Kernel Skills
Official AI agent skills from the Kernel for installing useful skills for our CLI and SDKs that you can load into popular coding agents.
Installation
Claude Code
# Add the Kernel skills marketplace
/plugin marketplace add kernel/skills
# Install the CLI skill (includes kernel-auth)
/plugin install kernel-cli
# Install the SDK skills (TypeScript & Python)
/plugin install kernel-sdks
Any Agent
npx skills add kernel/skills
Manual Installation
git clone https://github.com/kernel/skills.git
cp -r skills/plugins/kernel-cli ~/.claude/skills/
cp -r skills/plugins/kernel-sdks ~/.claude/skills/
Prerequisites
Before using these skills, ensure you have:
-
Kernel CLI installed:
brew install kernel/tap/kernel
-
Authenticated with Kernel:
export KERNEL_API_KEY=<api-key> or
kernel login
Once installed, your coding agent will automatically know how to use Kernel.
Available Skills
kernel-cli
Command-line interface skills for using Kernel CLI commands.
| Skill | Description |
|---|
| kernel-cli | Complete guide to Kernel CLI - cloud browser platform with automation, deployment, and management |
| kernel-agent-browser | Best practices for agent-browser -p kernel automation, bot detection handling, iframes, login persistence |
| kernel-auth | Setup and manage Kernel authentication connections for any website with safety checks and reauthentication support |
| profile-website-bot-detection | Profile a website for bot detection vendors using stealth vs non-stealth Kernel browsers; compare effectiveness and identify vendor products |
kernel-sdks
SDK skills for building browser automation with TypeScript and Python.
| Skill | Description |
|---|
| typescript-sdk | Build automation with Kernel's Typescript SDK |
| python-sdk | Build automation with kernel's Python SDK |
Documentation
Support
License
MIT
kernel