Find Skills

Document Version: 1.0 Last Updated: 2026-02-08 Status: ACTIVE

Find Skills

This skill helps you discover and install skills and plugins from both the skills.sh ecosystem and Claude Code plugin marketplaces.

When to Use

• Tasks related to find-skills
• User explicitly invokes /find-skills

When NOT to Use

• When the task doesn't match this skill's scope -- check related skills
• When a more specialized skill exists for the specific task

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user:

• Asks "how do I do X" where X might be a common task with an existing skill
• Says "find a skill for X" or "is there a skill for X"
• Asks "can you do X" where X is a specialized capability
• Expresses interest in extending agent capabilities
• Wants to search for tools, templates, or workflows
• Mentions they wish they had help with a specific domain (design, testing, deployment, etc.)
• Is starting a new project or working in an unfamiliar domain

How to Help Users Find Skills

Step 1: Understand What They Need

When a user asks for help with something, identify:

1. The domain (e.g., React, testing, design, deployment)
2. The specific task (e.g., writing tests, creating animations, reviewing PRs)
3. Whether this is a common enough task that a skill likely exists

Step 2: Run the Unified Search

Run the unified capabilities search that covers both ecosystems:

node scripts/search-capabilities.js [query keywords]

For example:

• User asks "how do I make my React app faster?" → node scripts/search-capabilities.js react performance
• User asks "can you help me with PR reviews?" → node scripts/search-capabilities.js pr review
• User asks "I need to create a changelog" → node scripts/search-capabilities.js changelog

The search returns results grouped by:

• INSTALLED — local skills and installed plugins matching the query
• AVAILABLE IN MARKETPLACES — plugins from 6 marketplace registries
• AVAILABLE ON SKILLS.SH — skills from the open skills.sh ecosystem

Step 3: Present Options to the User

When you find relevant results, present them organized by status:

1. Already installed capabilities they can use right now
2. Available marketplace plugins with install commands
3. Available skills.sh packages with install commands

Step 4: Offer to Install

For marketplace plugins:

claude plugin install <name>@<marketplace>

For skills.sh packages:

npx skills add <owner/repo@skill> -g -y

The -g flag installs globally (user-level) and -y skips confirmation prompts.

Fallback: Direct skills.sh Search

If the unified search doesn't find what you need, you can also search skills.sh directly for broader results:

npx skills find [query]

Browse skills at: https://skills.sh/

Common Skill Categories

When searching, consider these common categories:

Tips for Effective Searches

1. Use specific keywords: "react testing" is better than just "testing"
2. Try alternative terms: If "deploy" doesn't work, try "deployment" or "ci-cd"
3. Search by domain: Use broad domain terms to see all related capabilities
4. Check installed first: The search shows installed capabilities — use those before installing new ones

When No Skills Are Found

If no relevant skills exist:

1. Acknowledge that no existing skill was found
2. Offer to help with the task directly using your general capabilities
3. Suggest the user could create their own skill with npx skills init

Example:

I searched for skills related to "xyz" but didn't find any matches in either
the plugin marketplaces or skills.sh.

I can still help you with this task directly! Would you like me to proceed?

If this is something you do often, you could create your own skill:
npx skills init my-xyz-skill

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