Cursor Setup

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Experimental support. Cursor does not have a native plugin marketplace, so skills are installed manually via a script. Updates require re-running the install. For the best experience with automatic updates and full skill support, use Claude Code — the primary supported platform.

Cursor 2.4+ supports the Agent Skills open standard but does not support Claude Code plugin marketplace. This installation uses a direct install script as a workaround. All Showroom skill content (templates, prompts, docs) is the same as the Claude Code version.

Works With

  • Cursor 2.4.0 or later
  • Agent Skills support

What You Get

  • One-command installation
  • All 8 skills bundled
  • Same templates & docs as Claude Code

Prerequisites

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Check Your Cursor Version

  1. Open Cursor
  2. Click Cursor menu → About Cursor
  3. Version should be 2.4.0 or higher

If you're on an older version, update Cursor first.

Installation

One-Command Install

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Run this in your TERMINAL (not in Cursor chat): 
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rhpds/rhdp-skills-marketplace/main/install-cursor.sh | bash
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This script will automatically:

  • Install all 7 skills to ~/.cursor/skills/
  • Install documentation to ~/.cursor/docs/
  • Bundle prompts and templates with each skill
  • Everything configured in one step

Verify Installation

After the script completes:

ls ~/.cursor/skills/
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You should see these 7 skills:
  • showroom-create-lab
  • showroom-create-demo
  • showroom-blog-generate
  • showroom-verify-content
  • agnosticv-catalog-builder
  • agnosticv-validator
  • health-deployment-validator
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Important: Restart Cursor after installation to load the new skills.

How to Use Skills

Method 1: Explicit Invocation

Type skill names directly in Cursor Agent chat:

Showroom Skills

/showroom-create-lab
/showroom-create-demo
/showroom-blog-generate
/showroom-verify-content

AgnosticV Skills

/agnosticv-catalog-builder
/agnosticv-validator

Health Skills

/health-deployment-validator
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Note: Cursor skill names use hyphens (not colons) due to platform naming restrictions.

Method 2: Natural Language

The agent will automatically apply relevant skills based on your request:

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Example Prompts

  • "Help me create a workshop lab module"
  • "Generate demo content for my presentation"
  • "Create an AgnosticV catalog configuration"
  • "Verify my workshop content quality"

Verification

After installation and restart, verify skills are loaded:

  1. Open Cursor Agent chat (Cmd+L or Ctrl+L)
  2. Type / to see available skills
  3. You should see RHDP skills listed

Using Both Claude Code and Cursor?

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Duplicate Skills Warning

If you have both Claude Code and Cursor installed, you may see duplicate skills with different names:

Platform Skill Names Example
Claude Code (plugin) With colons /showroom:create-lab
Cursor (script) With hyphens /showroom-create-lab

Both skills are identical - they just have different names due to platform naming requirements.

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Recommendation

Choose one installation method:

  • Claude Code users: Use the plugin marketplace (automatic updates, full integration)
  • Cursor-only users: Use this install script
  • Both platforms: Use Claude Code plugin, skip this script for Cursor

Updating Skills

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Run this in your TERMINAL (not in Cursor chat):

To update to the latest version:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rhpds/rhdp-skills-marketplace/main/update-cursor.sh | bash
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The update script will:

  • Check for new versions
  • Show changelog
  • Backup current installation
  • Install latest version
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Manual Updates Required: Unlike Claude Code plugin marketplace, Cursor updates are manual. Claude Code users get automatic update notifications.

Troubleshooting

Skills not showing after installation

Most common issue: Symlinks instead of actual files

Fix:

# Verify you have actual files (not symlinks)
file ~/.cursor/skills/showroom-create-lab/SKILL.md

# If it says "symbolic link", copy actual files:
cp -r ~/.agents/skills/* ~/.cursor/skills/

# Restart Cursor

Other checks:

  1. Restart Cursor completely (Cmd+Q / Ctrl+Q, then reopen)
  2. Verify installation: ls ~/.cursor/skills/
  3. Check Cursor version is 2.4.0+
Skills show but don't work properly

Missing support files (templates, prompts, docs):

# Copy .claude/ directory to your project
cd ~/your-project
git clone https://github.com/rhpds/rhdp-skills-marketplace.git /tmp/rhdp-marketplace
mkdir -p .claude
cp -r /tmp/rhdp-marketplace/showroom/.claude/* .claude/
rm -rf /tmp/rhdp-marketplace
Permission denied errors

Make sure you have write permissions:

ls -la ~/.cursor/
chmod 755 ~/.cursor/skills

Learn about /create-lab skill

Detailed documentation for the create-lab skill

View all skills reference

Complete skills reference guide

Create your own skill

Guide to building custom skills
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Additional Resources