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How to use the Add Wasp Skills agent skill
Updated · written with AI from the project's own documentation and checked against our catalogue data
The add-wasp-skills skill is a small agent skill from the Open SaaS template that tells your AI coding assistant that Wasp agent skills exist for the project and offers to walk you through installing them. It is aimed at developers starting a Wasp or Open SaaS project who want their AI tool to follow Wasp conventions. After this guide you will know what the skill does, how to install it, how to trigger it, and what it needs to run.
Add Wasp Skillswasp-lang/open-saas · MIT Download the skill Quick start
- 1Download the ZIP. Download the add-wasp-skills ZIP from this page.
- 2Unzip into a skills folder. Unzip it into ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use or into your project's .claude/skills/ folder.
- 3Or upload in the Claude apps. In the Claude apps, open Settings, go to Capabilities, and upload the skill under Skills.
- 4Ask for Wasp skills. In a chat, ask the assistant in plain language to add or set up Wasp agent skills.
- 5Follow the fetched README. Let the assistant fetch the installation instructions from raw.githubusercontent.com and walk you through them.
What is an agent skill and what does this one do?
An agent skill is a folder containing a SKILL.md file with instructions that an AI coding assistant can load when it is relevant. This skill is named add-wasp-skills, and its own job is narrow: it tells the assistant that Wasp agent skills (also called plugins) are available for the project.
When you ask, the assistant fetches installation instructions from a README hosted on GitHub and walks you through setting them up. The skill itself does not contain Wasp knowledge. The separate Wasp skills it helps you install are where that knowledge lives, and they are in an external repository that was not reviewed for this page.
Install the add-wasp-skills skill
Download the ZIP of the skill from this page and unzip it. You can install it in one of two places, depending on whether you want it for all your projects or just one.
For a personal install across projects, unzip it into ~/.claude/skills/. For a single project, unzip it into the project's .claude/skills/ folder.
If you use the Claude apps instead, open Settings, go to Capabilities, and upload the skill under Skills.
- Personal: ~/.claude/skills/
- Project only: .claude/skills/ inside your project
- Claude apps: Settings → Capabilities → Skills
How to trigger the skill with a natural request
The skill is user-invocable, so you can ask for it in plain language. The source does not list exact trigger phrases, so describe what you want in your own words. Requests that match its purpose work well, such as asking the assistant to add Wasp skills or to set up Wasp knowledge for your tools.
Once triggered, the assistant informs you that Wasp agent skills are available, fetches the installation README, and guides you through the steps in it.
- "Add the Wasp skills to my project."
- "Help me set up Wasp agent skills for my AI coding tool."
- "Walk me through installing the Wasp plugins for this Open SaaS app."
What you need before you start
The skill has two requirements. First, your environment needs network access to raw.githubusercontent.com, because the installation README is fetched from there. Second, you need an AI coding tool that supports SKILL.md-style skills or plugins.
The skill does not run scripts. It does use the network to fetch the README.
- Network access to raw.githubusercontent.com
- An AI coding tool that supports SKILL.md-style skills or plugins
Safety notes: scripts and network access
This skill does not run scripts. It does make a network request to fetch instructions from a GitHub-hosted README. Its own content only fetches and points to instructions, so you should read the fetched instructions before following them.
The external Wasp skills repository was not reviewed for this page. Check its contents yourself before installing anything from it.
- Runs scripts: no
- Uses network: yes (raw.githubusercontent.com)
- Review the fetched README and the external repository before installing
Tips for getting good results
Install the skill in the project folder if you only work on one Wasp or Open SaaS app. Use the personal folder if you want it available everywhere.
Expect the assistant to fetch the README at the time you ask, so the installation steps come from the current file in the repository rather than from this page.
- Use the project-level .claude/skills/ folder for a single app.
- Keep the Wasp skills themselves separate from this helper skill.
What people use it for
- Setting up Wasp agent skills at the start of a new Open SaaS project.
- Giving a team a guided, repeatable way to install Wasp agent skills instead of hunting for the instructions.
- Asking your AI coding assistant to point you to the current Wasp plugin installation steps.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install the add-wasp-skills skill?
Download the ZIP from this page and unzip it into ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use or into your project's .claude/skills/ folder. In the Claude apps, you can instead upload it under Settings, then Capabilities, then Skills.
What are the requirements for add-wasp-skills?
You need network access to raw.githubusercontent.com so the skill can fetch the installation README. You also need an AI coding tool that supports SKILL.md-style skills or plugins.
Is the add-wasp-skills skill free?
The skill is published under the MIT licence. The source does not mention pricing, so check the licence and repository for any terms.
Does add-wasp-skills contain Wasp knowledge itself?
No. It only tells your assistant that Wasp agent skills exist and fetches installation instructions. The actual Wasp knowledge lives in a separate external repository that was not reviewed for this page.
Does this skill run scripts or access the network?
It does not run scripts. It does use the network to fetch the installation README from raw.githubusercontent.com.
Who should not use this skill?
If you only want a finished app and do not use an AI coding tool, it will not help, since it only assists with AI assistant setup. Anyone expecting it to supply Wasp knowledge directly should look at the separate Wasp skills repository instead.
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Our verdict
Use this skill if you are starting a Wasp or Open SaaS project and want your AI coding assistant to guide you through installing Wasp agent skills without searching for the instructions. Skip it if you do not use an AI coding tool or expect it to contain Wasp knowledge itself, since the real content is in an external repository that was not reviewed here.
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