Install and clone
Install agent-visible packages or clone an editable Skill.
Install a published package when someone needs an agent-visible Skill. Clone a Skill when they need editable Workbench files, Evals, and future improvement loops.
See Publish for package publication before handoff and Skill packages for the installable boundary.
Install
Use install for an agent-visible skill package:
install copies the Agent Skills package only: SKILL.md, scripts, references, assets, dist/**, and support files. It does not copy .workbench eval controls or runtime state.
External Agent Skill sources can still install through Workbench. Workbench-only behavior such as clone, eval evidence, improvement lineage, and Cloud visibility does not apply to external installs.
Clone
Use clone for an editable Workbench Skill, Evals, and future improvements:
Use install for an agent-visible package. Use clone for a Skill that needs Workbench Evals, evidence, and future improvement loops.