| name | find-skills |
| description | Helps users discover and install agent skills when they ask questions like "how do I do X", "find a skill for X", or express interest in extending capabilities.
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| metadata | {"author":"vercel-labs","version":"1.0.0","source":"vercel-labs/skills//skills/find-skills"} |
Find Skills
Discover and install skills from the open agent skills ecosystem.
When to Use
- User asks "how do I do X" where X might have an existing skill
- User says "find a skill for X" or "is there a skill for X"
- User wants to extend agent capabilities
- User mentions needing help with a specific domain
Skills CLI
The Skills CLI (npx skills) is the package manager for agent skills:
npx skills find [query] - Search for skillsnpx skills add <package> - Install a skill from GitHubnpx skills check - Check for updatesnpx skills update - Update all installed skills
Browse skills at: https://skills.sh/
How to Help
Step 1: Understand the need
Identify the domain (React, testing, design, deployment), specific task, and whether a skill likely exists.
Step 2: Check leaderboard
Check https://skills.sh/ for well-known skills in the domain before searching.
Step 3: Search
npx skills find [query]
Step 4: Verify quality
- Install count — Prefer 1K+ installs. Caution under 100.
- Source reputation — Official sources (vercel-labs, anthropics, microsoft) are more trustworthy.
- GitHub stars — Check the source repository.
Step 5: Present options
Show skill name, what it does, install count, source, and install command.
Step 6: Offer to install
npx skills add <owner/repo@skill> -g -y
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 |
When No Skills Found
Acknowledge, offer to help directly, suggest creating a skill with npx skills init.
