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Adding Custom Targets

Add any tool with a skills directory to skillshare.

Overview​

If your AI CLI isn't in the supported list, you can add it manually.

Add a Target​

skillshare target add <name> <path>

Example​

skillshare target add aider ~/.aider/skills
skillshare sync

Requirements​

Path must exist​

Create the directory first if needed:

mkdir -p ~/.myapp/skills
skillshare target add myapp ~/.myapp/skills

Path should end with /skills​

This is recommended but not required:

# Recommended
skillshare target add myapp ~/.myapp/skills

# Also works
skillshare target add myapp ~/.myapp/prompts

Verify​

After adding:

# Check target
skillshare target myapp

# Sync to new target
skillshare sync

# Verify
skillshare status

Common Scenarios​

Add new AI CLI tool​

# 1. Find where the tool stores skills
# (Check tool documentation)

# 2. Create directory if needed
mkdir -p ~/.newtool/skills

# 3. Add as target
skillshare target add newtool ~/.newtool/skills

# 4. Sync
skillshare sync

Add project-specific target​

# Sync skills to a specific project
skillshare target add myproject ~/projects/myapp/.ai/skills
skillshare sync

Add multiple tools​

skillshare target add tool1 ~/.tool1/skills
skillshare target add tool2 ~/.tool2/skills
skillshare target add tool3 ~/.tool3/skills
skillshare sync

Change Sync Mode​

After adding, you can change the sync mode:

# Default is merge mode
skillshare target myapp --mode symlink
skillshare sync

See Sync Modes for details.

Remove Target​

If you no longer need a target:

skillshare target remove myapp

This:

  1. Creates a backup
  2. Replaces symlinks with real files
  3. Removes from config

Troubleshooting​

"path does not exist"​

Create the directory first:

mkdir -p ~/.myapp/skills
skillshare target add myapp ~/.myapp/skills

Target not syncing​

Check if the target is enabled:

skillshare target list
skillshare target myapp

Wrong path​

Remove and re-add:

skillshare target remove myapp
skillshare target add myapp /correct/path/skills