Where do Cursor skills go?

In .agents/skills or .cursor/skills inside your project, or in ~/.agents/skills or ~/.cursor/skills for every project. Cursor also loads skills from .claude/skills and .codex/skills, and the same folders in your home folder.

How do I run a skill in Cursor?

Type / and search for it, which applies to one message. Cursor can also use a skill when it decides it's relevant, unless the skill sets disable-model-invocation: true.

Do Claude Code skills work in Cursor?

Cursor's docs say it loads skills from Claude Code's folders, .claude/skills and ~/.claude/skills. Fields only Claude Code knows are simply not used. We haven't checked this in Cursor ourselves.

Which Cursor plans include skills?

Cursor's docs and its 2.4 changelog announce skills for the editor and CLI, but we found no page that says which plans include them. Check inside Cursor.

Do these video skills need an API key in Cursor?

No. Our free skills render on your computer with HyperFrames and need Node.js and FFmpeg, not an AI model's key. Cursor itself runs on your Cursor plan.

Cursor skills for video and images

Updated 2026-11-06

Cursor reads skills from .agents/skills or .cursor/skills in your project, or the same folders in your home folder, and it also loads skills from Claude Code's and Codex's folders. You run one by typing / and its name, or let Cursor pick it. We haven't run our skills in Cursor ourselves; this page says what Cursor's docs promise.

Where Cursor looks for skills

In one project	`.agents/skills`, `.cursor/skills`, `also .claude/skills and .codex/skills`
For all your projects	`~/.agents/skills`, `~/.cursor/skills`, `also ~/.claude/skills and ~/.codex/skills`
How to use one	Type / and search for the skill, for one message. Cursor also uses a skill on its own when it's relevant. A skill with disable-model-invocation: true runs only when you call it.
Plans	Cursor added Agent Skills to the editor and its CLI in version 2.4 (January 22, 2026). Its docs don't say whether every plan includes them.

A skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file: a short header with its name and description, then instructions, and any scripts it needs. It's an open format, published at agentskills.io, so the same folder can work in several agents. Our guide to what agent skills are explains it in full.

Required fields are name and description. Cursor also reads paths (only for matching files), disable-model-invocation, icon, color and metadata.
If you already use skills in Claude Code or Codex, Cursor finds them without copying, as long as they're in the folders above.
/migrate-to-skills turns your older Cursor rules and slash commands into skills.

One skill, three agents: what differs

Agent	Folders	Call it with
Claude Code	`.claude/skills`, `~/.claude/skills`	`/name`
Codex	`.agents/skills`, `~/.agents/skills`	`$name` or `/skills`
Cursor	`.agents/skills`, `.cursor/skills`, and Claude Code's and Codex's folders	`/name`

Only name and description are read by all three, and the standard says name must match the folder's name. Extra fields one agent knows are ignored by the others.

Install a free video skill in Cursor

Here with Kinetic Type Title, which turns a line of text into an animated title video. It renders on your computer with HyperFrames, so it needs Node.js 22 or later and FFmpeg, and it has no cost per video.

mkdir -p ~/.agents/skills
curl -L -o kinetic-type-title.zip https://glidezo.com/media/skills/free/kinetic-type-title-v2.zip
unzip kinetic-type-title.zip -d ~/.agents/skills

Then start a new Cursor session and ask for what the skill makes, for example "make a title video that says Ideas that move". Every free skill is also on GitHub, so you can clone the repo instead.

What we tested in Cursor

Not tested in Cursor: it isn't installed on the computer we test on. Cursor's docs say it loads the same SKILL.md folders, including ones you already put in ~/.claude/skills or ~/.codex/skills.

Free video and image skills for Cursor

Download, unzip into the folder above, and ask. They make video and images with code, on your own computer.

Free online
Real Estate Slideshow Maker
Listing photos in, a video with price, address and your details out. Free in your browser; photos stay with you.
Free download or online
Animated Captions
Word-by-word animated captions for talking videos. Free, made on your own computer.
Free download or online
Data-Chart Video
Labels and numbers in, an animated bar or line chart video out. Free, made on your own computer.
Free download or online
Device Mockup Promo
Screenshots in, a promo video with your app in a phone or laptop out. Free, made on your own computer.
Free download or online
Kinetic Type Title
Turn a line of text into an animated title clip. Free, made on your own computer.
Free download or online
Launch Video
Screenshots and feature lines in, a launch video with a call to action out. Free, made on your own computer.
Free download or online
Logo Reveal
Your logo, name and tagline as a short animated intro or end card. Free, made on your own computer.
Free download or online
OG Image
A title and an optional picture in, a 1200x630 link preview card out. Free, made on your own computer.
Free download or online
YouTube Thumbnail
A headline and a picture in, a 1280x720 YouTube thumbnail image out. Free, made on your own computer.

What these skills can't do

The free downloads make video and images with code: titles, captions, charts, promos, cards. They don't make realistic AI footage or photos.
Our AI skills, such as Virtual Staging and Product in Scene Ad, run on this site for credits and don't download yet.
They need Node.js and FFmpeg on your computer, and the first render downloads HyperFrames' own browser.

To write your own, our free video skill creator makes a valid SKILL.md from a short form. For other agents: Claude Code skills and Codex skills.

Questions

Where do Cursor skills go?: In .agents/skills or .cursor/skills inside your project, or in ~/.agents/skills or ~/.cursor/skills for every project. Cursor also loads skills from .claude/skills and .codex/skills, and the same folders in your home folder.
How do I run a skill in Cursor?: Type / and search for it, which applies to one message. Cursor can also use a skill when it decides it's relevant, unless the skill sets disable-model-invocation: true.
Do Claude Code skills work in Cursor?: Cursor's docs say it loads skills from Claude Code's folders, .claude/skills and ~/.claude/skills. Fields only Claude Code knows are simply not used. We haven't checked this in Cursor ourselves.
Which Cursor plans include skills?: Cursor's docs and its 2.4 changelog announce skills for the editor and CLI, but we found no page that says which plans include them. Check inside Cursor.
Do these video skills need an API key in Cursor?: No. Our free skills render on your computer with HyperFrames and need Node.js and FFmpeg, not an AI model's key. Cursor itself runs on your Cursor plan.

Sources

Cursor docs: Agent Skills (folders, / and fields) (checked 2026-11-06)
Cursor changelog 2.4: Agent Skills in the editor and CLI (checked 2026-11-06)
Agent Skills specification: SKILL.md fields and folders (checked 2026-11-06)