# Find Skill

> Find, compare, and optionally install Codex skills from public skill catalogs, especially skillregistry.dev / vadimcomanescu/codex-skills. Use when the user asks to find a skill, search skills, browse installable skills, recommend skills for a task, inspect community Codex skills, or install a skill by category/slug such as quality/code-reviewer.

- Skill: `ralfnick/find-skill` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add ralfnick/find-skill`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/ralfnick/find-skill/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Productivity
- Author: RalfNick (https://skillmd.com/u/ralfnick)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/ralfnick/find-skill

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# Find Skill

## Overview

Use this skill to discover installable Codex skills without scraping the website by hand. Prefer the bundled script because it reads the GitHub catalog metadata, ranks matches, marks already installed skills, and prints safe install commands.

Primary source:

- Website: `https://skillregistry.dev/`
- Catalog repo: `https://github.com/vadimcomanescu/codex-skills`
- Installer CLI: `npx codex-skills-registry@latest`

## Workflow

1. Search or list skills with `scripts/find_skill.py`.
2. Show the user the best matches with `category/slug`, tier, description, and whether it is already installed.
3. If the user wants installation, install only the explicit `category/slug` they chose.
4. After installing, tell the user to restart Codex.
5. If this machine uses a skills mirror repository, ask or proceed according to the user's request before syncing and pushing mirror changes.

## Commands

Search:

```bash
python ~/.codex/skills/find-skill/scripts/find_skill.py "code review"
```

List by category:

```bash
python ~/.codex/skills/find-skill/scripts/find_skill.py --list --category quality
```

Get JSON for automation:

```bash
python ~/.codex/skills/find-skill/scripts/find_skill.py "frontend" --json
```

Install an explicit skill:

```bash
python ~/.codex/skills/find-skill/scripts/find_skill.py --install quality/code-reviewer --yes
```

The script uses the same installer the website documents:

```bash
npx codex-skills-registry@latest --skill=quality/code-reviewer --yes
```

## Selection Guidance

- Prefer curated skills for ordinary recommendations.
- Include experimental skills when the user's request is niche or no curated skill fits.
- For security-sensitive workflows, inspect the selected `SKILL.md` before installing or recommending broad usage.
- Do not install multiple skills unless the user explicitly asks for a set.
- Do not treat skillregistry.dev as official OpenAI content; describe it as a community catalog.

## Notes

- The website currently exposes browsing and CLI commands; the GitHub repo is the more stable machine-readable source.
- The installer supports `--owner`, `--repo`, and `--ref`; use these only when the user asks to search a fork or pinned ref.
- `GITHUB_TOKEN` can be set for higher GitHub API rate limits, but the script does not require it for normal use.