Unable to add/run AI skills for an Origin codebase

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Hi,

I created a new repo where I want to use a skill that defines the basic structure and conventions for how the codebase should look.

However, when I open https://cursor.com/codebase/<company_name>/<repo_name> and try to use Ask Cursor, I don’t see any option to import or use a skill that’s available locally on my system.

Is there any way to make this work, perhaps through a workaround or hack? Or is this functionality simply not supported at the moment?

Thanks!

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Hey Naman, Thanks for the post. Ask Cursor on an Origin repo page runs as a Cloud Agent. It can use skills that are already in the repository after checkout, but it does not import skills that only live on your local machine. There is no import control for that in the web composer today.

For a skill like this, the supported path is to put it in the repo:

  1. Add the skill at .cursor/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md (one folder per skill, with a SKILL.md inside).
  2. Push to the branch Ask Cursor is using, usually the default branch.
  3. Start a new Ask Cursor conversation.

The agent should pick it up from the checkout. You can also type / in the composer and look for the skill name, or mention the skill by name in your prompt. If you want to keep the skill only on your machine for now, clone the Origin repo locally and use Agent in the Cursor desktop app. User-level skills under ~/.cursor/skills work there. For more info on skills layout and frontmatter, see Agent Skills | Cursor Docs

Let us know any follow-up questions!

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I understand your point, and it makes sense. However, there’s another issue I’m concerned about.

Let’s say I have n repositories and m skills.

On my local system, all m skills are already stored in a centralized location, so I don’t need to import them separately for each repository. I can simply reuse the same skills across all my repos.

With Cursor Cloud, however, it seems like I need to import those m skills separately for every repository. This feels repetitive, time-consuming, and also results in unnecessary duplication of resources.

Is there a way to import all the skills into a centralized/shared location and then make them available across all repositories in Cursor Cloud?