One-time setup

One VS Code,
Claude Code · Codex · Antigravity

Install the programs below and you can use Claude Code, OpenAI Codex and Google Antigravity inside VS Code. Skillbot's free skills work in any of them.

  1. 1

    Create accounts

    GitHub is required. Create the others only when a skill needs them. Free plans are enough for all of them.

    RequiredGitHubCode and skill managementgithub.com ↗OptionalVercelWebsite hosting
    (sign up with GitHub)    vercel.com ↗    OptionalSupabaseDatabase and auth
    (sign up with GitHub)    supabase.com ↗    OptionalGoogle AI StudioFree Gemini API key for AI modelsaistudio.google.com ↗
  2. 2

    Install programs

    Install the first five yourself. Ask your AI agent to install the last two once it is running.

    ProgramLinkCheck commandInstall
    Node.jsLatest LTSnodejs.org ↗node --versionYou
    GitLatestgit-scm.com ↗git --versionYou
    VS CodeLatestcode.visualstudio.com ↗—You
    PythonLatestpython.org ↗python --versionYou
    AI agent (VS Code extension)Any of the threeClaude Code ↗
    Codex ↗
    Antigravity ↗    		—You
    FFmpegLatestffmpeg.org ↗ffmpeg -versionAsk the AI
    uvPython package managerdocs.astral.sh/uv ↗uv --versionAsk the AI
  3. 3

    Turn on an AI agent in VS Code

    In VS Code, open Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X), search for the name, install and sign in. One is enough, or install all three and switch between them.

    VS Code Claude CodeAnthropicClaude Code for VS CodeSearchClaude CodeSign inPaid Claude plan or API
    VS Code CodexOpenAIOpenAI CodexSearchCodexSign inPaid ChatGPT plan
    VS Code AntigravityGoogleGoogle AntigravitySearchAntigravitySign inGoogle account

    Claude Code and Codex need a paid plan. No plan? Start with Antigravity, which signs in with a Google account.

    To use Claude Code in a terminal too

    Windows (PowerShell)

    irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex

    macOS · Linux

    curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

    If you installed it from the terminal, open your folder in VS Code and type claude in the built-in terminal (Ctrl+`). Sign in with your Claude account the first time.

    Official install guide ↗

  4. 4

    Check the install

    Open a new terminal and run each line. A version number means it worked.

    node --version
    git --version
    python --version
    ffmpeg -version
    uv --version

    Not sure? Just ask your AI agent. Paste this line:

    “Check whether Node.js, Git, Python, FFmpeg and uv are installed on my computer, and install any that are missing”
  5. 5

    Add a skill and run it

    You're set. Three steps and the automation runs.

    1. 1Download the skill ZIP and unzip it into a folder.
    2. 2Open that folder in VS Code and call your AI agent (Claude Code, Codex or Antigravity).
    3. 3Say this. Swap in your own folder path.

    Example folder D:\AIlog-automation

    “Run the automation pipeline in the D:\AIlog-automation folder”
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