Manage skills in ToolHive UI
The ToolHive UI gives you one place to discover skills from the configured registry, install them into your AI clients, and build your own from a local folder, without switching to the command line.
If you're not sure what a skill is or how it relates to MCP servers, see Understanding skills for a conceptual overview.
The Skills page
Open Skills from the menu bar to access three tabs:
- Registry: browse skills from the configured registry and install them.
- Installed: see every skill ToolHive has added to your AI clients, and uninstall them.
- Local Builds: list OCI artifacts you've built locally, install them into a client, or remove them from your local store.
Each tab supports a card/table view toggle in the top-right corner; your
preference is remembered per tab. Clicking a skill or build opens a detail page
with the rendered SKILL.md content alongside a summary panel with the
available actions.
Where to start
Browse and install skills
Discover skills from the configured registry and install them into your AI clients with the ToolHive desktop app.
Build a skill from a local folder
Package a folder on your machine into an OCI skill artifact and reuse it with the ToolHive desktop app.
Manage installed skills
Inspect, search, and uninstall agent skills you've added to your AI clients through the ToolHive desktop app.
Every action on the Skills page is also available through the
thv skill command, including pushing
local builds to a remote OCI registry.
Related information
- Understanding skills for the concept primer and
SKILL.mdformat reference - Manage skills in the registry to publish skills from a ToolHive Registry Server
- Client compatibility for clients that support skills