One command to install every ORBWEVA Claude Code skill a founder needs.
npx @orbweva/academy@latest
Works on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Node 18+, zero runtime dependencies.
Why this exists · Quick start · Tracks · Specialization packs · Related docs
The first thing every ORBWEVA student used to do was type twenty-two slash commands in a row. /plugin marketplace add … then /plugin install …, eleven times. Get the order wrong, see Unknown skill: discovery — Create a new one? — hit Enter by reflex — now you have a fake skill and no error message. On Windows, half the installs fail silently until you discover you needed two PowerShell windows, one Admin for winget and one non-Admin for scoop, and that EBADENGINE warnings are fine but "recognize 'gh'" means your PATH is stale.
It was a rite of passage nobody asked for. So we built this.
What it does — replaces the 22 /plugin … commands with one npx invocation. Shallow-clones the 11 public ORBWEVA skill repos, copies the skills/<name>/ directories into ~/.claude/skills/, then prints the platform-specific CLI tool and MCP server commands you still need to run. Zero runtime dependencies. Node 18+ and git are the only prereqs.
- ORBWEVA Accelerator students — the 12-week cohort program
- Founder-track partners — e.g. agencies reselling a lean founder base to their clients
- Mentoring clients — existing businesses getting 1:1 operator support
- Self-paced learners — the Course track
- Specialists — anyone layering a vertical on top of a track (Loka ecosystem, marketing agency, web+video studio)
If you're none of those but still want the skills, run --track full.
# Pick a track from the menu, answer a few prompts
npx @orbweva/academy@latest
# Go straight to a track, prompt per optional skill
npx @orbweva/academy@latest --track accelerator
# Fully non-interactive (all defaults, all optional skills, global)
npx @orbweva/academy@latest --track accelerator --yes --global
# Stack a specialization on top of a track
npx @orbweva/academy@latest --track accelerator --pack loka
npx @orbweva/academy@latest --track accelerator --pack marketing --pack web-video
# Partner-delivered lean founder base (no Accelerator overhead)
npx @orbweva/academy@latest --track founderPick one base program. See docs/TRACKS.md for full details per track.
| Track | For | Skills |
|---|---|---|
accelerator |
12-week cohort — zero-to-one founders | 15 |
course |
Self-paced founder fundamentals | 9 |
mentoring |
1:1 operator support for existing businesses | 13 |
founder |
Lean base for partner-delivered programs (agencies, resellers) | 10 |
full |
Everything — no tradeoffs | 15 |
Stackable on top of any track. See docs/PACKS.md.
| Pack | For | Status |
|---|---|---|
loka |
Businesses on the Loka living-textbook + LoLA avatar platform | Planned |
marketing |
One-person (or small team) marketing agencies | Planned |
web-video |
Web design + video editing studios | Planned |
Pack repos are staged in
manifest.jsonbut not yet published. The installer skips planned packs gracefully until their repos go live.
The installer composes a skill set from the track + any packs you add, then clones the relevant public ORBWEVA repos into your Claude Code skills folder.
For the full phase-by-phase catalog of every skill and command — see the ORBWEVA Accelerator Skills Reference (or ACCELERATOR_SKILLS_REFERENCE.md). That's the authoritative source; we don't duplicate it here.
After the installer finishes, open Claude Code and run:
/discovery:help
You should see the customer-discovery command menu. If Claude says Unknown skill, see docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md.
Re-run the one-liner:
npx @orbweva/academy@latestIt re-clones each repo and overwrites existing skill folders. For air-gapped or npm-less environments, see docs/manual-update.md.
| Flag | Meaning |
|---|---|
-t, --track <name> |
Pick track: accelerator, course, mentoring, founder, full |
-p, --pack <name> |
Add a specialization pack (repeatable) |
-g, --global |
Install to ~/.claude/skills/ |
-l, --local |
Install to ./.claude/skills/ |
-y, --yes |
Accept all defaults AND auto-run every CLI/MCP command — no prompts |
--skills-only |
Install skills only; skip CLI + MCP setup entirely |
--no-run |
Print CLI + MCP commands (don't execute them). Skills still install. |
--dry-run |
Show what would happen, touch nothing |
-h, --help |
Show help |
After skills install, the CLI prompts Y/n per CLI tool (brew/winget/scoop/npm/gh auth login) and per claude mcp add command, then runs the ones you approve. Use --yes to run them all silently; --no-run to see the commands without executing.
In this repo:
- docs/USER-GUIDE.md — long-form walkthrough with every flag combo
- docs/TRACKS.md — per-track deep dive
- docs/PACKS.md — specialization pack architecture + how to add one
- docs/CLI-TOOLS.md — full per-OS CLI install reference (with Windows gotchas)
- docs/MCP-SERVERS.md — MCP server setup per track
- docs/manual-update.md — fallback install for no-npm environments
- docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md — installer-specific issues
In the ORBWEVA ecosystem:
- ORBWEVA Accelerator Skills Reference — canonical skill + command catalog, phase-by-phase
- Accelerator Curriculum Template — 12-week program guide
- Program Troubleshooting Guide — for non-installer issues (skills failing mid-session, API keys, etc.)
- Graduation Criteria — what "completing" the Accelerator means
To add a track, pack, or skill repo, see CONTRIBUTING.md. Most changes are one-line edits to manifest.json.
Dual-licensed to match the ORBWEVA ecosystem:
- Source code (
bin/,src/,manifest.json) — MIT - Documentation and prose (README files,
docs/,CHANGELOG, etc.) — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Installed skills live in separate ORBWEVA repos, each under their own license (typically CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This installer does not relicense them.
© 2026 ORBWEVA. Commercial licensing inquiries: legal@orbweva.com.