AI Starter Package

Getting Started

How to install skills, connect MCP servers, and set up your AI brain. Honest guide — we tell you exactly what works where.

What You'll End Up With

1,730+ Skills
Domain expertise loaded on demand
Specialist Agents
Persistent memory across sessions
Memory System
7-tier context that survives restarts
Automated Hooks
Safety checks that run on git & file events
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Not a developer?

This guide assumes familiarity with the terminal and npm. If that's not you, check out the Vibe Coders guide — a no-code-friendly path to getting set up.

Where Does It Work?

Claude Code (CLI)

Full Support

Full support — skills, agents, MCP servers, hooks, commands, memory system. This is what our AI brain is built for.

Install with: npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
SkillsMCP ServersSlash CommandsHooksMemory SystemAgent DefinitionsCLAUDE.md Brain

Claude.ai (Web Chat)

Not Supported

Regular Claude chat does NOT support skills, MCP servers, hooks, or slash commands. You can paste individual skill content as instructions in a Project, but the full brain system requires Claude Code.

Available at claude.ai — but limited for our purposes
Projects (paste instructions)Custom instructions

Cursor / Windsurf / IDEs

Partial

IDE extensions can use CLAUDE.md and some skill files as context. MCP servers can be configured in some IDEs. Hooks and slash commands are Claude Code specific.

Install the Claude extension for your IDE
CLAUDE.md contextSome MCP serversSkill files as reference

How to Install Skills on Claude Code

1

Install Claude Code

Claude Code is Anthropic's command-line interface. You need it to use skills, MCPs, and hooks.

$ npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

Requires Node.js 18+. Run claude to start.

New to Claude Code? Read the complete beginner's guide →

2

Install the AI Brain Package

Our installer copies all skills, agents, commands, hooks, and configs to your ~/.claude/ directory.

$ npx create-ai-starter-package
? Enter your license key: AISP-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX
? Select your role: Developer
Done! 1,730+ skills installed to ~/.claude/skills/
3

Skills are automatically available

Once installed, Claude Code automatically detects skills in ~/.claude/skills/. You don't need to import or activate them — just start working and Claude will use the relevant skills.

Where skills live: Each skill is a markdown file in ~/.claude/skills/[skill-name]/SKILL.md. Claude Code reads these automatically when relevant to your task.

How to Connect MCP Servers

MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers give Claude real-time access to external tools. They're configured in your Claude Code settings file.

Add an MCP server to your settings:

// ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"github": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
"env": { "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-token-here" }
}
}
}
Note: MCP servers require their own API keys or tokens. For example, the GitHub MCP needs a GitHub Personal Access Token. The MCP server itself is free and open-source — you just provide the credentials.

Our package includes a reference file with configurations for 10+ popular MCP servers. See all available MCPs on our Ecosystem Map.

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