Find Popular Skills

Discover and install the best agent skills from skills.sh (1.9M+ ecosystem) and ClawHub. Find top skills by category, check leaderboards, verify quality, extract SKILL.md, and publish to ClawHub. Use when user asks 'find a skill for X', 'how do I do X', or wants to extend agent capabilities.

Discover, verify, and install skills from the open agent ecosystem. Works with both skills.sh (1.9M+ installs) and ClawHub.

When to Use

• User asks "find a skill for X" or "is there a skill that can..."
• User wants to extend agent capabilities
• User asks "how do I do X" where a skill might exist
• User wants to discover trending or popular skills
• User wants to publish a skill to ClawHub

Quick Commands

# Search skills.sh
npx skills find [query]

# Install from skills.sh
npx skills add <owner/repo@skill> -g -y

# Search ClawHub
clawhub search [query]

# Publish to ClawHub
clawhub skill publish /path/to/skill --slug name --name "Name" --version 1.0.0

Step 1: Check Leaderboard

Before searching, check what's trending:

skills.sh Top Skills (by 8W Activity):

1. find-skills (vercel-labs/skills) — ~1.9M
2. frontend-design (anthropics/skills) — ~516K
3. react-best-practices (vercel-labs/agent-skills)
4. Microsoft Azure skills
5. Remotion, Supabase, testing skills

ClawHub: https://clawhub.ai — search by category

Step 2: Search by Domain

Domain	Query Examples
Web Dev	react, nextjs, typescript, tailwind
Testing	jest, playwright, e2e, testing
DevOps	deploy, docker, kubernetes, ci-cd
Design	ui, ux, design-system, figma
Code Quality	review, lint, refactor, best-practices
Crypto	solana, defi, trading, pump-fun
Productivity	workflow, automation, git

Step 3: Verify Quality

Before recommending a skill, check:

1. Install count — prefer 1K+
2. Source reputation — vercel-labs, anthropics, microsoft are trustworthy
3. GitHub stars — >100 stars = credible
4. Last update — recent = maintained
5. Security scan — clawhub skills get automated scans

Step 4: Install

From skills.sh:

npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills@react-best-practices -g -y

From ClawHub:

clawhub install <skill-name>

Step 5: Adapt & Publish to ClawHub

If a skill from skills.sh is useful, adapt it for ClawHub:

1. Read the original SKILL.md
2. Add proper YAML frontmatter (name, description, version, metadata.openclaw)
3. Add ClawHub-safe guardrails
4. Test locally
5. Publish:

clawhub skill publish /path/to/skill --slug my-skill --name "My Skill" --version 1.0.0

Top Skills by Category

Web Development

• vercel-labs/agent-skills — React, Next.js, web design
• anthropics/skills — Frontend design, document processing

Testing

• matt_pocock/testing — Unit/integration testing patterns
• microsoft/playwright — E2E testing with Playwright

DevOps

• vercel-labs/agent-skills — Deployment, CI/CD
• docker/docker-best-practices — Container optimization

Crypto/DeFi

• clawpump-v2 — CLAW-quoted token launches on Meteora DBC
• hyre-defi — AI DeFi intelligence (24 endpoints)
• pumpfun-token-launch — Pump.fun token launches

Code Quality

• grok-code-review — Security-first code review
• grok-implement — Disciplined implementation loop
• grok-check-work — Self-verification workflows

Example: User Asks "Find a skill for React testing"

1. Search: npx skills find react testing
2. Check leaderboard: react-best-practices has 185K installs
3. Verify: From vercel-labs, high installs, maintained
4. Recommend: "react-best-practices provides React testing patterns (185K installs)"
5. Install: npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills@react-best-practices -g -y

ClawHub Publishing Flow

# 1. Create skill directory
mkdir -p /root/claw-skills/my-skill

# 2. Write SKILL.md with frontmatter
cat > /root/claw-skills/my-skill/SKILL.md << 'EOF'
---
name: my-skill
description: "What this skill does"
version: 1.0.0
metadata:
  openclaw:
    requires:
      bins: [curl]
    emoji: "🔧"
---
# Skill content here
EOF

# 3. Login
/root/.hermes/node/bin/clawhub login --token <token> --no-browser --no-input

# 4. Publish
/root/.hermes/node/bin/clawhub skill publish /root/claw-skills/my-skill \
  --slug my-skill --name "My Skill" --version 1.0.0 \
  --changelog "Description of this version"

# 5. Verify
/root/.hermes/node/bin/clawhub search "my-skill"

Security Checklist

Before installing ANY skill:

• Check install count (>1K preferred)
• Verify source (official repos preferred)
• Check last update date
• Run clawhub skill publish security scan if publishing
• Review SKILL.md for suspicious instructions
• Never execute skills that ask for private keys or secrets