# modal skills | Modal Docs

- **URL:** https://modal.com/docs/cli/latest/skills
- **Summary:** Install and update Modal’s agent skills.

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`modal skills`
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Install and update Modal’s agent skills.

**Usage**:

    modal skills [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

**Options**:

*   `--help`: Show this message and exit.

**Commands**:

*   `install`: Install Modal skills.
*   `show`: Print Modal skill content to the terminal.
*   `update`: Update installed Modal skills.

`modal skills install` 

Install Modal skills.

**Usage**:

    modal skills install [OPTIONS]

**Options**:

*   `-y, --yes`: Run without pausing for confirmation.
*   `--no-docs`: Skip downloading Modal documentation resources.
*   `-g, --global`: Install in the user home directory.
*   `--claude`: Install to .claude/ rather than .agents/.
*   `--help`: Show this message and exit.

`modal skills show` 

Print Modal skill content to the terminal.

**Usage**:

    modal skills show [OPTIONS]

**Options**:

*   `--help`: Show this message and exit.

`modal skills update` 

Update installed Modal skills.

**Usage**:

    modal skills update [OPTIONS]

**Options**:

*   `-y, --yes`: Run without pausing for confirmation.
*   `--no-docs`: Skip downloading Modal documentation resources.
*   `-g, --global`: Install in the user home directory.
*   `--claude`: Install to .claude/ rather than .agents/.
*   `--help`: Show this message and exit.

[modal skills](https://modal.com/docs/cli/latest/skills#modal-skills)
[modal skills install](https://modal.com/docs/cli/latest/skills#modal-skills-install)
[modal skills show](https://modal.com/docs/cli/latest/skills#modal-skills-show)
[modal skills update](https://modal.com/docs/cli/latest/skills#modal-skills-update)