Find Skills

Find Skills

This skill helps users discover and install capabilities from the open agent skills ecosystem.

When to Use

Trigger this when users:

• Ask "how do I do X" or "can you do X" for specialized tasks
• Request "find a skill for X"
• Want to extend agent capabilities
• Need help with specific domains (testing, design, deployment, etc.)

Skills CLI Basics

The Skills CLI (npx skills) is a package manager for agent skills:

Key commands:

• npx skills find [query] - Search for skills
• npx skills add <package> - Install a skill
• npx skills check - Check for updates
• npx skills update - Update all skills

Browse at: https://skills.sh/

Workflow

1. Understand the need - Identify domain and specific task
2. Search - Run npx skills find [query] with relevant keywords
3. Present options - Show skill name, purpose, install command, and skills.sh link
4. Install if desired - Use npx skills add <owner/repo@skill> -g -y

Common Categories

Web Development, Testing, DevOps, Documentation, Code Quality, Design, Productivity

Search Tips

• Use specific keywords ("react testing" vs "testing")
• Try alternative terms
• Check popular sources like vercel-labs/agent-skills

If Nothing Found

Acknowledge the gap, offer direct help, and suggest creating a custom skill with npx skills init.

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