Explore AI Agent Skills & Claude Prompts
Discover open-source agent skills for Claude Code, Codex, ChatGPT, and any tool that uses SKILL.md.
Enter through keywords, occupations, creators, and GitHub sources to see what kinds of skills are emerging across domains.
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polylith-workspace-setup
by DavidVujicScaffold a new Polylith workspace with `poly create workspace`. Use when the user wants to initialize / set up / start / bootstrap Polylith from scratch in a directory (creates `workspace.toml` and the `bases/`, `components/`, `projects/`, `development/` directories).
polylith-base-creation
by DavidVujicCreate a Polylith base with `poly create base` — the entry point of a deployable application (HTTP API, CLI, message-queue consumer, AWS Lambda handler, GCP Cloud Function, scheduled job). Use when the user wants to add a service, API, endpoint, handler, or any new entry point to a Polylith workspace.
polylith-brick-removal
by DavidVujicSafely remove a Polylith brick (component or base) from the workspace. Use when the user wants to delete, remove, or tear down a component or base.
polylith-check
by DavidVujicValidate a Polylith workspace with `poly check` — the canonical CI gate. Verifies brick imports against project `pyproject.toml`s, third-party library declarations vs. the lock file, and (under `--strict`) cross-project version consistency. Exits 1 on failure. Use when the user wants to lint, validate, verify, or CI-gate a Polylith workspace.
polylith-component-creation
by DavidVujicCreate a Polylith component with `poly create component` — a reusable, isolated brick implementing business logic, a feature, a domain module, or a capability. Use when adding non-entry-point code that bases or other components will import.
polylith-concepts
by DavidVujicProvides foundational knowledge about Polylith architecture, including the glossary (bases, components, projects, workspaces), theme layouts, and package manager mapping. Use this when you need to understand Polylith terminology or how the repository is structured conceptually before taking action.
polylith-dependency-management
by DavidVujicAdd or manage third-party dependencies in a Polylith workspace. Use when the user wants to install a new library (e.g., requests, fastapi) for a brick or project.
polylith-dependency-visualization
by DavidVujicVisualize **brick × brick** dependencies with `poly deps` — find circular dependencies, inspect a brick's public interface, and detect interface-bypass violations. Use for "what depends on what", "circular deps", "interface violation". For brick × project usage, use `polylith-workspace-inspection`.
polylith-diff
by DavidVujicList Polylith bricks whose **implementation** changed since a git tag using `poly diff`. Use for release notes, selective deploys ("which projects need rebuilding?"), and PR scope review. For TEST-code diffs, use `polylith-testing` instead.
polylith-libs
by DavidVujicInspect third-party libraries used per Polylith project with `poly libs`. Use when the user wants to see dependency usage, audit version drift across projects, find which projects use a given library, or compare library declarations vs. the lock file. Read-only — for a CI gate use `polylith-check` instead.
polylith-project-management
by DavidVujicCreate a deployable Polylith project with `poly create project` — a lightweight `pyproject.toml` under `projects/<name>/` that references bricks for deployment as a Docker image, wheel, AWS Lambda, GCP Cloud Function, or other artifact. Use when the user wants a new deployable, service, microservice, or release target.
polylith-sync
by DavidVujicRun `poly sync` to update each project's `[tool.polylith.bricks]` table with the bricks actually imported. Use this whenever a brick is added, removed, or its imports change — and before `poly check` or a release.
Browse Agent Skills by Occupation
23 major groups · 867 SOC occupations
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Explore agent skills organized by their primary use case
Explore the agent skills ecosystem by occupation and creator
SkillMD is not just a keyword search box. It is an open map that organizes public skills by occupation, creator, and repository, helping you see which workflows, judgment criteria, and domain habits people are writing for AI agents.
Then follow creators and GitHub repositories back to the source: compare the skills a team maintains, whether the repo is active, and how the README frames the work before you open, install, or reuse anything.
Use it three ways: learn an unfamiliar field by occupation, study how creators organize skills, then use source context to decide what is worth opening or reusing.
01 Map a field
Browse 23 occupation groups and 867 SOC roles to learn what skills exist in adjacent domains and how they break down real work.
02 Follow creators
Use creator and repository pages to inspect maintained skill collections, recent updates, and source context before trusting a result.
03 Search with sources
Search 1.7M+ collected skills, then use occupation tags, creators, and GitHub source context to decide what is worth opening.
Start with the occupation map, then follow creators and repositories back to real code. SkillMD helps explain why a skill is worth opening, not only what it is named.
Standardizing Agent Capabilities with SKILL.md and Model Context Protocol (MCP)
In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, LLM agents (Large Language Model agents) have transitioned from simple text predictors to autonomous problem solvers. To orchestrate complex, multi-step agentic workflows, developers require a standardized format to specify agent capabilities, prompt instructions, system rules, and database bindings. This is where SKILL.md and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) have emerged as standard developer paradigms. SkillMD serves as the central directory for indexing, exploring, and sharing these critical agent configurations.
Our open-source registry currently tracks over 1.7 million collected SKILL.md configurations and system prompts. By compiling agent configurations from active developers on GitHub, we bridge the gap between prompt engineering research and production execution. Whether you are building agents with Anthropic's Claude Code, OpenAI's GPT-4, Google's Gemini, or local models using Ollama and LlamaIndex, standardized skill definitions ensure your agents behave predictably across different runtime environments.
What is the Model Context Protocol (MCP)?
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open-source standard designed to connect LLMs to data sources, developer tools, and external environments. MCP establishes a bidirectional communication channel between client applications (like Cursor, Claude Desktop, or custom agent systems) and servers hosting data or capabilities. Standardizing instructions via SKILL.md enables LLMs to query databases, read local files, execute terminal commands, and integrate third-party APIs. SkillMD allows you to find ready-to-run MCP servers and prompt instructions for various occupations and technical tasks.
The Structure of a Professional SKILL.md File
A valid SKILL.md configuration is designed to be easily read by humans and parsed by LLMs. It contains precise system instructions, trigger conditions, required parameters, and execution examples. Below is the typical architectural blueprint of a professional agent skill:
- Metadata & Core Scope: Declares the name of the skill, author details, target models, and a description of the capability.
- Triggers & Intent Detection: Details semantic triggers that help the agent decide when to invoke this skill.
- System Prompts: Explicit system-level instructions that direct the agent's behavior, personality, safety guardrails, and formatting preferences.
- Capabilities & Tools: Lists the files, databases, or APIs the agent must access to complete the tasks.
- Few-Shot Examples: Demonstrates real inputs and outputs, helping the model generalize behavior through in-context learning.
Optimizing Agent Workflows for Modern LLMs
Writing effective agent skills requires deep knowledge of prompt engineering. With the release of advanced reasoning models like Claude 3.5 Sonnet, ChatGPT o1, and DeepSeek-V3, prompt templates must focus on structured thinking. Developers are encouraged to use XML tags (e.g., <thought>, <context>, and <rules>) to isolate execution boundaries. Standardized prompts prevent agents from suffering from context drift, ensuring that long-running tasks remain aligned with the initial system parameters.
Exploring by SOC Occupations and Creator Profiles
What makes SkillMD unique is its taxonomy. Instead of simple text search, we parse and organize files according to the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. This means you can discover skills written for Computer and Mathematical roles, Business and Financial operations, Legal, Design, and and Educational Instruction fields. By tracking creator profiles, developers can study how different teams organize their custom instructions, compare version updates, and fork public configs for specialized enterprise use cases.
SkillMD operates as a high-performance index running on a fast Go backend and a highly responsive Astro SSR frontend. All search queries execute in milliseconds, featuring smart debouncing to prevent multiple API requests while keeping user data secure. Join our community of developers to standardize your AI agent instructions and optimize your LLM prompting workflows today.
Frequently Asked Questions
A practical guide to agent skills: what they are, how to inspect them, and how SkillMD helps you explore the ecosystem.