Give your AI coding assistant deep knowledge of Mesh SDK for faster Cardano development - works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and 37+ tools

Agent Skills provide your AI coding assistant with comprehensive knowledge of Mesh SDK packages. Once installed, your assistant understands the full API, common patterns, and troubleshooting approaches without needing to search documentation.

Compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and 37+ other tools.

Overview

Skills are structured knowledge files that AI assistants load based on context. Each skill contains:

Complete API reference with every method, parameter, and return type
Working code recipes for common tasks
Troubleshooting guides for frequent errors
Best practices and gotchas

Use Cases

Challenge Without Skills	With Skills Installed
Must read docs to understand API	AI already knows the full API
Trial-and-error for transaction patterns	Ask "build a transaction that sends 5 ADA" and get working code
Debugging cryptic Cardano errors	Troubleshooting guides built into AI context
Forgetting method order (e.g., `spendingPlutusScriptV2()` before `txIn()`)	AI knows the correct order
Looking up CIP standards	AI understands CIP-30, CIP-8, etc.

Available Skills

Skill	Package	Description
`mesh-transaction`	`@meshsdk/transaction`	MeshTxBuilder API, minting NFTs, Plutus scripts, governance, DRep registration
`mesh-wallet`	`@meshsdk/wallet`	Browser wallets (Eternl, Nami, Lace, Flint, Yoroi), headless wallets, signing, CIP-30
`mesh-core-cst`	`@meshsdk/core-cst`	CBOR serialization, Plutus data, address resolution, CIP-8, native script hashing

Quick Start

Option 1: skills.sh CLI (Recommended)

Install all skills with a single command:

# Install all Mesh skills
npx skills add MeshJS/skills

# Install a specific skill
npx skills add MeshJS/skills --skill mesh-transaction

# Install for a specific agent
npx skills add MeshJS/skills -a claude-code
npx skills add MeshJS/skills -a cursor
npx skills add MeshJS/skills -a codex

Browse available skills on skills.sh.

Option 2: Manual Installation (Claude Code)

Copy skill folders to Claude Code's skill directory:

cp -r mesh-transaction ~/.claude/skills/mesh-transaction
cp -r mesh-wallet ~/.claude/skills/mesh-wallet
cp -r mesh-core-cst ~/.claude/skills/mesh-core-cst

Option 3: Project-Local (Team-Wide)

Add skills to your repository so everyone on your team gets them automatically:

mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r mesh-transaction .claude/skills/mesh-transaction
cp -r mesh-wallet .claude/skills/mesh-wallet
cp -r mesh-core-cst .claude/skills/mesh-core-cst

Commit to git. Any team member using Claude Code will have the skills when they clone the repo.

Option 4: Cursor IDE

For a single skill:

cp mesh-transaction/SKILL.md .cursorrules

For multiple skills:

cat mesh-transaction/SKILL.md mesh-wallet/SKILL.md > .cursorrules

How Skills Work

Each skill has a SKILL.md file with a description field that tells the AI assistant when to activate:

---
name: mesh-transaction
description: Use when building Cardano transactions with MeshJS SDK. Covers MeshTxBuilder API for sending ADA, minting NFTs and tokens, spending from Plutus scripts, staking, governance voting, DRep registration, and multi-sig patterns.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: MeshJS
  version: "1.0"
---

When you ask something like "help me build a transaction with MeshTxBuilder", your AI assistant matches the description and loads the full skill context including API reference, patterns, and troubleshooting.

Usage Examples

Once installed, ask your AI assistant:

Build transactions:

Build a transaction that sends 5 ADA to addr1qy...

Mint NFTs:

How do I mint an NFT with a Plutus minting policy?

Connect wallets:

Help me connect a browser wallet using CIP-30

Work with Plutus:

Show me how to interact with a Plutus V3 script

Debug errors:

Why am I getting 'missing required signer' error?

Governance:

How do I register as a DRep and vote on a proposal?

Complete Example

Here is an example conversation after installing skills:

You: Create a transaction that mints an NFT with metadata

AI Assistant: (with skills loaded)

import { MeshTxBuilder, ForgeScript, Mint, AssetMetadata } from "@meshsdk/transaction";
import { MeshCardanoBrowserWallet } from "@meshsdk/wallet";

// Connect wallet
const wallet = await MeshCardanoBrowserWallet.enable("eternl");
const address = await wallet.getChangeAddressBech32();
const utxos = await wallet.getUtxosMesh();

// Create forge script from address
const forgeScript = ForgeScript.fromAddress(address);
const policyId = forgeScript.policyId;

// Define metadata
const metadata: AssetMetadata = {
  name: "My NFT",
  image: "ipfs://...",
  description: "My first NFT with Mesh",
};

// Build mint transaction
const txBuilder = new MeshTxBuilder();

const mint: Mint = {
  assetName: "MyNFT",
  assetQuantity: "1",
  metadata: metadata,
  recipient: address,
};

const unsignedTx = await txBuilder
  .mint("1", policyId, mint.assetName)
  .mintingScript(forgeScript)
  .metadataValue("721", { [policyId]: { [mint.assetName]: metadata } })
  .selectUtxosFrom(utxos)
  .changeAddress(address)
  .complete();

// Sign and submit
const signedTx = await wallet.signTx(unsignedTx, false);
const txHash = await wallet.submitTx(signedTx);

console.log("Transaction submitted:", txHash);

Skill Structure

Each skill follows the Agent Skills specification:

mesh-transaction/
  SKILL.md              # Main entry - description, overview, quick reference
  TRANSACTION.md        # Complete API reference
  PATTERNS.md           # Common recipes with working code
  TROUBLESHOOTING.md    # Error solutions and debugging

The SKILL.md file uses YAML frontmatter with name (must match directory name) and description (tells the AI when to activate).

Contributing

We welcome contributions to improve and expand Mesh SDK skills.

Fork the skills repository
Create a branch for your changes
Edit or add skill files - fix code examples, add missing methods, add troubleshooting entries
Submit a PR with a clear description of your changes

See the Agent Skills Specification for the full format reference.

Source Code

The skills are open source and hosted at:

github.com/MeshJS/skills

MCP Server - Real-time AI integration for VS Code, Cursor, and Claude Desktop
llms.txt - AI-friendly documentation for any tool
MeshAI Chatbot - Browser-based AI assistant
skills.sh - Browse and discover agent skills
agentskills.io - Agent Skills specification

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