Miscellaneous

Source Metadata

When you install a skill using ai-skills, a .aiskills.json file is automatically created inside the skill directory. This file records where the skill was installed from:

{
  "source": "owner/repo",
  "sourceType": "git",
  "repoUrl": "https://github.com/owner/repo.git",
  "subpath": "skills/my-skill",
  "localPath": null,
  "installedAt": "2026-04-01T12:00:00Z"
}

This metadata enables the update command to re-fetch skills from their original source. You do not need to create or edit this file manually — it is managed by ai-skills.

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Skills installed before source metadata tracking was added will not have a .aiskills.json file. Re-install them once to enable updates.