 license, making it free to use and modify according to the license terms.

What are the best alternatives to open-skills?

The top alternatives to open-skills on Agent Skills Hub include agnix, TaskWing, py-gpt. Each offers a different approach to the same problem space — compare them side-by-side by stars, quality score, and community activity.

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