Install & authenticate

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Prerequisites

1. AX CLI:
   uv tool install arize-ax-cli   # or: pipx install arize-ax-cli
   
2. Authentication — set up your API key using one of these methods:
   • ax profile (recommended)
   • .env file
   • Environment variables

   # Interactive wizard
   ax profiles create
   
   # Or pass the key directly
   ax profiles create --api-key YOUR_API_KEY
   

   cp .env.example .env
   # Edit .env with your credentials:
   # ARIZE_API_KEY=your-api-key
   # ARIZE_SPACE=my-workspace       # space name or base64 ID from ax spaces list
   

   Skills automatically load this file during their prerequisite check.

   export ARIZE_API_KEY="your-api-key"
   export ARIZE_SPACE="my-workspace"   # space name or base64 ID from ax spaces list
   
3. Space — ARIZE_SPACE accepts a space name (e.g. my-workspace) or base64 ID. Find yours with ax spaces list or from the Arize URL (/spaces/{SPACE_ID}/...).
4. Verify:
   ax --version && ax profiles show
   

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Install Skills

# Interactive — choose skills, agent, and scope
npx skills add Arize-ai/arize-skills

# Non-interactive — install everything
npx skills add Arize-ai/arize-skills --skill '*' --yes

ax skills install

/plugin marketplace add Arize-ai/arize-skills
/plugin install arize-skills@arize-skills

git clone https://github.com/Arize-ai/arize-skills.git
cd arize-skills
./install.sh --project ~/my-project

git clone https://github.com/Arize-ai/arize-skills.git
cd arize-skills
.\install.ps1 -Project ~\my-project