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- New docs/getting-started/ guide (4 files: install, quick-start, first-skill, next-steps)
- New docs/user-guide/ section (6 files: core concepts through troubleshooting)
- New docs/reference/ section (CLI_REFERENCE, CONFIG_FORMAT, ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES, MCP_REFERENCE)
- New docs/advanced/ section (custom-workflows, mcp-server, multi-source)
- New docs/ARCHITECTURE.md - system architecture overview
- Archived legacy files (QUICKSTART.md, QUICK_REFERENCE.md, docs/guides/USAGE.md) to docs/archive/legacy/

Chinese (zh-CN) translations:
- Full zh-CN mirror of all user-facing docs (getting-started, user-guide, reference, advanced)
- GitHub Actions workflow for translation sync (.github/workflows/translate-docs.yml)
- Translation sync checker script (scripts/check_translation_sync.sh)
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Content updates:
- CHANGELOG.md: [Unreleased] → [3.1.0] - 2026-02-22
- README.md: updated with new doc structure links
- AGENTS.md: updated agent documentation
- docs/features/UNIFIED_SCRAPING.md: updated for unified scraper workflow JSON config

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- DOCUMENTATION_OVERHAUL_PLAN.md, DOCUMENTATION_OVERHAUL_SUMMARY.md
- FEATURE_GAP_ANALYSIS.md, IMPLEMENTATION_GAPS_ANALYSIS.md, CREATE_COMMAND_COVERAGE_ANALYSIS.md
- CHINESE_TRANSLATION_IMPLEMENTATION_SUMMARY.md, ISSUE_260_UPDATE.md

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-22 01:01:51 +03:00

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Installation Guide

Skill Seekers v3.1.0

Get Skill Seekers installed and running in under 5 minutes.


System Requirements

Requirement Minimum Recommended
Python 3.10 3.11 or 3.12
RAM 4 GB 8 GB+
Disk 500 MB 2 GB+
OS Linux, macOS, Windows (WSL) Linux, macOS

Quick Install

# Basic installation
pip install skill-seekers

# With all platform support
pip install skill-seekers[all-llms]

# Verify installation
skill-seekers --version

Option 2: pipx (Isolated)

# Install pipx if not available
pip install pipx
pipx ensurepath

# Install skill-seekers
pipx install skill-seekers[all-llms]

Option 3: Development (from source)

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/yusufkaraaslan/Skill_Seekers.git
cd Skill_Seekers

# Install in editable mode
pip install -e ".[all-llms,dev]"

# Verify
skill-seekers --version

Installation Options

Minimal Install

Just the core functionality:

pip install skill-seekers

Includes:

  • Documentation scraping
  • Basic packaging
  • Local enhancement (Claude Code)

Full Install

All features and platforms:

pip install skill-seekers[all-llms]

Includes:

  • Claude AI support
  • Google Gemini support
  • OpenAI ChatGPT support
  • All vector databases
  • MCP server
  • Cloud storage (S3, GCS, Azure)

Custom Install

Install only what you need:

# Specific platform only
pip install skill-seekers[gemini]      # Google Gemini
pip install skill-seekers[openai]      # OpenAI
pip install skill-seekers[chroma]      # ChromaDB

# Multiple extras
pip install skill-seekers[gemini,openai,chroma]

# Development
pip install skill-seekers[dev]

Available Extras

Extra Description Install Command
gemini Google Gemini support pip install skill-seekers[gemini]
openai OpenAI ChatGPT support pip install skill-seekers[openai]
mcp MCP server pip install skill-seekers[mcp]
chroma ChromaDB export pip install skill-seekers[chroma]
weaviate Weaviate export pip install skill-seekers[weaviate]
qdrant Qdrant export pip install skill-seekers[qdrant]
faiss FAISS export pip install skill-seekers[faiss]
s3 AWS S3 storage pip install skill-seekers[s3]
gcs Google Cloud Storage pip install skill-seekers[gcs]
azure Azure Blob Storage pip install skill-seekers[azure]
embedding Embedding server pip install skill-seekers[embedding]
all-llms All LLM platforms pip install skill-seekers[all-llms]
all Everything pip install skill-seekers[all]
dev Development tools pip install skill-seekers[dev]

Post-Installation Setup

1. Configure API Keys (Optional)

For AI enhancement and uploads:

# Interactive configuration wizard
skill-seekers config

# Or set environment variables
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...
export GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_...

2. Verify Installation

# Check version
skill-seekers --version

# See all commands
skill-seekers --help

# Test configuration
skill-seekers config --test

3. Quick Test

# List available presets
skill-seekers estimate --all

# Do a dry run
skill-seekers create https://docs.python.org/3/ --dry-run

Platform-Specific Notes

macOS

# Using Homebrew Python
brew install python@3.12
pip3.12 install skill-seekers[all-llms]

# Or with pyenv
pyenv install 3.12
pyenv global 3.12
pip install skill-seekers[all-llms]

Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)

# Install Python and pip
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3-pip python3-venv

# Install skill-seekers
pip3 install skill-seekers[all-llms]

# Make available system-wide
sudo ln -s ~/.local/bin/skill-seekers /usr/local/bin/

Windows

Recommended: Use WSL2

# Or use Windows directly (PowerShell)
python -m pip install skill-seekers[all-llms]

# Add to PATH if needed
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $env:Path + ";$env:APPDATA\Python\Python312\Scripts", "User")

Docker

# Pull image
docker pull skillseekers/skill-seekers:latest

# Run
docker run -it --rm \
  -e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=$ANTHROPIC_API_KEY \
  -v $(pwd)/output:/output \
  skillseekers/skill-seekers \
  skill-seekers create https://docs.react.dev/

Troubleshooting

"command not found: skill-seekers"

# Add pip bin to PATH
export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

# Or reinstall with --user
pip install --user --force-reinstall skill-seekers

Permission denied

# Don't use sudo with pip
# Instead:
pip install --user skill-seekers

# Or use a virtual environment
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install skill-seekers[all-llms]

Import errors

# For development installs, ensure editable mode
pip install -e .

# Check installation
python -c "import skill_seekers; print(skill_seekers.__version__)"

Version conflicts

# Use virtual environment
python3 -m venv skill-seekers-env
source skill-seekers-env/bin/activate
pip install skill-seekers[all-llms]

Upgrade

# Upgrade to latest
pip install --upgrade skill-seekers

# Upgrade with all extras
pip install --upgrade skill-seekers[all-llms]

# Check current version
skill-seekers --version

# See what's new
pip show skill-seekers

Uninstall

pip uninstall skill-seekers

# Clean up config (optional)
rm -rf ~/.config/skill-seekers/
rm -rf ~/.cache/skill-seekers/

Next Steps


Getting Help

# Command help
skill-seekers --help
skill-seekers create --help

# Documentation
# https://github.com/yusufkaraaslan/Skill_Seekers/tree/main/docs

# Issues
# https://github.com/yusufkaraaslan/Skill_Seekers/issues