| name | find-skills |
| description | Discover and install third-party agent skills from the skills.sh ecosystem. |
| disable-model-invocation | true |
Find Skills
Discover and install third-party agent skills from the open Agent Skills ecosystem powered by skills.sh.
Overview
The Agent Skills format is an open standard for packaging procedural knowledge, workflows, and tools that AI agents load on demand. The npx skills CLI (maintained by Vercel Labs) serves as "npm for AI agents" -- enabling discovery and installation of community skills from any Git repository.
skills.sh is the public directory and leaderboard for the ecosystem, hosting thousands of skills across categories like frontend, backend, DevOps, and more.
Built-in cc-arsenal Skills
Before installing third-party skills, note that cc-arsenal already provides:
- agent-browser -- AI-optimized headless browser automation (snapshot + refs system)
- jira-cli -- Interactive Jira issue, epic, and sprint management
- create-skill -- Specification-driven skill creation with live documentation fetching
- find-skills -- This skill (discovery and installation of third-party skills)
Only install external skills that provide capabilities not already covered above.
Quick Start
1. Find Skills
npx skills find
npx skills find typescript
npx skills find react
npx skills find testing
2. Review Available Skills in a Repository
npx skills add owner/repo --list
npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills --list
npx skills add anthropics/skills --list
3. Install Skills
npx skills add owner/repo
npx skills add owner/repo --skill skill-name -a claude-code
npx skills add owner/repo --skill skill-name -a claude-code -g
npx skills add owner/repo --all
Essential Commands
| Command | Purpose |
|---|
npx skills find [query] | Search skills.sh directory |
npx skills add <source> | Install skills from a repository |
npx skills list | View installed skills |
npx skills check | Check for available updates |
npx skills update | Update all installed skills |
npx skills remove [name] | Uninstall a skill |
npx skills init [name] | Create a new skill template |
Installation Scopes
Project scope (default): Installs to .claude/skills/ in the current project directory. Committed with the project and shared with team members.
Global scope (-g flag): Installs to ~/.claude/skills/ in the home directory. Available across all projects for the current user.
Recommendation: Install domain-specific skills (e.g., a framework skill) at project scope. Install general-purpose skills (e.g., code review, testing patterns) at global scope.
Source Formats
The add command accepts multiple source formats:
npx skills add owner/repo
npx skills add https://github.com/owner/repo
npx skills add https://github.com/owner/repo/tree/main/skills/skill-name
npx skills add https://gitlab.com/org/repo
npx skills add ./my-local-skills
Key Repositories
| Repository | Description |
|---|
vercel-labs/agent-skills | Vercel's official skill collection (React, Next.js, design) |
anthropics/skills | Anthropic's example skills |
mgiovani/cc-arsenal | This repository (browser, Jira, create-skill, find-skills) |
Reference Files
For detailed command reference, load: references/commands.md
- All CLI subcommands with complete flag documentation
- Source format details and installation paths
- Troubleshooting common issues
For discovery patterns and best practices, load: references/workflows.md
- Discovery strategies by domain and framework
- Global vs project installation guidance
- Security review of skill sources
- Combining third-party skills with cc-arsenal
- Managing updates and versions
Resources