# Find Skills

> Find Skills

- Skill: `acedergren/find-skills` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add acedergren/find-skills`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/acedergren/find-skills/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: acedergren (https://skillmd.com/u/acedergren)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/acedergren/find-skills

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# Find Skills

## When to Use

Load this skill when the user request matches the frontmatter description for Find Skills.

Discover and install skills from the open agent skills ecosystem via the Skills CLI.

## CLI Reference

```bash
npx skills find [query]           # Search by keyword
npx skills add <owner/repo@skill> # Install a skill
npx skills add <owner/repo@skill> -g -y  # Install globally, skip prompts
npx skills check                  # Check for updates
npx skills update                 # Update all installed skills
npx skills init my-skill-name     # Scaffold a new skill
```

Browse: https://skills.sh/

## Known Sources

| Source | Skills |
|--------|--------|
| `acedergren/agentic-tools` | OCI (compute, IAM, networking, DBA, finops, landing-zones, genai), orchestrate, prd, implement, tdd, health-check, stitch-*, migrate, doc-sync, quality-commit, prod-readiness |
| `vercel-labs/agent-skills` | React, Next.js, Vercel deployment, performance |
| `ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills` | General-purpose catalogue |

Install from agentic-tools:
```bash
npx skills add acedergren/agentic-tools@orchestrate
npx skills add acedergren/agentic-tools@oracle-dba
npx skills add acedergren/agentic-tools@prd
```

## Install vs Answer Directly

| Situation | Decision |
|-----------|----------|
| User explicitly asks for a skill | Install |
| Specialized domain (OCI, Stitch, TDD workflow) | Install — domain skills have non-obvious knowledge |
| General programming question | Answer directly — no skill needed |
| User says "can you do X" | Check for skill first, answer directly if none found |

**Default**: check before assuming no skill exists.

## Search Strategy

1. Run `npx skills find [domain] [task]` — specific beats generic ("react testing" > "testing")
2. If no results: try synonyms ("deploy" / "deployment" / "ci-cd")
3. Check `acedergren/agentic-tools` directly for OCI, auth, and workflow skills

If `npx` isn't available: `npm i -g skills` then retry.

## When No Results Found

```
npx skills find [query] returned no matches.
Options:
- I can help directly with my general capabilities
- Create your own: npx skills init my-skill-name
```

## NEVER

- **Never install without `-g` unless user explicitly wants project-local** — project-local install puts skills in `./node_modules/.claude/` which most users don't want
- **Never skip showing the skills.sh link** — users may want to inspect before installing
- **Never assume `npx skills find` exhausts all options** — check known sources table above for OCI/workflow skills that may not be indexed yet

## Arguments

$ARGUMENTS: Optional user-provided target, path, environment, symptom, or constraint. When empty, infer the narrowest safe scope from the current repository context and ask only if multiple high-impact choices remain.