Qiskit AI skills

The Qiskit AI skills repository has a set of skills that you can use with AI assistants, such as Bob, Claude, or ChatGPT. An AI skill is a reusable set of instructions that teaches the assistant how to complete a specific task. Skills can help save time and ensure that repeatable tasks are done consistently and correctly.

To use a Qiskit AI skill, follow the instructions for your AI assistant. In general, you just need to give the skill to the assistant, then tell it where to apply the skill.

Installation

These skills follow the Agent Skills standard and can be installed into compatible AI coding agents using the skills CLI, through native agent plugin marketplaces, or by cloning the repository.

Quick start

The easiest way to install is with the skills CLI:

npx skills add Qiskit/skills

This will prompt you to pick which agent(s) to install for and whether to install globally or just for the current project.

Install a specific skill:

npx skills add Qiskit/skills --skill skill-to-install

Keep installed skills current:

npx skills update

Install as a plugin

Claude Code

Install using the plugin marketplace:

/plugin marketplace add Qiskit/skills
/plugin install qiskit-ai-skills@qiskit

Codex

codex plugin marketplace add Qiskit/skills
codex plugin add qiskit-ai-skills@qiskit

Cursor

Install from the Cursor marketplace if available, or use the Skills CLI above with --agent cursor. See Cursor plugins docs for more information.

IBM Bob

Bob has no plugin/marketplace step — it reads SKILL.md files directly from .bob/skills/ in a cloned project. The repository symlinks the skills to .bob/skills/<name> so cloning the repo is sufficient.

You can also install with the Skills CLI above with --agent bob.

Clone / Copy

If your agent does not support a native plugin or the skills CLI, clone this repo and copy the desired skill directory to the agent's supported skill directory: