Installation

Installation

ExChek Skills can be installed in three ways. Plugin install is recommended — it gives you all 16 skills in one step and makes updates easy.

---

Option 1: Plugin install (recommended)

/plugin marketplace add github:exchekinc/exchekskills
/plugin install exchekskills

All 16 skills are available immediately. Invoke any skill by name:

• "Classify this item for export"
• "Search the CSL for [name]"
• "License determination for ECCN 5A992 to Germany"

To update:

/plugin update exchekskills

---

Option 2: Install individual skills

Clone the repo and copy the skill(s) you want into your agent's skills directory:

git clone https://github.com/exchekinc/exchekskills.git
cp -r exchekskills/skills/exchek-skill ~/.claude/skills/exchek-skill

Replace exchek-skill with any skill folder name. Restart your agent or run claude skills list to pick up new skills.

Available skill folders:

Folder	Skill
exchek-skill	ECCN Classification
exchek-skill-csl	CSL Search
exchek-skill-license	License Determination
exchek-skill-jurisdiction	Jurisdiction (ITAR vs EAR)
exchek-skill-encryption	Encryption (ENC / 5x992)
exchek-skill-country-risk	Country / Destination Risk
exchek-skill-risk-triage	Risk Triage
exchek-skill-red-flag-assessment	Red Flag Assessment
exchek-skill-deemed-export	Deemed Export
exchek-skill-export-docs	Export Documentation
exchek-skill-ecp	ECP / Policy & Training
exchek-skill-audit-lookback	Audit / Lookback
exchek-skill-compliance-report	Compliance Report Card
exchek-skill-partner-compliance	Partner / Distributor Compliance
exchek-skill-recordkeeping	Recordkeeping
exchek-skill-docx	Document Converter

---

Option 3: Install all skills at once

git clone https://github.com/exchekinc/exchekskills.git
cp -r exchekskills/skills/* ~/.claude/skills/

Restart your agent or run claude skills list.

---

Keeping skills current

Plugin users

/plugin update exchekskills

Manual install users

cd /path/to/exchekskills && git pull
cp -r skills/* ~/.claude/skills/

---

CSL Search: API key setup

The CSL Search skill requires a free API key from Trade.gov. All other skills require no API key.

1. Go to developer.trade.gov
2. Sign in and subscribe to Data Services Platform APIs
3. Copy your API key from your Profile
4. When the CSL skill asks for your key, provide it (or set the TRADE_GOV_API_KEY environment variable)

The key is never stored in the skill.

---

CUI and classified information

If any work involves Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) or classified information, do not use cloud-hosted agents. Every ExChek skill checks for this at the start and routes you to on-prem guidance if needed.

→ See CUI and Classified Information for full on-prem setup instructions.

---

Document Converter dependency

Several skills produce Word (.docx) output using the ExChek Document Converter. If you install skills individually, also install exchek-skill-docx:

cp -r exchekskills/skills/exchek-skill-docx ~/.claude/skills/exchek-skill-docx

The converter requires Node.js. Run once from your workspace root to install its dependencies:

npm install --prefix exchek-skill-docx/scripts

If the Document Converter is unavailable, skills fall back to outputting the full report in chat.

→ See Document Converter for details.