AgenticMarket allows you to install Skills directly into your coding assistant. Once installed, your AI agent can use them automatically when relevant, no copy-pasting, no switching tabs, no manual API calls.

This guide walks you through everything from signing up to making your first skill call using AgenticMarket.

What is a skill?

A skill is a tool your AI agent can use. Think of it like giving your AI assistant a new ability, ability to read a webpage, check a domain, fetch live data, or anything else a skill provides.

You install skills once. After that your agent discovers and calls them automatically based on what you ask it to do.

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Step 1 — Create your account

Go to agenticmarket.dev and sign up. You will receive a verification email — confirm it before continuing.

Once verified, sign in and you will land on your dashboard.

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Step 2 — Add credits to your account

Skills cost a small amount per call — typically between $0.01 and $0.25. You pay only when your agent actually calls a skill, not for installing or browsing.

To add credits:

1. Click Manage Balance in the bottom left of your dashboard
2. Or go to agenticmarket.dev/topup
3. Choose an amount — $15, $25, $50, or $100
4. Complete payment

Credits are added instantly and never expire.

You can install and browse skills without credits. You only need a balance when your agent starts making calls.

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Step 3 — Get your API key

Your API key is how the CLI and your IDE authenticate your account.

1. Go to Dashboard → API Key
2. Click Generate Key
3. Copy your key immediately — it is only shown once

Your key looks like this:

am_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

If you lose it, go back to the same page and generate a new one.

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Step 4 — Install the CLI

Open your terminal and run:

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npm install -g agenticmarket

Verify it installed:

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agenticmarket --version

You can also use the short alias amkt for any command:

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amkt --version

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Step 5 — Connect your account

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agenticmarket auth am_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Replace the key with yours. This saves your credentials locally so all future commands work automatically.

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Step 6 — Find a skill to install

Browse available skills at agenticmarket.dev/skills.

Each skill page shows:

• What the skill does
• What tools it provides to your agent
• The price per call
• The install command pre-filled for you

{/* IMAGE: Skill browse page */}

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Step 7 — Install a skill

Copy the install command from the skill page, or run:

bashCOPY
agenticmarket install username/skill-name

For example:

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agenticmarket install agenticmarket/web-reader

The CLI will ask which IDEs to install to — confirm your choice.

? Install to which IDEs?
  ✔  VS Code
  ✔  Cursor
  ✔  Claude Desktop

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That is it. No config files to edit manually.

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Step 8 — Start using the skill

Open VS Code, Cursor, or Claude Desktop. Your IDE automatically detects the new skill — no restart required for VS Code.

The skill's tools appear in your agent's tool picker. You can now ask your agent to use them naturally:

"Read the content of https://example.com and summarise it"
"Check if this domain is reachable"
"Fetch the RSS feed from this blog"

Your agent will discover and call the right tool automatically.

{/* IMAGE: VS Code Copilot chat showing skill tools in picker */}

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Managing your skills

See all installed skills:

bashCOPY
agenticmarket list

Remove a skill:

bashCOPY
agenticmarket remove skill-name

Check your balance:

bashCOPY
agenticmarket balance

Check your account:

bashCOPY
agenticmarket whoami

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Your dashboard

Your dashboard shows:

• Overview — current balance, total calls, total spent
• Installed Skills — all skills currently installed on your account
• Spending History — a full log of every call and what it cost
• Balance & Payouts — top up credits or view transaction history
• API Key — manage your authentication key

{/* IMAGE: Dashboard spending history */}

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What happens when your balance runs out?

If your balance reaches $0 your agent will receive a clear message that the call could not be completed due to insufficient credits. No silent failures. Top up at agenticmarket.dev/topup and calls resume immediately. Your installed skills are never removed.

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Troubleshooting

Skill installed but tools not showing in VS Code

VS Code initialises MCP skills automatically — no restart needed. If tools are not showing, check that GitHub Copilot is active and agent mode is enabled in your VS Code settings.

agenticmarket: command not found

Run npm install -g agenticmarket again and make sure your npm global bin directory is in your PATH.

Got an error saying invalid API key

Go to dashboard/api-keys and regenerate your key, then run agenticmarket auth <new-key> again.

Not sure which skill to start with

Browse agenticmarket.dev/skills — skills published by AgenticMarket are a good starting point as they are verified and simple to use.

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Need help? Contact us at support@agenticmarket.dev or visit our contact page.