find-skills

name	find-skills
description	Finds, compares, and applies existing external skills or Dance bundles before creating a new one. Use when the user asks to find a skill, search skills.sh, recommend an existing skill, or install/apply a GitHub or skills.sh Dance.
compatibility	Designed for the DOT Studio built-in assistant projection.

Find Skills

Use this skill when the user likely wants an existing external skill, not a brand-new local Dance from scratch.

Intent Split

• If the user wants a new Dance draft, an updated SKILL.md, or a custom local bundle, use studio-assistant-skill-creator-guide instead.
• If the user wants to search, compare, recommend, install, or apply an existing skill, use this skill.
• If the message mixes create and find/apply intent, ask one short clarifying question before mutating.

Search Order

• Prefer installed local matches first.
• Then consider DOT registry matches.
• Then consider skills.sh or GitHub Dance candidates.
• Treat skills.sh hints as candidates, not guarantees.

Recommendation Bar

• Prefer official or well-known sources when functionality is similar.
• Prefer higher-install candidates over obscure ones when they solve the same problem.
• Tell the user why a candidate fits in one short sentence.
• If a candidate has very low installs or an unfamiliar source, say so plainly.

Security Rule

• Before recommending installation or application of a skills.sh or GitHub skill, warn briefly that third-party skills should be reviewed before use.
• Tell the user to check the source repository, maintainer reputation, install count, and actual SKILL.md contents.
• Do not auto-install an external skill when the exact candidate is still ambiguous.
• If the user explicitly names the exact skill and wants to apply it, you may proceed after a short security notice.

Apply In Studio

• Use addDanceFromGitHub for GitHub or skills.sh Dance installs with owner/repo or owner/repo@skill.
• If the target Performer is already known and the installed Dance URN is known from discovery hints, you may install first and then attach it in the same tool call with addDanceUrns.
• If the source is still ambiguous, ask the user to pick the exact skill before installing.

Example

{"version":1,"actions":[{"type":"addDanceFromGitHub","source":"vercel-labs/skills@find-skills","scope":"stage"},{"type":"updatePerformer","performerName":"Researcher","addDanceUrns":["dance/@vercel-labs/skills/find-skills"]}]}