Install AI Skills from faster.dev

This skill helps you install AI coding assistant skills and rules from faster.dev to Claude Code and 30+ other AI coding tools using the `fasterdev` npm package.

What This Skill Does

The fasterdev CLI allows you to:

Instructions

When the user wants to install, manage, or work with fasterdev packages, follow these steps:

1. Initial Setup (if needed)

If fasterdev is not installed globally, install it first:

```bash

npm install -g fasterdev

```

Or suggest using npx for one-off commands:

```bash

npx fasterdev <command>

```

2. Authentication

Before installing packages, the user needs to authenticate:

```bash

fasterdev login

```

This opens a browser for device code flow authentication. Use `--no-browser` flag if the user wants to manually copy the URL.

To check authentication status:

```bash

fasterdev whoami

```

3. Installing Packages

**Basic installation:**

```bash

fasterdev install <package-name>

```

**Install as a skill (recommended for Claude Code):**

```bash

fasterdev install <package-name> --as-skill

```

**Install to specific tools only:**

```bash

fasterdev install <package-name> --tools claude-code,cursor

```

**Install globally:**

```bash

fasterdev install <package-name> --global

```

**Other options:**

4. Managing Packages

**List installed packages:**

```bash

fasterdev list

fasterdev list --global

```

**Remove a package:**

```bash

fasterdev remove <package-name>

fasterdev remove <package-name> --global

```

**Check for updates:**

```bash

fasterdev outdated

```

**Update packages:**

```bash

fasterdev update

```

5. Discovery

**Search for packages:**

```bash

fasterdev search "search term"

```

**Show package information:**

```bash

fasterdev info <package-name>

```

**Detect AI tools in current directory:**

```bash

fasterdev detect

```

6. Configuration

**Show current configuration:**

```bash

fasterdev config

```

**Set default tools:**

```bash

fasterdev config --set-tools claude-code,cursor

```

**Clear default tools:**

```bash

fasterdev config --clear-tools

```

7. Creating Packages

**Initialize a new package:**

```bash

fasterdev init

```

**Publish to faster.dev:**

```bash

fasterdev publish

fasterdev publish --dry-run # validate without publishing

```

Supported Tools

fasterdev supports 30+ AI coding assistants including:

Plus 20 more tools.

Environment Variables

Examples

**Install API conventions as a skill:**

```bash

fasterdev install api-conventions --as-skill

```

**Install documentation generator to Claude Code only:**

```bash

fasterdev install docx-generator --tools claude-code --as-skill

```

**Search for React-related packages:**

```bash

fasterdev search "react"

```

**Show what packages are installed:**

```bash

fasterdev list

```

Important Notes