Skill Finder

Skill Finder - AI Agent Skills Discovery and Evaluation Meta-Skill

Context

This skill is for finding and evaluating new AI agent skills from external sources. It prevents skill duplication, ensures security vetting, and maintains MECE discipline.

Use this skill when:

• You need a capability that doesn't exist in your current skills library
• You want to discover what skills the community has created
• Someone shares a skill URL or recommendation
• You want to audit and expand your skills library

Instructions

Step 1: Check Existing Skills First (MANDATORY)

Before searching externally, ALWAYS check /home/hive/workspace/skills/ for existing coverage:

- Scan all SKILL.md files in /home/hive/workspace/skills/
- Search for keywords related to the needed capability
- Check if existing skill partially covers need (extend, don't duplicate)
- If found → EXTEND. If not → proceed to discovery.

Step 2: Search External Sources

Primary Sources:

Step 3: Evaluate Each Candidate Skill

SKILL EVALUATION SCORECARD

1. RELEVANCE (0-10) - Does it solve a real, recurring need?
2. QUALITY (0-10) - Clear context/instructions/constraints/examples?
3. COMPATIBILITY (0-10) - Works with our environment?
4. SECURITY (0-10) - No suspicious patterns?
5. MAINTAINABILITY (0-10) - Actively maintained?

TOTAL SCORE: __/50 | MINIMUM TO INSTALL: 30/50

Step 4: Vet for Security (MANDATORY)

SECURITY RED FLAGS (any
- Requests filesystem access outside project directory
- Executes arbitrary shell commands without confirmation
- Makes network requests to unknown domains
- Contains obfuscated or minified code
- Has hardcoded credentials or API keys

Step 5: Install the Skill

1. Create directory: mkdir -p /home/hive/workspace/skills/{skill-name}/
2. Save SKILL.md with: context, instructions, constraints, examples
3. Log installation with skill name, source, date, evaluation score

Step 6: Verify Installation

• SKILL.md exists at correct path
• All 4 required sections present
• No conflicts with existing skills

Constraints

• NEVER install skill without security vet
• NEVER install skill that duplicates >50% of existing skill
• NEVER install skill scoring below 30/50
• NEVER skip "check existing skills first" step
• NEVER install without testing with sample input

Examples

Example: Finding JTBD Research Skill

Step 1: Check existing... No product research skill found. RESULT: PROCEED

Step 2: Search → Found snowtema/ajtbd-skills on GitHub

Step 3: Evaluate: Relevance 9/10, Quality 8/10, Compatibility 6/10, Security 9/10, Maintainability 7/10 → Total: 39/50 PASS

Step 4: Security: No red flags

Step 5: Install to /home/hive/workspace/skills/jtbd-research/SKILL.md