find-skills

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.
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 skills
• npx skills add <package> - Install a skill from GitHub
• npx skills check - Check for updates
• npx 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

1. Install count — Prefer 1K+ installs. Caution under 100.
2. Source reputation — Official sources (vercel-labs, anthropics, microsoft) are more trustworthy.
3. 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.