# chainctl skills pull

URL: https://edu.chainguard.dev/chainguard/chainctl/chainctl-docs/chainctl_skills_pull.md
Last Modified: May 8, 2026
Tags: chainctl, Reference, Product

 chainctl skills pull Download a published skill to a local directory.
Synopsis Download a published skill to a local directory.
is a skill reference of the form org/name[:tag].
is the output directory (default: ./). chainctl skills pull <ref> [<dir>] [flags] Options --force Overwrite destination directory if it already exists. Options inherited from parent commands --api string The url of the Chainguard platform API. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev") --audience string The Chainguard token audience to request. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev") --config string A specific chainctl config file. Uses CHAINCTL_CONFIG environment variable if a file is not passed explicitly. --console string The url of the Chainguard platform Console. (default "https://console.chainguard.dev") --force-color Force color output even when stdout is not a TTY. -h, --help Help for chainctl --issuer string The url of the Chainguard STS endpoint. (default "https://issuer.enforce.dev") --log-level string Set the log level (debug, info) (default "ERROR") -o, --output string Output format. One of: [csv, env, go-template, id, json, markdown, none, table, terse, tree, wide] -v, --v int Set the log verbosity level. SEE ALSO chainctl skills	- Skills registry related commands.