Agent skill

Outline

Search, read, and manage Outline wiki documents. An agent skill from sanjay3290/ai-skills.

Apache-2.0Auto-check: notesKnowledge Management

Install Outline

skills CLI

$ npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill outline -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install sanjay3290/ai-skills outline --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/outline .claude/skills/outline && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "outline" agent skill from https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills/tree/main/skills/outline into .claude/skills/outline/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "outline", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills/tree/main/skills/outline

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill outline -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install sanjay3290/ai-skills outline --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/outline .agents/skills/outline && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "outline" agent skill from https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills/tree/main/skills/outline into .agents/skills/outline/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "outline", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill outline -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install sanjay3290/ai-skills outline --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/outline .cursor/skills/outline && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "outline" agent skill from https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills/tree/main/skills/outline into .cursor/skills/outline/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "outline", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills.git --path skills/outline

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill outline -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install sanjay3290/ai-skills outline --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/outline .gemini/skills/outline && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "outline" agent skill from https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills/tree/main/skills/outline into .gemini/skills/outline/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "outline", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install sanjay3290/ai-skills outline

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill outline -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/outline .github/skills/outline && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "outline" agent skill from https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills/tree/main/skills/outline into .github/skills/outline/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "outline", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill outline -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install sanjay3290/ai-skills outline --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/outline .opencode/skills/outline && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "outline" agent skill from https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills/tree/main/skills/outline into .opencode/skills/outline/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "outline", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: outline
GitHub stars: 431
Token cost: ~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length: 292 words
Files: 6 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo: 24
Repo updated: Sep 10, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Search, read, and manage Outline wiki documents. An agent skill from sanjay3290/ai-skills.

Works in 3 steps: Get your API key from your Outline wiki → Configure the environment → Set the environment variables
Searching wiki for documentation
SKILL.md covers Requirements, Setup, Usage and JSON Output, plus 5 more sections
Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3 and pip; needs OUTLINE_API_KEY

What it does

Outline is an agent skill from sanjay3290/ai-skills. Search, read, and manage Outline wiki documents. Use when: (1) searching wiki for documentation, (2) reading wiki pages or articles, (3) listing wiki collections or documents, (4) creating or updating wiki content, (5) exporting documents as markdown. Works with any Outline wiki instance (self-hosted or cloud).

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including scripts (for example `README.md` and `scripts/outline.py`).

It sits in Knowledge Management, covering Markdown. The repository describes itself as: 24 cross-platform agent skills for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex & Gemini CLI — databases, messaging, research, TTS, DevOps, and Google Workspace. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Searching wiki for documentation
Reading wiki pages
Listing wiki collections
Updating wiki content

Example prompts

“/outline”

Requirements

Python 3
A credential in OUTLINE_API_KEY

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

Get your API key from your Outline wiki
Configure the environment
Set the environment variables

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 281d88d. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- python3
- pip
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
- OUTLINE_API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Outline loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 80 tokens; SKILL.md has 292 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~80
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.1k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:27
```
cp .env.example .env
```
NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:28
```
# Edit .env with your API key
```

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from sanjay3290/ai-skills at commit 281d88d, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© sanjay3290). 292 words, ~1,139 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/outline/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 5 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: outline
description: Search, read, and manage Outline wiki documents. Use when: (1) searching wiki for documentation, (2) reading wiki pages or articles, (3) listing wiki collections or documents, (4) creating or updating wiki content, (5) exporting documents as markdown. Works with any Outline wiki instance (self-hosted or cloud).
license: Apache-2.0
metadata.author: sanjay3290
metadata.version: 1.0

Outline Wiki Skill

Search, read, create, and manage documents in any Outline wiki instance. Works with all AI clients supporting the Agent Skills Standard.

Requirements

Python 3.8+
Dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt

Setup

Get your API key from your Outline wiki:
- Go to Settings > API Tokens
- Create a new token with appropriate permissions

Configure the environment:

bash

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your API key

Set the environment variables:

bash

export OUTLINE_API_KEY=your-api-key-here
# Optional: for self-hosted instances
export OUTLINE_API_URL=https://your-wiki.example.com/api

Usage

Search documents

bash

python3 scripts/outline.py search "deployment guide"
python3 scripts/outline.py search "API documentation" --limit 10
python3 scripts/outline.py search "onboarding" --collection-id <id>

Read a document

bash

python3 scripts/outline.py read <document-id>
python3 scripts/outline.py read <document-id> --json

List collections

bash

python3 scripts/outline.py list-collections
python3 scripts/outline.py list-collections --limit 50

List documents in a collection

bash

python3 scripts/outline.py list-documents --collection-id <id>

Get collection details

bash

python3 scripts/outline.py get-collection <collection-id>

Create a document

bash

python3 scripts/outline.py create --title "New Guide" --collection-id <id>
python3 scripts/outline.py create --title "Guide" --collection-id <id> --text "# Content here"
python3 scripts/outline.py create --title "Draft" --collection-id <id> --draft

Update a document

bash

python3 scripts/outline.py update <document-id> --title "Updated Title"
python3 scripts/outline.py update <document-id> --text "New content"
python3 scripts/outline.py update <document-id> --publish

Export document as markdown

bash

python3 scripts/outline.py export <document-id>
python3 scripts/outline.py export <document-id> --output doc.md

Test authentication

bash

python3 scripts/outline.py auth-info

JSON Output

Add --json flag to any command for machine-readable output:

bash

python3 scripts/outline.py search "query" --json
python3 scripts/outline.py read <id> --json

Operations Reference

Command	Description	Required Args
search	Full-text search	query
read	Get document content	document_id
list-collections	List all collections	-
list-documents	List docs (optionally in collection)	-
get-collection	Get collection details	collection_id
create	Create new document	--title, --collection-id
update	Update existing document	document_id
export	Export as markdown	document_id
auth-info	Test API connection	-

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
OUTLINE_API_KEY	Yes	-	Your Outline API token
OUTLINE_API_URL	No	https://app.getoutline.com/api	API URL
OUTLINE_TIMEOUT	No	30	Request timeout (seconds)
OUTLINE_VERIFY_SSL	No	true	Set to `false` to skip SSL verification (for self-hosted instances with self-signed certs)

Troubleshooting

Error	Solution
API key not configured	Set OUTLINE_API_KEY environment variable
Authentication failed	Verify API key is valid and not expired
Connection timeout	Check OUTLINE_API_URL and network connectivity
SSL certificate error	Set `OUTLINE_VERIFY_SSL=false` for self-signed certs
Document not found	Verify document ID is correct
Permission denied	Check API token has required permissions

Exit Codes

0: Success
1: Error (auth failed, not found, invalid request)

Workflow

Run auth-info to verify connection
Run list-collections to see available collections
Run search or list-documents to find content
Run read to get full document content
Use create/update to modify wiki content

Files

SKILL.md and 5 other files (scripts) in skills/outline of sanjay3290/ai-skills.

SKILL.md
.env.example
.gitignore
README.md
requirements.txt
scripts/outline.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 281d88d

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Questions about Outline

What does Outline do?

Search, read, and manage Outline wiki documents. An agent skill from sanjay3290/ai-skills. Outline is an agent skill from sanjay3290/ai-skills. Search, read, and manage Outline wiki documents.

When should I use Outline?

Outline fits situations like: searching wiki for documentation; reading wiki pages; listing wiki collections; updating wiki content.

How do I install Outline in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill outline -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/outline in sanjay3290/ai-skills) into .claude/skills/outline in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Outline in Codex?

Run `npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill outline -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/outline in sanjay3290/ai-skills) into .agents/skills/outline in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Outline in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill outline -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/outline, .gemini/skills/outline, .github/skills/outline and .opencode/skills/outline in your project.

What does Outline need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Outline needs Python for the scripts in its folder, the command-line tools its instructions call (python3 and pip) and credentials named OUTLINE_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Python 3; A credential in OUTLINE_API_KEY.

Does Outline access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Outline safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Outline use?

Outline is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Outline use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Outline?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Outline: Open Knowledge Discovery (inkeep/open-knowledge, 4.4k stars), Wordgard (bangle-io/bangle-io, 1.2k stars), Interlinked Markdown Wiki (holon-run/holon, 154 stars) and Confluence To Markdown (iurykrieger/claude-bedrock, 105 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Outline?

sanjay3290 (a GitHub user) maintains it in sanjay3290/ai-skills, which has 431 GitHub stars. The repository holds 24 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 10, 2026.

Source: sanjay3290/ai-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Outline

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Outline Wiki Skill

Requirements

Setup

Usage

Search documents

Read a document

List collections

List documents in a collection

Get collection details

Create a document

Update a document

Export document as markdown

Test authentication

JSON Output

Operations Reference

Environment Variables

Troubleshooting

Exit Codes

Workflow

Files

Compare with similar skills

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