find-skills

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name: find-skills
description: 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 interest in extending capabilities. This skill should be used when the user is looking for functionality that might exist as an installable skill.
---

# 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 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:

```bash
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 bash /path/to/skill/scripts/install-skill.sh vercel-labs/agent-skills@vercel-react-best-practices

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:
bash /path/to/skill/scripts/install-skill.sh vercel-labs/agent-skills@vercel-react-best-practices

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

### Step 4: Install the Skill

If the user wants to proceed, use the `install-skill.sh` script to install the skill and automatically link it to the project:

```bash
bash /path/to/skill/scripts/install-skill.sh <owner/repo@skill-name>
```

For example, if the user wants to install `vercel-react-best-practices`:

```bash
bash /path/to/skill/scripts/install-skill.sh vercel-labs/agent-skills@vercel-react-best-practices
```

The script will install the skill globally to `skills/custom/`

## 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
```


---

## Skill Companion Files

> Additional files collected from the skill directory layout.

### scripts/install-skill.sh

```bash
#!/bin/bash

# Install a skill and link it to the project's skills/custom directory
# Usage: ./skills/install-skill.sh <owner/repo@skill-name>
# Example: ./skills/install-skill.sh vercel-labs/agent-skills@vercel-react-best-practices

set -e

if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
  echo "Usage: $0 <owner/repo@skill-name>"
  echo "Example: $0 vercel-labs/agent-skills@vercel-react-best-practices"
  exit 1
fi

FULL_SKILL_NAME="$1"

# Extract skill name (the part after @)
SKILL_NAME="${FULL_SKILL_NAME##*@}"

if [[ -z "$SKILL_NAME" || "$SKILL_NAME" == "$FULL_SKILL_NAME" ]]; then
  echo "Error: Invalid skill format. Expected: owner/repo@skill-name"
  exit 1
fi

# Find project root by looking for deer-flow.code-workspace
find_project_root() {
  local dir="$PWD"
  while [[ "$dir" != "/" ]]; do
    if [[ -f "$dir/deer-flow.code-workspace" ]]; then
      echo "$dir"
      return 0
    fi
    dir="$(dirname "$dir")"
  done
  echo ""
  return 1
}

PROJECT_ROOT=$(find_project_root)

if [[ -z "$PROJECT_ROOT" ]]; then
  echo "Error: Could not find project root (deer-flow.code-workspace not found)"
  exit 1
fi

SKILL_SOURCE="$HOME/.agents/skills/$SKILL_NAME"
SKILL_TARGET="$PROJECT_ROOT/skills/custom"

# Step 1: Install the skill using npx
npx skills add "$FULL_SKILL_NAME" -g -y > /dev/null 2>&1

# Step 2: Verify installation
if [[ ! -d "$SKILL_SOURCE" ]]; then
  echo "Skill '$SKILL_NAME' installation failed"
  exit 1
fi

# Step 3: Create symlink
mkdir -p "$SKILL_TARGET"
ln -sf "$SKILL_SOURCE" "$SKILL_TARGET/"

echo "Skill '$SKILL_NAME' installed successfully"

```