Get started with skl - Skillsync Docs

skl is the Skillsync command line. It finds, searches, reads and continues the coding sessions on your machine, from Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and the rest.

Skillsync is also a Mac app, in early access. skl covers the terminal, and the machines the app isn't on, like a box you reach over SSH.

Install

macOS and Linux:

curl -fsSL https://install.skillsync.com/install.sh | sh

Windows PowerShell:

irm https://install.skillsync.com/install.ps1 | iex

Then run setup. It signs you in and adds shell completions.

skl init

Over SSH, sign in with skl login --device.

Sessions on your machine need no account. Smart search, sync and shared skills need you signed in.

Find a session

skl list
skl list --cwd .
skl query "billing webhook"

list shows every session on this machine, newest first. query finds the ones that contain that exact text.

Ask a question

skl search "why did we drop the retry?"

You get a short answer and the sessions it came from. See Search.

Read a session

skl view <id>
skl view <id>#5-12

The second reads only messages 5 to 12. An id, the start of one, or the session's exact title all work.

Continue a session

skl continue <id>
skl continue <id> --with codex

The first picks the session up where it was made. The second carries it into Codex as a new session.

Bring past sessions into your coding tools

skl plugin install

Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode then check your past sessions before each prompt. See Search.

Sync a session

skl sync <id>
skl sync <id> --workspace <slug>

This puts one session on Skillsync as a private thread, or shares it with a workspace. No session goes to Skillsync unless you run it. See Session sync.

Install a skill

skl skills search "code review"
skl skills install @owner/skill-name

See Skills.

CLI reference has every command and flag.
Session compatibility lists the tools skl reads.
MCP server connects skl to an assistant.
Troubleshooting covers what goes wrong.