sb get

Download an item from SkillsBin and write it to your local filesystem, ready for Claude hot-reload.

Usage

sb get <slug>
sb get <project>/<slug>

Arguments

Argument	Description
`slug`	The identifier of the item to download. Required. May be project-qualified (`project/slug`) to disambiguate when the same slug exists in several projects.

Flags

Flag	Short	Default	Description
`--output`	`-o`	`.`	Output directory for downloaded items.

Examples

Download a skill

sb get deploy-helper
# Downloaded Deploy Helper (skill) to deploy-helper/SKILL.md

Multi-file items (skills, plugins) bring their extra files along:

sb get deploy-helper
# Downloaded Deploy Helper (skill) to deploy-helper/SKILL.md
#   + 2 additional file(s)

Download from a specific project

If the same slug exists in more than one project, an unqualified sb get returns the most recently updated match. Qualify the slug with the project to pick one explicitly:

sb get webapp/deploy-helper
# Downloaded Deploy Helper (skill) to deploy-helper/SKILL.md

Download to a custom directory

sb get deploy-helper -o .claude/skills
# Downloaded Deploy Helper (skill) to .claude/skills/deploy-helper/SKILL.md

Download a secret

Secrets are decrypted on the server and restored to their original filename, with owner-only permissions (0600):

sb get env
# Downloaded .env (secret, decrypted) to .env

See Secrets for how secret storage works.

File naming

The downloaded file name depends on the item type:

Type	Filename
`skill`	`SKILL.md`
`command`	`<slug>.md`
`prompt`	`<slug>.md`
`agent`	`<slug>.md`
`spec`	`spec.md`
`rule`	`CLAUDE.md`
`plugin`	`plugin.json`
`statusline`	`<slug>.sh`
`hook`	`<slug>.sh`
`mcp`	`<slug>.json`
`keybinding`	`<slug>.json`
`script`	`<slug>` (slug includes the extension, e.g. `deploy.sh`)
`secret`	Original filename (e.g. `.env`)

Most items are written to <output-dir>/<slug>/<filename>. Two exceptions:

Scripts are written directly to the current directory as <slug> with executable permissions.
Secrets are written directly to <output-dir>/<original filename> with 0600 permissions — no per-item subfolder.

Not found

If the slug doesn’t match any item, sb get automatically searches for similar items and shows suggestions:

sb get deplpy-helper
# Skill 'deplpy-helper' not found.
# Did you mean one of these?
#   - Deploy Helper (deploy-helper) in personal

Errors

Code	Cause
`NOT_FOUND`	No item with that slug exists (in the given project, if qualified).
`AUTH_INVALID`	Token missing or expired.
`LOCAL_ERROR`	Could not create directory or write file.
`SECRET_DECRYPT_FAILED`	Stored secret could not be decrypted (wrong key or tampered ciphertext).
`SECRETS_NOT_CONFIGURED`	The server has no `SB_SECRETS_KEY` configured (self-hosted).