Explore AI Agent Skills & Claude Prompts
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devils-advocate
by davidbeglenboyleChallenge design decisions, documents, and plans with 5-7 specific critiques across six categories
calendar
by davidbeglenboyleManage your Google Calendar via Python API. Use when asked to: - Add flights from booking emails or text - Add travel blocks before/after flights - Query calendar for availability, conflicts, or upcoming events - Create reminders for car rentals, pickups, etc. Triggers: "add this flight", "check my calendar", "when am I free", "add travel blocks", "what's on my calendar", "find my flights"
callme
by davidbeglenboyleMessage the user on Telegram when you need input, want to report progress, or need real-time discussion. Use for completed tasks, blocking questions, or milestone celebrations.
gdocs-branded
by davidbeglenboyleGenerate branded Google Docs from Markdown with full formatting. Only use when the user explicitly asks to create a branded Google Doc, generate a Google Doc with branding, or says "branded gdoc".
gdocs-sync
by davidbeglenboyleSync Markdown files to Google Docs, preserving a stable URL. Use when: - User says "sync to Google Docs", "push to gdocs", "update the Google Doc" - User wants a Markdown file available at a permanent Google Docs URL - After generating a context file or report that should be accessible via Google Docs - User asks to "create a Google Doc" from a Markdown file Creates new Google Docs on first run, updates the same document on subsequent runs. The document ID is stored in a JSON file alongside the source, so the URL never changes.
linkedin-posts
by davidbeglenboyleFetch LinkedIn posts and comments for any person or configured list of people. Uses the Voyager API via browser cookies (no stored credentials, no API costs). Use when you want to check what someone is posting on LinkedIn, research a person's recent activity, or run batch monitoring for newsletter curation, competitive intelligence, or partner briefings.
scrobble
by davidbeglenboyleScrobble music to Last.fm. Use when user wants to record/scrobble album plays, individual tracks, or NTS radio shows. Handles named albums (looks up tracklist), provided tracklists, and NTS radio show format (auto-detects by timestamp patterns like 0:00:10 and show metadata). Reports success after scrobbling.
sendemail
by davidbeglenboyleSend email notifications via Gmail SMTP. Use when: completing long-running tasks, reporting results that need attention, sending summaries or reports, or when explicitly asked to email something.
chart-design
by davidbeglenboyleApple HIG-inspired principles for effective data visualization. Use automatically when creating charts, graphs, or visualizations in reports, web apps, dashboards, or presentations. Applies to any charting technology (matplotlib, Chart.js, D3, Recharts, etc.). Ensures charts are focused, approachable, and accessible.
docx
by davidbeglenboyleConvert a markdown file to a Word document using a template.
edit
by davidbeglenboyleSpatial editing for Markdown files. Process inline edit instructions marked with {curly braces}. Use when: user runs /edit, asks to "process my edit markers", "apply my inline comments", or mentions {braces} editing workflow. Replaces copy-paste-to-Claude with "leave instructions where they belong."
google-official-seo-guide
by davidbeglenboyleOfficial Google SEO guide covering search optimization, best practices, Search Console, crawling, indexing, and improving website search visibility based on official Google documentation
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.