Find Skills
Discover and install skills from the open agent skills ecosystem.
When to Use
- User asks "how do I do X" where X might have an existing skill
- User says "find a skill for X" or "is there a skill for X"
- User wants to extend agent capabilities
- User mentions needing help with a specific domain
Skills CLI
The Skills CLI (npx skills) is the package manager for agent skills:
npx skills find [query] - Search for skillsnpx skills add <package> - Install a skill from GitHubnpx skills check - Check for updatesnpx skills update - Update all installed skills
Browse skills at: https://skills.sh/
How to Help
Step 1: Understand the need
Identify the domain (React, testing, design, deployment), specific task, and whether a skill likely exists.
Step 2: Check leaderboard
Check https://skills.sh/ for well-known skills in the domain before searching.
Step 3: Search
npx skills find [query]
Step 4: Verify quality
- Install count — Prefer 1K+ installs. Caution under 100.
- Source reputation — Official sources (vercel-labs, anthropics, microsoft) are more trustworthy.
- GitHub stars — Check the source repository.
Step 5: Present options
Show skill name, what it does, install count, source, and install command.
Step 6: Offer to install
npx skills add <owner/repo@skill> -g -y
Common Skill Categories
| Category |
Example Queries |
| Web Development |
react, nextjs, typescript, css, tailwind |
| Testing |
testing, jest, playwright, e2e |
| DevOps |
deploy, docker, kubernetes, ci-cd |
| Documentation |
docs, readme, changelog, api-docs |
| Code Quality |
review, lint, refactor, best-practices |
| Design |
ui, ux, design-system, accessibility |
When No Skills Found
Acknowledge, offer to help directly, suggest creating a skill with npx skills init.
1---2name: find-skills3description: Helps users discover and install agent skills when they ask questions like "how do I do X", "find a skill for X", or express interest in extending capabilities.4---56# Find Skills78Discover and install skills from the open agent skills ecosystem.910## When to Use1112- User asks "how do I do X" where X might have an existing skill13- User says "find a skill for X" or "is there a skill for X"14- User wants to extend agent capabilities15- User mentions needing help with a specific domain1617## Skills CLI1819The Skills CLI (`npx skills`) is the package manager for agent skills:2021- `npx skills find [query]` - Search for skills22- `npx skills add <package>` - Install a skill from GitHub23- `npx skills check` - Check for updates24- `npx skills update` - Update all installed skills2526Browse skills at: https://skills.sh/2728## How to Help2930### Step 1: Understand the need3132Identify the domain (React, testing, design, deployment), specific task, and whether a skill likely exists.3334### Step 2: Check leaderboard3536Check https://skills.sh/ for well-known skills in the domain before searching.3738### Step 3: Search3940```bash41npx skills find [query]42```4344### Step 4: Verify quality45461. **Install count** — Prefer 1K+ installs. Caution under 100.472. **Source reputation** — Official sources (vercel-labs, anthropics, microsoft) are more trustworthy.483. **GitHub stars** — Check the source repository.4950### Step 5: Present options5152Show skill name, what it does, install count, source, and install command.5354### Step 6: Offer to install5556```bash57npx skills add <owner/repo@skill> -g -y58```5960## Common Skill Categories6162| Category | Example Queries |63| --------------- | ---------------------------------------- |64| Web Development | react, nextjs, typescript, css, tailwind |65| Testing | testing, jest, playwright, e2e |66| DevOps | deploy, docker, kubernetes, ci-cd |67| Documentation | docs, readme, changelog, api-docs |68| Code Quality | review, lint, refactor, best-practices |69| Design | ui, ux, design-system, accessibility |7071## When No Skills Found7273Acknowledge, offer to help directly, suggest creating a skill with `npx skills init`.
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