find-skills

name	find-skills
description	Use when the user wants a new capability, asks whether a skill exists, asks to find or install skills, or describes a recurring workflow that may already have an installable skill.

Find Skills

Use this skill before adding a custom skill or writing a large custom workflow.

Workflow

1. Identify the capability the user needs.
2. Search existing local skills first.
3. Search public skill indexes or package managers when network access is appropriate.
4. Compare candidates by source trust, maintenance, scope, and install risk.
5. Recommend the smallest suitable option.

Search Commands

Prefer available project or platform tooling. Common options:

npx skills find <query>
npx skills add <owner/repo@skill>
npx skills check

Use specific queries:

• react performance instead of frontend.
• pr review instead of code.
• playwright e2e instead of testing.
• openai docs instead of api.

Recommendation Rules

Prefer:

• Official or high-trust maintainers.
• Narrow skills that do one workflow well.
• Skills with clear SKILL.md frontmatter and concise instructions.
• Skills that do not require secrets or broad permissions.

Avoid:

• Huge generic skill bundles as a first install.
• Skills that install opaque binaries or ask for broad tokens.
• Skills whose instructions duplicate what the base agent already knows.

Output

Return the best 1-3 options with:

• Skill name.
• What it helps with.
• Install command or source link.
• Risk notes.

If no strong skill exists, say so and suggest creating a focused local skill.