Install the sdmx-explorer skill

The sdmx-explorer skill enables guided, interactive exploration of SDMX statistical data sources directly in your AI coding agent, using the opensdmx CLI under the hood.

Skills can be installed in many ways — refer to your agent's documentation for the available options. Here we use skills, a convenient tool that installs a skill in a single step across multiple agents (Claude Code, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and more) in a unified way.

Prerequisites

Node.js (v18+) is required only for the npx skills method below. Install it via your system's package manager or from nodejs.org.

Installation

Run:

npx skills add ondata/opensdmx --skill sdmx-explorer

Step 1 — Select agents

The installer fetches the skill from the repository and asks which agents to install it for. Several universal agents (including Claude Code) are enabled by default. If your agent is missing from the default list, scroll down to Additional agents to find and select it.

Step 2 — Choose installation scope (Global recommended)

Choose between installing for all agents or globally (home directory, available across all projects). In the example below, Global is selected so the skill is available in every project.

Step 3 — Symlink (Recommended)

Choose how the skill file is installed. We recommend Symlink: instead of copying the file, a symbolic link is created pointing to the original source. This means any update to the skill is reflected immediately everywhere, with no need to reinstall.

Step 4 — Confirm

Review and confirm with Yes to proceed.

Alternative: manual installation

If you prefer not to use npx skills, you can download the skill folder directly and add it to your agent without Node.js. The skill is located at skills/sdmx-explorer/ in this repository — refer to your agent's documentation for how to register a local skill folder.

Update

To update the skill to the latest version:

npx skills update sdmx-explorer

Usage

Once installed, use /sdmx-explorer in the selected agents to start an interactive SDMX exploration session using opensdmx.

To explore the skill's full capabilities before or after installing, see the skill definition.