find-skills

name	find-skills
description	Discover and install agent skills from skills.sh — the definitive open skills registry. Use when the user asks "how do I do X", "find a skill for X", "is there a skill for X", wants to extend agent capabilities, or when a task might benefit from a specialized skill you don't already have. Based on vercel-labs/skills (900K+ weekly installs).

Find Skills

skills.sh is the definitive open registry for agent skills. Before solving a specialized task from scratch, check if a battle-tested skill already exists.

When to Use

• User asks "how do I do X" where X is a common domain task
• User says "find a skill for X" or "is there a skill for X"
• User asks "can you do X" where X is a specialized capability
• A task touches a domain you lack deep procedural knowledge in
• You want to extend capabilities with specialized workflows

Skills CLI

npx skills find [query]     # Search for skills by keyword
npx skills add <source>     # Install a skill
npx skills add <source> -g -y  # Install globally, skip prompts
npx skills check            # Check for skill updates
npx skills update           # Update all installed skills

Browse the registry: https://skills.sh/

How to Find the Right Skill

1. Understand the Need

Identify the domain (React, testing, design, deployment) and the specific task (writing tests, creating animations, reviewing PRs).

2. Check the Leaderboard

Visit skills.sh for the ranked leaderboard by total installs. Top ecosystem sources:

Source	Focus
vercel-labs/skills	React, Next.js, web design, find-skills
vercel-labs/agent-skills	React best practices, composition patterns
anthropics/skills	Frontend design, document processing
microsoft/github-copilot-for-azure	Azure services, cloud infrastructure
coreyhaines31/marketingskills	SEO audit, content strategy, pricing
resciencelab/opc-skills	SEO/GEO, programmatic SEO
pbakaus/impeccable	Design polish, critique, copywriting
superagent-ai/skills	Security, browser automation

3. Search by Keyword

npx skills find react performance
npx skills find pr review
npx skills find changelog
npx skills find seo

4. Verify Quality Before Recommending

Signal	Threshold
Weekly installs	Prefer 1K+. Cautious under 100.
Source reputation	Official sources (vercel-labs, anthropics, microsoft) preferred
GitHub stars	Under 100 stars = treat with skepticism
Security audits	Check the Gen Agent Trust Hub badge on skills.sh

5. Present to User

Always show: skill name, what it does, install count, source, install command, and a link to the skills.sh page for review.

6. Install

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

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

Kevin's Installed Skills

Skills live at skills/personal/<name>/SKILL.md for Cursor (loaded through the ~/.cursor/skills symlink) and ~/.codex/skills/<name>/SKILL.md for Codex.

When installing new Cursor skills, install through Cursor normally, then make sure the committed source lands under skills/personal/. After install, update the wiki if the skill represents a new capability worth documenting.

Common Skill Categories

Category	Example Queries
Web Development	react, nextjs, typescript, css, tailwind
Testing	testing, jest, playwright, e2e
DevOps	deploy, docker, kubernetes, ci-cd
Documentation	docs, readme, changelog, api-docs
Code Quality	review, lint, refactor, best-practices
Design	ui, ux, design-system, accessibility
Marketing/SEO	seo, geo, content-strategy, copywriting
Productivity	workflow, automation, git

When No Skill Exists

1. Acknowledge no existing skill was found
2. Offer to help with the task directly
3. If it's a recurring need, suggest creating a custom skill at skills/personal/

Related Skills

• seo-audit — comprehensive SEO auditing
• seo-geo-optimization — AI search engine optimization
• content-strategy — content planning and publishing
• ultracite — zero-config linting and formatting