Find Skills

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

The skill's purpose and instructions match (finding and installing skills), but the runtime guidance encourages global, non-interactive npm installs (npx ... -g -y) which can execute arbitrary third‑party code without explicit user confirmation — this is disproportionate and risky.

Purpose & Capability

The name/description describe finding and installing agent skills and the SKILL.md instructs the agent to use the 'npx skills' CLI to search and add skills — this is coherent with the stated purpose.

Instruction Scope

The instructions explicitly tell the agent how to run system commands (npx skills find/add) and recommend 'npx skills add <pkg> -g -y' which installs globally and skips confirmations. That grants the agent the ability to fetch and execute arbitrary npm packages and install them system-wide without further user prompts — a notable scope expansion that could install unreviewed code.

Install Mechanism

There is no bundled install spec (instruction-only), but the skill advocates using npx to fetch packages from the npm ecosystem. npx/npm installs are common and expected here, but they run third‑party code from the registry and can execute lifecycle scripts — moderate risk that requires user vetting of packages before install.

Credentials

The skill does not request environment variables, credentials, or config path access; there are no direct credential/exfiltration signals in the files provided.

Persistence & Privilege

The skill is not marked 'always:true', but platform-default autonomous invocation is allowed. Combined with instructions to perform global, non-interactive installs, this could let an agent autonomously install packages without the user's explicit consent. The combination increases blast radius if a malicious or buggy skill is chosen.

What to consider before installing

This skill is coherent (it really is a 'find and install skills' helper) but exercise caution before letting an agent run its recommended commands. Specifically: do not allow automatic execution of 'npx skills add ... -g -y' without manual review — '-g -y' bypasses confirmations and installs third‑party code globally. Before installing a skill: review the package's GitHub repo and maintainer, prefer interactive installs (omit -y) or local/scoped installs instead of -g, run untrusted installs in a sandbox or VM, and require explicit user confirmation for any install the agent proposes. If you want to reduce risk, disable autonomous installs or require a confirmation step in the agent's policy.

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