| name | find-skills |
| description | Helps discover and install skills from the open agent skills ecosystem. Invoke when users ask for a skill, tool, or specialized capability. |
Find Skills
This skill helps discover and install skills from the open agent skills ecosystem.
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when the user:
- Asks how to do a task that might have an existing skill
- Says “find a skill for X” or “is there a skill for X”
- Asks for a specialized capability
- Wants to extend agent capabilities
- Asks for tools, templates, or workflows
- Mentions needing help in a specific domain
What is the Skills CLI
The Skills CLI (npx skills) is the package manager for the open agent skills ecosystem.
Key commands:
- npx skills find [query]
- npx skills add
- npx skills check
- npx skills update
Browse skills at:
https://skills.sh/
How to Help Users Find Skills
Step 1: Understand What They Need
Identify:
- The domain
- The specific task
- Whether a common skill likely exists
Step 2: Search for Skills
Run:
npx skills find [query]
Examples:
- react performance
- pr review
- changelog
Step 3: Present Options
Provide:
- Skill name and description
- Install command
- Link to skills.sh
Step 4: Offer to Install
npx skills add <owner/repo@skill> -g -y
If No Skills Are Found
- Acknowledge no matches
- Offer to help directly
- Suggest creating a skill with:
npx skills init my-skill
