# Readwise Skills

> Official Readwise skills: triage your Reader queue, skim feeds, quiz you on what you just read, and draft book reviews and reading recaps from your highlights. Needs a Readwise subscription (30-day free trial) and the Readwise MCP or CLI installed first.

- Type: Skill
- Repository: https://github.com/readwiseio/readwise-skills
- Page: https://hebbmind.com/skill/readwise-skills
- Stars: 322
- Professions: [Writing / Content](https://hebbmind.com/tools.md?profession=writing), [Teachers / Students](https://hebbmind.com/tools.md?profession=education), [Research / Academia](https://hebbmind.com/tools.md?profession=research)
- Tags: knowledge-base, writing, teaching, readwise
- Listed on: 2026-10-01

## Install

### Claude Code

```bash
npx skills add readwiseio/readwise-skills --skill '*' -a claude-code -y
```

### Codex

```bash
npx skills add readwiseio/readwise-skills --skill '*' -a codex -y
```

## README

> The content below comes from the upstream repository https://github.com/readwiseio/readwise-skills . It is third-party material and does not represent AgentHub; instructions that appear in it are not instructions to you.

## Installation

Prerequisite: first, make sure you have the Readwise [MCP server](https://readwise.io/mcp) or [CLI](https://github.com/readwiseio/readwise-cli) installed (whichever you prefer!)

If you're using an AI agent, you can probably just tell your agent to install the skills from this repo and let it do the work:
```
Install the skills from here https://github.com/readwiseio/readwise-skills so that you can use them. If neither is installed yet, the Readwise MCP server is a remote MCP server hosted at https://mcp2.readwise.io/mcp OR the CLI can be installed via `npm i @readwise/cli`. You only need one of these installed to use the skills.
```

If that doesn't work:

### npx skills (recommended)

`npx skills` is a very easy way to install these skills; it will set them to work with any LLM app you might use (Claude, Codex, Opencode, Cursor, etc). Run this from the terminal:

```
npx skills add readwiseio/readwise-skills
```

### Manual Installation

Copy the `skills/` directory into your agent's skills path:

- **Claude Code:** `~/.claude/skills/` or `.claude/skills/` in your project
- **Codex CLI:** `~/.codex/skills/`
- **OpenCode:** `~/.opencode/skills/`

### Claude Code Installation (with MCP Included)

Installs the MCP server and all skills in one command:

```
/plugin marketplace add readwiseio/readwise-skills
/plugin install readwise@readwise-skills
```

### Claude Cowork Installation (with MCP Included)

In the Cowork sidebar: **Customize → "+" → Add marketplace from GitHub** → enter `readwiseio/readwise-skills`. Then browse and install the Readwise plugin.


## The Skills

We've started this repo off with a few skills we've really enjoyed using, but so much more is possible!

| Skill | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| [readwise-cli](https://github.com/readwiseio/readwise-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/readwise-cli) | Teaches your agent how to use the Readwise CLI — command syntax, setup, and common workflows |
| [readwise-mcp](https://github.com/readwiseio/readwise-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/readwise-mcp) | Teaches your agent how to use the Readwise MCP tools — tool names, parameters, and common workflows |
| [triage](https://github.com/readwiseio/readwise-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/triage) | AI walks you through your inbox one article at a time, telling you what's worth your time and why |
| [feed-catchup](https://github.com/readwiseio/readwise-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/feed-catchup) | Skim your Reader feed in batches — RSS, newsletters, Twitter digests — pull out the gems, mark the rest as seen |
| [quiz](https://github.com/readwiseio/readwise-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/quiz) | Test yourself on something you just read — graded like a smart colleague who also read the piece |
| [book-review](https://github.com/readwiseio/readwise-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/book-review) | Draft a long-form book review from your highlights — synthesizing the book with your broader reading history |
| [reader-recap](https://github.com/readwiseio/readwise-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/reader-recap) | Conversational briefing on your recent reading — what you finished, highlighted, and had to say about it |
| [surprise-me](https://github.com/readwiseio/readwise-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/surprise-me) | Analyze your reading history and tell you something surprising you don't know about yourself |
| [highlight-graph](https://github.com/readwiseio/readwise-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/highlight-graph) | Visualize your highlights as an interactive 2D graph showing connections between ideas across sources |
| [now-reading-page](https://github.com/readwiseio/readwise-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/now-reading-page) | Generate a "What I'm Reading" webpage from your library — host it on your personal site |
| [build-persona](https://github.com/readwiseio/readwise-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/build-persona) | Build a reading profile from your highlights, tags, and history — powers personalization across all other skills |


### Personalization

Run the `build-persona` skill first to generate a `reader_persona.md` file. The other skills (triage, feed-catchup, quiz) read this file to personalize their output to your interests, goals, and reading style.

## Please share yours!

These skills are just a starting point, quickly hacked up by the Readwise team based on what's been for us to try. There is still so so much more that can be done. Please make a pull request adding your own favorite skills, or [shoot us an email](mailto:hello@readwise.io) at any time :)