# Improve (agent skill)

> Improve is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from shadcn/improve. Survey any codebase as a senior advisor and produce prioritized, self-contained implementation plans for OTHER models/agents to execute. It works with Claude Code and has 9,265 GitHub stars. Install it by copying the skill folder into your agent's skills directory.

Survey any codebase as a senior advisor and produce prioritized, self-contained implementation plans for OTHER models/agents to execute. Strictly read-only on source code — never implements, fixes, or refactors anything itself. Use when asked to audit a codebase, find improvement opportunities (bugs, security, performance, test coverage, tech debt, migrations, DX), suggest features or where to take the project next (roadmap, product direction), or generate handoff plans for another agent to…

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/shadcn/improve |
| Skill path | skills/improve/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | improve |
| GitHub stars | 9,265 |
| Installs on skills.sh | 462 |
| License | MIT |
| Skills in repo | 1 |
| Plugin marketplace | improve |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Code |
| Category | Security |
| Last commit | Sep 12, 2026 |

## When it triggers

- Use when asked to audit a codebase, find improvement opportunities (bugs, security, performance, test coverage, tech debt, migrations, DX), suggest features or where to take the project next (roadmap, product direction), or generate handoff

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

```sh
/plugin marketplace add shadcn/improve
/plugin install improve@improve
```

In the Claude apps, zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/shadcn/improve.git
cp -r improve/skills/improve .agents/skills/improve   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects
```

### Cursor

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/shadcn/improve.git
cp -r improve/skills/improve .cursor/skills/improve   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

skills.sh listing: https://www.skills.sh/shadcn/improve/improve

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