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Guided npx githits@latest init installs four Skills alongside MCP by default:
  • githits-onboarding guides setup and sign-in.
  • githits-mcp routes public OSS research through MCP tools and embeds the stable quick-start guide.
  • githits-code uses equivalent CLI commands when MCP tools are unavailable.
  • githits-package uses package CLI commands when MCP tools are unavailable.
Check that the CLI works in your agent’s environment:
For a Skills-only setup, choose Install Agent Skills instead during interactive init. You can also install the Skills directly:
Choose your agents and user or project scope during installation. Do not run the direct Skills installer on top of a guided init installation. Guided setup already installs and repairs the same four skill directories.

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Automatic refresh

From CLI 0.26.0, local MCP startup refreshes older, unchanged GitHits-managed githits-mcp skills. It never installs missing skills. Hosted MCP does not refresh local files. Start a new agent session to load updated guidance.

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Relationship to MCP

Skills prefer MCP tools when available and fall back to CLI commands. The githits-mcp skill includes the usage guide, so the agent normally skips quick_start. To switch from MCP to Skills:
  1. Run npx githits@latest uninstall --keep-guidance, or disable the GitHits MCP server for that harness.
  2. Confirm the GitHits CLI works with npx githits@latest auth status.
  3. If you did not keep the packaged guidance, install the Skills with npx skills add githits-com/githits-cli.
  4. Start a new harness session so it loads the updated instructions.