# Tool Discovery Engine

> Discovers available tools, MCP servers, and skills for a task. Use for: what tools, discover capabilities, find tool for, available skills.

- Skill: `stijnman/tool-discovery-engine` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add stijnman/tool-discovery-engine`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/stijnman/tool-discovery-engine/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Product & Planning
- License: MIT
- Author: Stijnman (https://skillmd.com/u/stijnman)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/stijnman/tool-discovery-engine

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# Tool Discovery Engine
## When to Use

- User says **what tools** or task matches this capability
- User says **discover capabilities** or task matches this capability
- User says **find tool for** or task matches this capability
- User says **available skills** or task matches this capability

## Workflow

1. Scan MCP tool descriptors and .grok/skills/.
2. Match task keywords to tools/skills.
3. Rank by relevance and availability.
4. Output recommended tool/skill list with paths.

## Integrations

- `adaptive-workflow-composer`
- `control-overview`
- `skill-researcher`

## Error Handling

| Failure | Response |
|---------|----------|
| MCP dir missing | List skills only; note MCP unavailable. |

## Gotchas

- Always read tool schema before calling MCP tools.

## Example

**Input:** User request matching triggers above.
**Output:** Structured result per workflow with integrations invoked as needed.