Nixtla Skills Bootstrap

Install or update Nixtla Skills in the current project using the nixtla-skills CLI.

Overview

This skill manages Nixtla Skills installation:

• Init: First-time installation to .claude/skills/
• Update: Refresh existing skills to latest versions
• Verify: Check installation status and available skills

Skills persist locally until explicitly updated or removed.

Prerequisites

Required:

• Python 3.8+
• nixtla-skills CLI tool

Installation:

pip install nixtla-claude-skills-installer

Verify CLI:

which nixtla-skills || echo "NOT_FOUND"

Instructions

Step 1: Choose Action

Select installation mode:

• init - First-time installation
• update - Refresh existing skills

Step 2: Check CLI Availability

Verify nixtla-skills CLI is installed:

nixtla-skills --version

If not found, install with: pip install nixtla-claude-skills-installer

Step 3: Run Installer

For init:

nixtla-skills init

For update:

nixtla-skills update

Step 4: Verify Installation

ls -1d .claude/skills/nixtla-* 2>/dev/null | sort

Output

After installation:

• .claude/skills/nixtla-timegpt-lab/ - Core forecasting skill
• .claude/skills/nixtla-experiment-architect/ - Experiment scaffolding
• .claude/skills/nixtla-schema-mapper/ - Data transformation
• .claude/skills/nixtla-skills-bootstrap/ - This skill

Error Handling

1. Error: nixtla-skills: command not found Solution: pip install nixtla-claude-skills-installer

2. Error: Permission denied Solution: Check write permissions on .claude/skills/

3. Error: Skills directory already exists Solution: Use update instead of init

4. Error: No skills installed after completion Solution: Verify CLI version: nixtla-skills --version

Examples

Example 1: First-Time Installation

nixtla-skills init

Output:

Installing Nixtla Skills...
Created .claude/skills/nixtla-timegpt-lab/
Created .claude/skills/nixtla-experiment-architect/
Created .claude/skills/nixtla-schema-mapper/
Created .claude/skills/nixtla-skills-bootstrap/
Installation complete!

Example 2: Update Existing Skills

nixtla-skills update

Output:

Updating Nixtla Skills...
Updated 4 skills to latest version.

Resources

• PyPI Package: https://pypi.org/project/nixtla-claude-skills-installer/
• Skills Documentation: See individual skill SKILL.md files
• GitHub: https://github.com/Nixtla/nixtla-claude-skills

Installed location: .claude/skills/nixtla-skills-bootstrap/