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6/18/2026
I built a Homebrew for AI skills: install flow and eval harness inside

I built a Homebrew for AI skills: install flow and eval harness inside

Short summary

SkillForge is a local-first package manager for AI skills that solves quality control in existing marketplaces by naming skills after their stack (backend-fastapi-postgres) and generating real, runnable code artifacts. Unlike persona-based approaches, it mirrors Homebrew, npm, and VS Code extensions with federated marketplace support. The tool supports six LLM providers, runs with zero configuration via a Mock provider, and prioritizes safety with local-first architecture and no auto-execution.

  • Local-first package manager for stack-specific AI skills with federated marketplace model
  • Skills named by stack not persona; generates real runnable artifacts, not placeholders
  • Supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Ollama, Cohere, and offline Mock provider with zero config

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