Tooluniverse Install Skills

Detect and auto-install missing ToolUniverse research skills.

by mims-harvard · Apache-2.0

The skill

Detect and auto-install missing ToolUniverse research skills. Checks common Claude Code/Cursor/Codex skill directories for the canary file, and installs any missing skills if none found. Use when the plugin's research skills aren't loading, when migrating between clients, or when verifying a skill installation.

ToolUniverse Install Skills

Checks whether the ToolUniverse specialized skills are installed and installs them automatically if not.

Detection

Use the Shell tool to check for the canary file across all common client locations:

ls .cursor/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \
  || ls .agents/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \
  || ls .windsurf/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \
  || ls .gemini/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \
  || ls .claude/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \
  || ls .opencode/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \
  || ls .trae/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \
  || ls .skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null \
  || echo "NOT_INSTALLED"

Output is a file path → skills already installed, stop here.
Output is NOT_INSTALLED → proceed to installation.

Installation

# 1. Download skills from GitHub (shallow, sparse — only skills/ folder)
git clone --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --sparse \
  https://github.com/mims-harvard/ToolUniverse.git /tmp/tu-skills
cd /tmp/tu-skills && git sparse-checkout set skills

# 2. Copy to the correct directory for the detected client:
mkdir -p .cursor/skills  && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .cursor/skills/   # Cursor
# mkdir -p .agents/skills  && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .agents/skills/  # Codex/OpenAI
# mkdir -p .windsurf/skills && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .windsurf/skills/ # Windsurf
# mkdir -p .gemini/skills  && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .gemini/skills/  # Gemini CLI
# mkdir -p .claude/skills  && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .claude/skills/  # Claude Code
# mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .opencode/skills/ # OpenCode
# mkdir -p .trae/skills    && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .trae/skills/    # Trae
# mkdir -p .skills         && cp -r /tmp/tu-skills/skills/* .skills/         # Cline/VS Code

# 3. Clean up
rm -rf /tmp/tu-skills

If the client cannot be detected automatically, ask the user which one they use before running step 2.

Client Detection

Detect the client from the presence of config files:

Config file present	Client
`.cursor/`	Cursor
`.agents/`	Codex / OpenAI
`.windsurf/`	Windsurf
`.gemini/`	Gemini CLI
`.claude/`	Claude Code
`.opencode/`	OpenCode
`.trae/`	Trae
None of the above	Ask the user

After Installation

Confirm success:

ls .cursor/skills/tooluniverse-drug-research/SKILL.md

Tell the user: "ToolUniverse skills installed successfully. You now have access to 50+ specialized research workflows."

Use this skill

Connect your agent to the Skill Store MCP server and ask for it by ref: mims-harvard/tooluniverse-install-skills-89491606679.

Download SKILL.md · Markdown version

Details

Publisher: mims-harvard
Category: AI & Agents › Tool & MCP integration
License: Apache-2.0
Updated: 2026-10-19

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