Find Skills

Search, discover, and install skills from the open agent skills ecosystem to extend agent capabilities for specific tasks or domains.

Discover and install skills from the open agent skills ecosystem using the Skills CLI (npx skills).

Skills CLI Commands

bash

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

Identify:

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

Step 2: Search for Skills

bash

npx skills find [query]

Examples:

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

Results format:

text

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

Include:

• The skill name and what it does
• The install command
• A link to learn more at skills.sh

Example:

text

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

Install with global flag and auto-confirm:

bash

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

Common Skill 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

• Use specific keywords: "react testing" is better than just "testing"
• Try alternative terms: If "deploy" doesn't work, try "deployment" or "ci-cd"
• Check popular sources: 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 general capabilities
3. Suggest creating a custom skill with npx skills init

text

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