amebahead Search Skills
Search for installed skills by name and show their file paths.
When to Use
- When the user wants to find where a specific skill is installed
- When looking up a skill by name or keyword
Process
Step 1: Get Search Query
The user provides a skill name or keyword as an argument. If no argument is given, ask:
What skill name would you like to search for?
Step 2: Collect
Scan both paths for SKILL.md files:
~/.claude/skills/**/SKILL.md— personal skills~/.claude/plugins/cache/**/SKILL.md— plugin skills
Step 3: Match
Match the query against skill names using substring matching (case-insensitive).
Step 4: Display Results
Matches found:
Search: "debug" → 2 results
debugging
Source: superpowers (plugin)
Path: ~/.claude/plugins/cache/superpowers/skills/systematic-debugging/SKILL.md
debug-helper
Source: personal
Path: ~/.claude/skills/debug-helper/SKILL.md
No matches:
Search: "foobar" → 0 results
No installed skills match "foobar".
Display Rules
- Show the search query and result count on the first line
- For each match: name, source (personal or plugin name), and full path
- Sort results: exact matches first, then partial matches, alphabetically within each group