find-skills (jimliuxinghai)

Helps users discover and install agent skills when they ask questions like "how do I do X", "find a skill for X", "is there a skill that can...", or express...

Security Scan

This is an instruction-only skill that coherently guides an agent to search for and install other skills using the Skills CLI; the main risk is that its recommended commands (npx skills add -g -y) will download and execute third-party code and can install packages globally without confirmation.

Purpose & Capability

The name/description match the runtime instructions: the skill's purpose is to find and install agent skills and the SKILL.md exclusively documents using the Skills CLI (npx skills) to search and add skills.

Instruction Scope

Instructions stay within the stated purpose (searching and installing skills). They do not instruct reading unrelated files or environment variables. One noteworthy instruction: it recommends using `npx skills add <...> -g -y`, which performs a global install and skips prompts — this increases the chance that code will be installed/executed without explicit interactive confirmation.

Install Mechanism

There is no built-in install spec (instruction-only), but the SKILL.md directs the agent to run `npx skills` commands. Using npx/npm will download and run code from remote registries/GitHub. Recommending global installs and `-y` (skip confirmation) is higher risk because it persists third-party code system-wide and bypasses user prompts.

Credentials

The skill requests no environment variables, credentials, or config paths. The operations it describes (search/install) do require network and package-manager access, which is proportional to its purpose.

Persistence & Privilege

The skill advises global installation (`-g`) which grants persistent, user-level presence on the machine. The skill itself is not flagged as always:true and does not request special privileges, but global installs can affect the environment and should be performed with user consent.

Assessment

This skill is coherent and primarily gives instructions to use the Skills CLI, but follow these precautions before running its recommended commands: 1) Never let an agent autonomously run `npx skills add ... -g -y` without your explicit approval — `-y` skips safety prompts. 2) Prefer not to install globally (omit `-g`) or install in an isolated/non-admin environment. 3) Inspect the target package/repository (owner/repo) on GitHub or skills.sh before installing to verify its source and contents. 4) If you want the agent to search but not install, have it present findings and ask you for confirmation. 5) If you are uncomfortable with agents running package installs automatically, require confirmation or disable autonomous invocation for this action. These steps reduce the risk of inadvertently downloading/executing untrusted code.

Find Skills

This skill helps you discover and install skills from the open agent skills ecosystem.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user:

• Asks "how do I do X" where X might be a common task with an existing skill
• Says "find a skill for X" or "is there a skill for X"
• Asks "can you do X" where X is a specialized capability
• Expresses interest in extending agent capabilities
• Wants to search for tools, templates, or workflows
• Mentions they wish they had help with a specific domain (design, testing, deployment, etc.)

What is the Skills CLI?

The Skills CLI (npx skills) is the package manager for the open agent skills ecosystem. Skills are modular packages that extend agent capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, and tools.

Key commands:

• npx skills find [query] - Search for skills interactively or by keyword
• npx skills add <package> - Install a skill from GitHub or other sources
• npx skills check - Check for skill updates
• npx skills update - Update all installed skills

Browse skills at: https://skills.sh/

How to Help Users Find Skills

Step 1: Understand What They Need

When a user asks for help with something, identify:

1. The domain (e.g., React, testing, design, deployment)
2. The specific task (e.g., writing tests, creating animations, reviewing PRs)
3. Whether this is a common enough task that a skill likely exists

Step 2: Search for Skills

Run the find command with a relevant query:

npx skills find [query]

For example:

• User asks "how do I make my React app faster?" → npx skills find react performance
• User asks "can you help me with PR reviews?" → npx skills find pr review
• User asks "I need to create a changelog" → npx skills find changelog

The command will return results like:

Install with npx skills add <owner/repo@skill>

vercel-labs/agent-skills@vercel-react-best-practices
└ https://skills.sh/vercel-labs/agent-skills/vercel-react-best-practices

Step 3: Present Options to the User

When you find relevant skills, present them to the user with:

1. The skill name and what it does
2. The install command they can run
3. A link to learn more at skills.sh

Example response:

I found a skill that might help! The "vercel-react-best-practices" skill provides
React and Next.js performance optimization guidelines from Vercel Engineering.

To install it:
npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills@vercel-react-best-practices

Learn more: https://skills.sh/vercel-labs/agent-skills/vercel-react-best-practices

Step 4: Offer to Install

If the user wants to proceed, you can install the skill for them:

npx skills add <owner/repo@skill> -g -y

The -g flag installs globally (user-level) and -y skips confirmation prompts.

Common Skill Categories

When searching, consider these common 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
Productivity	workflow, automation, git

Tips for Effective Searches

1. Use specific keywords: "react testing" is better than just "testing"
2. Try alternative terms: If "deploy" doesn't work, try "deployment" or "ci-cd"
3. Check popular sources: Many skills come from vercel-labs/agent-skills or ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills

When No Skills Are Found

If no relevant skills exist:

1. Acknowledge that no existing skill was found
2. Offer to help with the task directly using your general capabilities
3. Suggest the user could create their own skill with npx skills init

Example:

I searched for skills related to "xyz" but didn't find any matches.
I can still help you with this task directly! Would you like me to proceed?

If this is something you do often, you could create your own skill:
npx skills init my-xyz-skill