`quay info`

Show metadata for a skill on the hub, without installing.

Usage

quay info [OPTIONS] <SKILL>

Fetches the hub's registry.json, locates the entry for <SKILL>, prints name, description, version, tags, source format, and the canonical path.

Examples

quay info hello
quay info hello --remote work
quay info hello --json | jq '.description'

Flags

Flag	Effect
`--remote <NAME>`	Use a specific remote. Default: profile default.
`--profile`, `--user-config`, `--project`, `--json`	Standard globals.

When to use this vs …

quay search — discovery; use info once you have a name.
quay add — when you actually want it installed.
TUI Remote screen — info-equivalent preview pane next to the skill list.

Caveats

Returns an error if <SKILL> is not in the registry. Possible causes: typo, hub's registry.json is stale (run quay rebuild-registry), or the skill was added without updating the registry (every modern quay push updates it; older flows didn't).
Does not download the skill body — just the registry entry. To read the full SKILL.md, install it with --force to a throwaway dir, or browse the hub on GitHub.

`--help`

Show metadata for a skill (without installing)

Usage: quay info [OPTIONS] <SKILL>

Arguments:
  <SKILL>

Options:
      --project <PROJECT>          Project root (defaults to current directory)
      --remote <REMOTE>
      --user-config <USER_CONFIG>  Override user config path (defaults to ~/.config/quay/config.toml)
      --profile <PROFILE>          Override the active profile for this invocation
      --json                       Output JSON instead of human-readable text
  -h, --help                       Print help