> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.gofastskill.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Registry Overview

# Registry Overview

The FastSkill Registry provides a web-based interface for browsing, searching, and managing skills from multiple configured sources.

## Features

* **Multi-source browsing**: View skills from all configured sources in one place
* **Search and filter**: Find skills by name, description, tags, or capabilities
* **Installation status**: See which skills are installed and which are available
* **Virtual scrolling**: Efficiently handle repositories with hundreds of skills
* **Real-time updates**: Skills list updates when you install or uninstall

## Enabling the Registry

Start the server (UI and registry HTTP routes are available whenever `serve` is running):

```bash theme={null}
fastskill serve
```

Then open `http://localhost:8080/` or `http://localhost:8080/dashboard` in your browser.

## Architecture

The registry consists of:

1. **REST API**: Backend endpoints under `/api/v1/registry/…` for fetching skills and sources
2. **Web UI**: Frontend interface for browsing and managing skills
3. **Marketplace.json**: Standard format for skill discovery from sources

## Sources

Skills can come from multiple sources:

* **Git repositories**: Skills hosted in Git repos with `marketplace.json`
* **Zip URL sources**: Skills distributed via ZIP files with `marketplace.json`
* **Local sources**: Skills in local directories (not supported in registry)

Only sources that provide `marketplace.json` files are displayed in the registry.

## Workflow

1. **Configure repositories**: Add repositories to `[tool.fastskill.repositories]` section in `skill-project.toml`
2. **Generate marketplace.json**: Use `fastskill marketplace create` to generate marketplace files
3. **Start server**: Run `fastskill serve`
4. **Browse skills**: Open `/` or `/dashboard` in your browser or use `fastskill repos skills` to list skills from configured repositories
5. **List installed skills**: Use `fastskill list` to see locally installed skills with reconciliation status
6. **Install skills**: Click "Install" in the web UI or use `fastskill add` to add skills to your local installation

## See Also

* [Sources Configuration](/registry/sources)
* [Marketplace.json Format](/registry/marketplace-json)
* [Web UI Guide](/registry/web-ui)
* [Repository Command](/cli-reference/repository-command)