Agent skills
Installable skills that teach any AI agent how to use the Paragraph API, CLI, SDK, and MCP server.
Paragraph agent skills are portable instructions that teach AI agents (Claude Code, Cursor, and others) how to work with Paragraph. They follow the Agent Skills standard.
The skills include working agreements, commands and endpoints with examples, JSON response shapes, and common patterns.
Available skills
| Skill | Covers | Install required |
|---|---|---|
paragraph-cli | The CLI and MCP server | Yes (npm install -g @paragraph-com/cli) |
paragraph-api | The REST API and TypeScript SDK | No |
Install
Install all skills:
npx skills add paragraph-xyz/skillInstall a specific skill:
npx skills add paragraph-xyz/skill --skill paragraph-api
npx skills add paragraph-xyz/skill --skill paragraph-cliOr manually copy the SKILL.md file into your agent's skills directory:
| Agent | Path |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | ~/.claude/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md |
| Cursor | .cursor/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md |
| Any agent | Check your agent's skill directory |
No install: paste a prompt
If you can't install skills, you can paste a short prompt into your agent's context instead. It covers the MCP server, CLI, REST API, and SDK.
You can also give your agent complete knowledge of Paragraph's API by sharing llms-full.txt. Every page on this docs site also has a Markdown variant (append .md to the URL).
Prefer MCP?
For MCP-compatible clients, you can skip skills entirely and use the hosted Paragraph MCP server. No CLI or API key required:
claude mcp add paragraph --transport http https://mcp.paragraph.com/mcpSee the MCP server guide for client-specific setup.