Add skills-only installers

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -50,3 +50,12 @@ Use this file to track chronology, not release notes. Keep entries short, factua
 - Failed / learned: A pooled statistical meta-analysis would be misleading because the literature mixes heterogeneous outcomes, scaling axes, and evaluation regimes; final deliverable uses a qualitative meta-analysis instead.
 - Blockers: None for this brief.
 - Next: If needed, extend into a narrower sub-survey (e.g. only pretraining laws, only inference-time scaling, or only post-Chinchilla data-quality revisions).
+
+### 2026-03-25 14:52 local — skills-only-install
+
+- Objective: Let users download the Feynman research skills without installing the full terminal runtime.
+- Changed: Added standalone skills-only installers at `scripts/install/install-skills.sh` and `scripts/install/install-skills.ps1`; synced website-public copies; documented user-level and repo-local install flows in `README.md`, `website/src/content/docs/getting-started/installation.md`, and `website/src/pages/index.astro`.
+- Verified: Ran `sh -n scripts/install/install-skills.sh`; ran `node scripts/sync-website-installers.mjs`; ran `cd website && npm run build`; executed `sh scripts/install/install-skills.sh --dir <tmp>` and confirmed extracted `SKILL.md` files land in the target directory.
+- Failed / learned: PowerShell installer behavior was not executed locally because PowerShell is not installed in this environment.
+- Blockers: None for the Unix installer flow; Windows remains syntax-only by inspection.
+- Next: If users want this exposed more prominently, add a dedicated docs/reference page and a homepage-specific skills-only CTA instead of a text link.

README.md

@@ -19,6 +19,24 @@ curl -fsSL https://feynman.is/install | bash
 
 If you install via `pnpm` or `bun` instead of the standalone bundle, Feynman requires Node.js `20.18.1` or newer.
 
+### Skills Only
+
+If you want just the research skills without the full terminal app:
+
+```bash
+curl -fsSL https://feynman.is/install-skills | bash
+```
+
+That installs the skill library into `~/.codex/skills/feynman`.
+
+For a repo-local install instead:
+
+```bash
+curl -fsSL https://feynman.is/install-skills | bash -s -- --repo
+```
+
+That installs into `.agents/skills/feynman` under the current repository.
+
 ---
 
 ### What you type → what happens

scripts/install/install-skills.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+param(
+  [string]$Version = "edge",
+  [ValidateSet("User", "Repo")]
+  [string]$Scope = "User",
+  [string]$TargetDir = ""
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+function Normalize-Version {
+  param([string]$RequestedVersion)
+
+  if (-not $RequestedVersion) {
+    return "edge"
+  }
+
+  switch ($RequestedVersion.ToLowerInvariant()) {
+    "edge" { return "edge" }
+    "latest" { return "latest" }
+    "stable" { return "latest" }
+    default { return $RequestedVersion.TrimStart("v") }
+  }
+}
+
+function Resolve-VersionMetadata {
+  param([string]$RequestedVersion)
+
+  $normalizedVersion = Normalize-Version -RequestedVersion $RequestedVersion
+
+  if ($normalizedVersion -eq "edge") {
+    return [PSCustomObject]@{
+      ResolvedVersion = "edge"
+      GitRef = "main"
+      DownloadUrl = "https://github.com/getcompanion-ai/feynman/archive/refs/heads/main.zip"
+    }
+  }
+
+  if ($normalizedVersion -eq "latest") {
+    $release = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://api.github.com/repos/getcompanion-ai/feynman/releases/latest"
+    if (-not $release.tag_name) {
+      throw "Failed to resolve the latest Feynman release version."
+    }
+
+    $resolvedVersion = $release.tag_name.TrimStart("v")
+  } else {
+    $resolvedVersion = $normalizedVersion
+  }
+
+  return [PSCustomObject]@{
+    ResolvedVersion = $resolvedVersion
+    GitRef = "v$resolvedVersion"
+    DownloadUrl = "https://github.com/getcompanion-ai/feynman/archive/refs/tags/v$resolvedVersion.zip"
+  }
+}
+
+function Resolve-InstallDir {
+  param(
+    [string]$ResolvedScope,
+    [string]$ResolvedTargetDir
+  )
+
+  if ($ResolvedTargetDir) {
+    return $ResolvedTargetDir
+  }
+
+  if ($ResolvedScope -eq "Repo") {
+    return Join-Path (Get-Location) ".agents\skills\feynman"
+  }
+
+  $codexHome = if ($env:CODEX_HOME) { $env:CODEX_HOME } else { Join-Path $HOME ".codex" }
+  return Join-Path $codexHome "skills\feynman"
+}
+
+$metadata = Resolve-VersionMetadata -RequestedVersion $Version
+$resolvedVersion = $metadata.ResolvedVersion
+$downloadUrl = $metadata.DownloadUrl
+$installDir = Resolve-InstallDir -ResolvedScope $Scope -ResolvedTargetDir $TargetDir
+
+$tmpDir = Join-Path ([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) ("feynman-skills-install-" + [System.Guid]::NewGuid().ToString("N"))
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $tmpDir | Out-Null
+
+try {
+  $archivePath = Join-Path $tmpDir "feynman-skills.zip"
+  $extractDir = Join-Path $tmpDir "extract"
+
+  Write-Host "==> Downloading Feynman skills $resolvedVersion"
+  Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $archivePath
+
+  Write-Host "==> Extracting skills"
+  Expand-Archive -LiteralPath $archivePath -DestinationPath $extractDir -Force
+
+  $sourceRoot = Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Directory | Select-Object -First 1
+  if (-not $sourceRoot) {
+    throw "Could not find extracted Feynman archive."
+  }
+
+  $skillsSource = Join-Path $sourceRoot.FullName "skills"
+  if (-not (Test-Path $skillsSource)) {
+    throw "Could not find skills/ in downloaded archive."
+  }
+
+  $installParent = Split-Path $installDir -Parent
+  if ($installParent) {
+    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $installParent -Force | Out-Null
+  }
+
+  if (Test-Path $installDir) {
+    Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $installDir
+  }
+
+  New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $installDir -Force | Out-Null
+  Copy-Item -Path (Join-Path $skillsSource "*") -Destination $installDir -Recurse -Force
+
+  Write-Host "==> Installed skills to $installDir"
+  if ($Scope -eq "Repo") {
+    Write-Host "Repo-local skills will be discovered automatically from .agents/skills."
+  } else {
+    Write-Host "User-level skills will be discovered from `$CODEX_HOME/skills."
+  }
+
+  Write-Host "Feynman skills $resolvedVersion installed successfully."
+} finally {
+  if (Test-Path $tmpDir) {
+    Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $tmpDir
+  }
+}

scripts/install/install-skills.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+VERSION="edge"
+SCOPE="${FEYNMAN_SKILLS_SCOPE:-user}"
+TARGET_DIR="${FEYNMAN_SKILLS_DIR:-}"
+
+step() {
+  printf '==> %s\n' "$1"
+}
+
+normalize_version() {
+  case "$1" in
+    "" | edge)
+      printf 'edge\n'
+      ;;
+    latest | stable)
+      printf 'latest\n'
+      ;;
+    v*)
+      printf '%s\n' "${1#v}"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      printf '%s\n' "$1"
+      ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+download_file() {
+  url="$1"
+  output="$2"
+
+  if command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if [ -t 2 ]; then
+      curl -fL --progress-bar "$url" -o "$output"
+    else
+      curl -fsSL "$url" -o "$output"
+    fi
+    return
+  fi
+
+  if command -v wget >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if [ -t 2 ]; then
+      wget --show-progress -O "$output" "$url"
+    else
+      wget -q -O "$output" "$url"
+    fi
+    return
+  fi
+
+  echo "curl or wget is required to install Feynman skills." >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+download_text() {
+  url="$1"
+
+  if command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    curl -fsSL "$url"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  if command -v wget >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    wget -q -O - "$url"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  echo "curl or wget is required to install Feynman skills." >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+resolve_version() {
+  normalized_version="$(normalize_version "$VERSION")"
+
+  if [ "$normalized_version" = "edge" ]; then
+    printf 'edge\nmain\n'
+    return
+  fi
+
+  if [ "$normalized_version" = "latest" ]; then
+    release_json="$(download_text "https://api.github.com/repos/getcompanion-ai/feynman/releases/latest")"
+    resolved_version="$(printf '%s\n' "$release_json" | sed -n 's/.*"tag_name":[[:space:]]*"v\([^"]*\)".*/\1/p' | head -n 1)"
+
+    if [ -z "$resolved_version" ]; then
+      echo "Failed to resolve the latest Feynman release version." >&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
+
+    printf '%s\nv%s\n' "$resolved_version" "$resolved_version"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  printf '%s\nv%s\n' "$normalized_version" "$normalized_version"
+}
+
+resolve_target_dir() {
+  if [ -n "$TARGET_DIR" ]; then
+    printf '%s\n' "$TARGET_DIR"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  case "$SCOPE" in
+    repo)
+      printf '%s/.agents/skills/feynman\n' "$PWD"
+      ;;
+    user)
+      codex_home="${CODEX_HOME:-$HOME/.codex}"
+      printf '%s/skills/feynman\n' "$codex_home"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Unknown scope: $SCOPE (expected --user or --repo)" >&2
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    --repo)
+      SCOPE="repo"
+      ;;
+    --user)
+      SCOPE="user"
+      ;;
+    --dir)
+      if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
+        echo "Usage: install-skills.sh [edge|stable|latest|<version>] [--user|--repo] [--dir <path>]" >&2
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      TARGET_DIR="$2"
+      shift
+      ;;
+    edge|stable|latest|v*|[0-9]*)
+      VERSION="$1"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Unknown argument: $1" >&2
+      echo "Usage: install-skills.sh [edge|stable|latest|<version>] [--user|--repo] [--dir <path>]" >&2
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+  shift
+done
+
+archive_metadata="$(resolve_version)"
+resolved_version="$(printf '%s\n' "$archive_metadata" | sed -n '1p')"
+git_ref="$(printf '%s\n' "$archive_metadata" | sed -n '2p')"
+
+archive_url=""
+case "$git_ref" in
+  main)
+    archive_url="https://github.com/getcompanion-ai/feynman/archive/refs/heads/main.tar.gz"
+    ;;
+  v*)
+    archive_url="https://github.com/getcompanion-ai/feynman/archive/refs/tags/${git_ref}.tar.gz"
+    ;;
+esac
+
+if [ -z "$archive_url" ]; then
+  echo "Could not resolve a download URL for ref: $git_ref" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+install_dir="$(resolve_target_dir)"
+
+step "Installing Feynman skills ${resolved_version} (${SCOPE})"
+
+tmp_dir="$(mktemp -d)"
+cleanup() {
+  rm -rf "$tmp_dir"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
+
+archive_path="$tmp_dir/feynman-skills.tar.gz"
+step "Downloading skills archive"
+download_file "$archive_url" "$archive_path"
+
+extract_dir="$tmp_dir/extract"
+mkdir -p "$extract_dir"
+step "Extracting skills"
+tar -xzf "$archive_path" -C "$extract_dir"
+
+source_root="$(find "$extract_dir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | head -n 1)"
+if [ -z "$source_root" ] || [ ! -d "$source_root/skills" ]; then
+  echo "Could not find skills/ in downloaded archive." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "$install_dir")"
+rm -rf "$install_dir"
+mkdir -p "$install_dir"
+cp -R "$source_root/skills/." "$install_dir/"
+
+step "Installed skills to $install_dir"
+case "$SCOPE" in
+  repo)
+    step "Repo-local skills will be discovered automatically from .agents/skills"
+    ;;
+  user)
+    step "User-level skills will be discovered from \$CODEX_HOME/skills"
+    ;;
+esac
+
+printf 'Feynman skills %s installed successfully.\n' "$resolved_version"

scripts/sync-website-installers.mjs

@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ const websitePublicDir = resolve(appRoot, "website", "public");
 mkdirSync(websitePublicDir, { recursive: true });
 cpSync(resolve(appRoot, "scripts", "install", "install.sh"), resolve(websitePublicDir, "install"));
 cpSync(resolve(appRoot, "scripts", "install", "install.ps1"), resolve(websitePublicDir, "install.ps1"));
+cpSync(resolve(appRoot, "scripts", "install", "install-skills.sh"), resolve(websitePublicDir, "install-skills"));
+cpSync(resolve(appRoot, "scripts", "install", "install-skills.ps1"), resolve(websitePublicDir, "install-skills.ps1"));
 
 console.log("[feynman] synced website installers");

website/public/install-skills

@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+VERSION="edge"
+SCOPE="${FEYNMAN_SKILLS_SCOPE:-user}"
+TARGET_DIR="${FEYNMAN_SKILLS_DIR:-}"
+
+step() {
+  printf '==> %s\n' "$1"
+}
+
+normalize_version() {
+  case "$1" in
+    "" | edge)
+      printf 'edge\n'
+      ;;
+    latest | stable)
+      printf 'latest\n'
+      ;;
+    v*)
+      printf '%s\n' "${1#v}"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      printf '%s\n' "$1"
+      ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+download_file() {
+  url="$1"
+  output="$2"
+
+  if command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if [ -t 2 ]; then
+      curl -fL --progress-bar "$url" -o "$output"
+    else
+      curl -fsSL "$url" -o "$output"
+    fi
+    return
+  fi
+
+  if command -v wget >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if [ -t 2 ]; then
+      wget --show-progress -O "$output" "$url"
+    else
+      wget -q -O "$output" "$url"
+    fi
+    return
+  fi
+
+  echo "curl or wget is required to install Feynman skills." >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+download_text() {
+  url="$1"
+
+  if command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    curl -fsSL "$url"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  if command -v wget >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    wget -q -O - "$url"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  echo "curl or wget is required to install Feynman skills." >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+resolve_version() {
+  normalized_version="$(normalize_version "$VERSION")"
+
+  if [ "$normalized_version" = "edge" ]; then
+    printf 'edge\nmain\n'
+    return
+  fi
+
+  if [ "$normalized_version" = "latest" ]; then
+    release_json="$(download_text "https://api.github.com/repos/getcompanion-ai/feynman/releases/latest")"
+    resolved_version="$(printf '%s\n' "$release_json" | sed -n 's/.*"tag_name":[[:space:]]*"v\([^"]*\)".*/\1/p' | head -n 1)"
+
+    if [ -z "$resolved_version" ]; then
+      echo "Failed to resolve the latest Feynman release version." >&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
+
+    printf '%s\nv%s\n' "$resolved_version" "$resolved_version"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  printf '%s\nv%s\n' "$normalized_version" "$normalized_version"
+}
+
+resolve_target_dir() {
+  if [ -n "$TARGET_DIR" ]; then
+    printf '%s\n' "$TARGET_DIR"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  case "$SCOPE" in
+    repo)
+      printf '%s/.agents/skills/feynman\n' "$PWD"
+      ;;
+    user)
+      codex_home="${CODEX_HOME:-$HOME/.codex}"
+      printf '%s/skills/feynman\n' "$codex_home"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Unknown scope: $SCOPE (expected --user or --repo)" >&2
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    --repo)
+      SCOPE="repo"
+      ;;
+    --user)
+      SCOPE="user"
+      ;;
+    --dir)
+      if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
+        echo "Usage: install-skills.sh [edge|stable|latest|<version>] [--user|--repo] [--dir <path>]" >&2
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      TARGET_DIR="$2"
+      shift
+      ;;
+    edge|stable|latest|v*|[0-9]*)
+      VERSION="$1"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Unknown argument: $1" >&2
+      echo "Usage: install-skills.sh [edge|stable|latest|<version>] [--user|--repo] [--dir <path>]" >&2
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+  shift
+done
+
+archive_metadata="$(resolve_version)"
+resolved_version="$(printf '%s\n' "$archive_metadata" | sed -n '1p')"
+git_ref="$(printf '%s\n' "$archive_metadata" | sed -n '2p')"
+
+archive_url=""
+case "$git_ref" in
+  main)
+    archive_url="https://github.com/getcompanion-ai/feynman/archive/refs/heads/main.tar.gz"
+    ;;
+  v*)
+    archive_url="https://github.com/getcompanion-ai/feynman/archive/refs/tags/${git_ref}.tar.gz"
+    ;;
+esac
+
+if [ -z "$archive_url" ]; then
+  echo "Could not resolve a download URL for ref: $git_ref" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+install_dir="$(resolve_target_dir)"
+
+step "Installing Feynman skills ${resolved_version} (${SCOPE})"
+
+tmp_dir="$(mktemp -d)"
+cleanup() {
+  rm -rf "$tmp_dir"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
+
+archive_path="$tmp_dir/feynman-skills.tar.gz"
+step "Downloading skills archive"
+download_file "$archive_url" "$archive_path"
+
+extract_dir="$tmp_dir/extract"
+mkdir -p "$extract_dir"
+step "Extracting skills"
+tar -xzf "$archive_path" -C "$extract_dir"
+
+source_root="$(find "$extract_dir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | head -n 1)"
+if [ -z "$source_root" ] || [ ! -d "$source_root/skills" ]; then
+  echo "Could not find skills/ in downloaded archive." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "$install_dir")"
+rm -rf "$install_dir"
+mkdir -p "$install_dir"
+cp -R "$source_root/skills/." "$install_dir/"
+
+step "Installed skills to $install_dir"
+case "$SCOPE" in
+  repo)
+    step "Repo-local skills will be discovered automatically from .agents/skills"
+    ;;
+  user)
+    step "User-level skills will be discovered from \$CODEX_HOME/skills"
+    ;;
+esac
+
+printf 'Feynman skills %s installed successfully.\n' "$resolved_version"

website/public/install-skills.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+param(
+  [string]$Version = "edge",
+  [ValidateSet("User", "Repo")]
+  [string]$Scope = "User",
+  [string]$TargetDir = ""
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+function Normalize-Version {
+  param([string]$RequestedVersion)
+
+  if (-not $RequestedVersion) {
+    return "edge"
+  }
+
+  switch ($RequestedVersion.ToLowerInvariant()) {
+    "edge" { return "edge" }
+    "latest" { return "latest" }
+    "stable" { return "latest" }
+    default { return $RequestedVersion.TrimStart("v") }
+  }
+}
+
+function Resolve-VersionMetadata {
+  param([string]$RequestedVersion)
+
+  $normalizedVersion = Normalize-Version -RequestedVersion $RequestedVersion
+
+  if ($normalizedVersion -eq "edge") {
+    return [PSCustomObject]@{
+      ResolvedVersion = "edge"
+      GitRef = "main"
+      DownloadUrl = "https://github.com/getcompanion-ai/feynman/archive/refs/heads/main.zip"
+    }
+  }
+
+  if ($normalizedVersion -eq "latest") {
+    $release = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://api.github.com/repos/getcompanion-ai/feynman/releases/latest"
+    if (-not $release.tag_name) {
+      throw "Failed to resolve the latest Feynman release version."
+    }
+
+    $resolvedVersion = $release.tag_name.TrimStart("v")
+  } else {
+    $resolvedVersion = $normalizedVersion
+  }
+
+  return [PSCustomObject]@{
+    ResolvedVersion = $resolvedVersion
+    GitRef = "v$resolvedVersion"
+    DownloadUrl = "https://github.com/getcompanion-ai/feynman/archive/refs/tags/v$resolvedVersion.zip"
+  }
+}
+
+function Resolve-InstallDir {
+  param(
+    [string]$ResolvedScope,
+    [string]$ResolvedTargetDir
+  )
+
+  if ($ResolvedTargetDir) {
+    return $ResolvedTargetDir
+  }
+
+  if ($ResolvedScope -eq "Repo") {
+    return Join-Path (Get-Location) ".agents\skills\feynman"
+  }
+
+  $codexHome = if ($env:CODEX_HOME) { $env:CODEX_HOME } else { Join-Path $HOME ".codex" }
+  return Join-Path $codexHome "skills\feynman"
+}
+
+$metadata = Resolve-VersionMetadata -RequestedVersion $Version
+$resolvedVersion = $metadata.ResolvedVersion
+$downloadUrl = $metadata.DownloadUrl
+$installDir = Resolve-InstallDir -ResolvedScope $Scope -ResolvedTargetDir $TargetDir
+
+$tmpDir = Join-Path ([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) ("feynman-skills-install-" + [System.Guid]::NewGuid().ToString("N"))
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $tmpDir | Out-Null
+
+try {
+  $archivePath = Join-Path $tmpDir "feynman-skills.zip"
+  $extractDir = Join-Path $tmpDir "extract"
+
+  Write-Host "==> Downloading Feynman skills $resolvedVersion"
+  Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $archivePath
+
+  Write-Host "==> Extracting skills"
+  Expand-Archive -LiteralPath $archivePath -DestinationPath $extractDir -Force
+
+  $sourceRoot = Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Directory | Select-Object -First 1
+  if (-not $sourceRoot) {
+    throw "Could not find extracted Feynman archive."
+  }
+
+  $skillsSource = Join-Path $sourceRoot.FullName "skills"
+  if (-not (Test-Path $skillsSource)) {
+    throw "Could not find skills/ in downloaded archive."
+  }
+
+  $installParent = Split-Path $installDir -Parent
+  if ($installParent) {
+    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $installParent -Force | Out-Null
+  }
+
+  if (Test-Path $installDir) {
+    Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $installDir
+  }
+
+  New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $installDir -Force | Out-Null
+  Copy-Item -Path (Join-Path $skillsSource "*") -Destination $installDir -Recurse -Force
+
+  Write-Host "==> Installed skills to $installDir"
+  if ($Scope -eq "Repo") {
+    Write-Host "Repo-local skills will be discovered automatically from .agents/skills."
+  } else {
+    Write-Host "User-level skills will be discovered from `$CODEX_HOME/skills."
+  }
+
+  Write-Host "Feynman skills $resolvedVersion installed successfully."
+} finally {
+  if (Test-Path $tmpDir) {
+    Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $tmpDir
+  }
+}

website/src/content/docs/getting-started/installation.md

@@ -29,6 +29,36 @@ irm https://feynman.is/install.ps1 | iex
 
 This installs the Windows runtime bundle under `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\feynman`, adds its launcher to your user `PATH`, and lets you re-run the installer at any time to update.
 
+## Skills only
+
+If you only want Feynman's research skills and not the full terminal runtime, install the skill library separately.
+
+For a user-level install into `~/.codex/skills/feynman`:
+
+```bash
+curl -fsSL https://feynman.is/install-skills | bash
+```
+
+For a repo-local install into `.agents/skills/feynman` under the current repository:
+
+```bash
+curl -fsSL https://feynman.is/install-skills | bash -s -- --repo
+```
+
+On Windows, install the skills into your Codex skill directory:
+
+```powershell
+irm https://feynman.is/install-skills.ps1 | iex
+```
+
+Or install them repo-locally:
+
+```powershell
+& ([scriptblock]::Create((irm https://feynman.is/install-skills.ps1))) -Scope Repo
+```
+
+These installers download only the `skills/` tree from the Feynman repository. They do not install the Feynman terminal, bundled Node runtime, auth storage, or Pi packages.
+
 ## Stable or pinned releases
 
 If you want the latest tagged release instead of the rolling `edge` channel:

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+
+        <p class="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+          Need just the skills? <a href="/docs/getting-started/installation" class="text-primary hover:underline">Install the skills-only bundle</a>.
+        </p>
       </div>
 
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