Install
npx skills add postmanlabs/postman-plugin --skill cli-install
Runs the open skills CLI and installs the skill for your agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor …). Alternatively copy the skill folder into .claude/skills/ or upload it in Claude.ai under Settings → Skills.
As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
/plugin install postman@postman
This skill is part of the plugin “postman”. In Claude Code the plugin installs it together with the plugin’s other skills, commands and hooks.
What does the cli-install skill do?
Description from the SKILL.md in the source repository.
Questions about cli-install
What does the cli-install skill do?
Use when the Postman CLI is missing or can't be installed, or when `postman` is "command not found". Installs the CLI globally so `postman` is on `PATH`, with a fallback to the hosted MCP server when installing is blocked. Use for requests such as "install the Postman CLI".
How do I install cli-install?
In a terminal: npx skills add postmanlabs/postman-plugin --skill cli-install. The skills CLI asks which agents to install it for. In Claude.ai you can upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Settings → Skills.
Which agents can use cli-install?
Skills use the open SKILL.md format, which Claude Code, Claude.ai, the Claude API, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and other agents support.
Is cli-install safe to use?
Our automatic check found risky patterns (see “Check”). Only install it if you understand and trust what it does.
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