Find Skills

Find Skills

This skill helps you discover and install skills from two open agent skills marketplaces:

1. skillhu.bz — instant publish/install, category browsing, no auth required
2. skills.sh — GitHub-based, community leaderboard

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.)

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: Search Both Marketplaces

Always search both marketplaces in parallel for the best results:

skillhu.bz (search by keyword, optionally filter by category or tag):

npx skillhu search [query]
npx skillhu search [query] --category [category]
npx skillhu search [query] --tag [tag]

Categories: development, devops, data, content, creative, marketing, sales, operations, research, communication, integrations, productivity, testing, security, utilities

skills.sh (search by keyword):

npx skills find [query]

Run both searches in parallel and combine the results.

Step 3: Present Options to the User

When you find relevant skills, present a combined list from both sources:

I found these skills:

From skillhu.bz:
  pdf-toolkit v1.0.0 by anthropic
  Comprehensive PDF manipulation toolkit
  Install: npx skillhu install pdf-toolkit

From skills.sh:
  vercel-labs/agent-skills@vercel-react-best-practices
  React and Next.js performance optimization
  Install: npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills@vercel-react-best-practices

If both marketplaces return the same skill, mention it once and show both install options.

Step 4: Install for the User

When the user picks a skill, install it:

From skillhu.bz:

npx skillhu install <skill-name>

Installs to ~/.claude/commands/ by default. Use --local for project-level.

From skills.sh:

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

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

Step 5: Verify Installation

After installing, confirm the skill is available:

ls ~/.claude/skills/*/SKILL.md ~/.claude/commands/*/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null

Browsing Skills

Users can also browse the full catalogs:

• skillhu.bz: npx skillhu browse (opens in browser) or visit https://skillhu.bz
• skills.sh: Visit https://skills.sh/

List already-installed skills:

npx skillhu list

Updating Skills

Check for and apply updates:

npx skills check    # check for updates (skills.sh)
npx skills update   # update all (skills.sh)

Common Skill Categories

When searching, consider these common categories:

Tips for Effective Searches

1. Search both marketplaces — they have different skill catalogs
2. Use specific keywords: "react testing" is better than just "testing"
3. Try alternative terms: If "deploy" doesn't work, try "deployment" or "ci-cd"
4. Filter by category on skillhu.bz for broader discovery: npx skillhu search "" --category creative

When No Skills Are Found

If no relevant skills exist on either marketplace:

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:
   • npx skillhu init my-skill (for skillhu.bz)
   • npx skills init my-skill (for skills.sh)