Install DevSpeak Skills

DevSpeak public skills package common technical translation workflows into reusable instructions for MCP-capable agents such as Claude Desktop and Cursor.

What the public skills include

The public repository currently ships four workflow-specific skills:

  • devspeak-readme
  • devspeak-docs
  • devspeak-comments
  • devspeak-release-notes

    • Each skill tells the agent when to use DevSpeak and which MCP tools to call for that job.

    Before you install

    You will need:

  • A working DevSpeak MCP server configuration.
  • A valid DevSpeak API key.
  • Node.js available in your local development environment.

    • List the available skills

    Use the public GitHub repository to confirm what is currently published:

    ``bash

    npx skills add devspeak-dev/devspeak-skills --list

    `

    Install all DevSpeak skills

    `bash

    npx skills add devspeak-dev/devspeak-skills

    `

    This installs the skills for your current project or agent environment, depending on how your skills CLI is configured.

    Install a single skill

    If you only want one workflow, install it directly:

    `bash

    npx skills add devspeak-dev/devspeak-skills --skill devspeak-readme -y

    `

    What happens after install

    Once installed, your agent can combine the DevSpeak skill instructions with the DevSpeak MCP tools. For example:

  • devspeak-readme guides Markdown-preserving README translation.

  • devspeak-comments focuses on comments and docstrings without changing executable code.
  • devspeak-release-notes` helps structure concise technical launch updates.

    • Recommended next step

    After the skills are installed, continue to the MCP configuration guide so your agent can actually call the DevSpeak tools at runtime.