Explore AI Agent Skills & Claude Prompts
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quant-backtest
by joemccannInstitutional-grade Python backtesting framework builder for Codex. Use this skill whenever the user mentions backtesting, quant strategy, alpha model, trading system, signal engine, portfolio backtest, walk-forward optimization, strategy performance, Sharpe ratio calculation, look-ahead bias, transaction cost modeling, or building any systematic trading infrastructure. Also trigger on mentions of vectorized signals, position sizing, mark-to-market, risk metrics (VaR, Sortino, Calmar), regime filters, or factor attribution. If the user says "backtest this idea" or "test my trading strategy", use this skill.
exa-search
by joemccannSemantic web search, similar page discovery, and content extraction via Exa AI API. Use when the user needs meaning-based search (not keyword matching), wants to find pages similar to a URL, or needs clean content extraction from web pages. Requires EXA_API_KEY environment variable.
Use this skill whenever the user wants to do anything with PDF files. This includes reading or extracting text/tables from PDFs, combining or merging multiple PDFs into one, splitting PDFs apart, rotating pages, adding watermarks, creating new PDFs, filling PDF forms, encrypting/decrypting PDFs, extracting images, and OCR on scanned PDFs to make them searchable. If the user mentions a .pdf file or asks to produce one, use this skill.
xai-grok
by joemccannxAI Grok APIs for image generation, chat, vision, live search, and video. Use when the user asks to use Grok, xAI, or Grok Imagine for generating images, chatting with Grok, analyzing images with Grok Vision, searching the web/news/X with Grok, or generating videos. Triggers on "grok", "xai", "grok imagine", "ask grok", "grok vision", "grok search".
macos-branded-notifications
by joemccannSend branded macOS notifications with custom app icon using terminal-notifier. Use when implementing native Notification Center integration with custom branding.
metal-macos-replatform
by joemccannUse this skill when planning, auditing, or implementing Metal-backed macOS desktop surfaces, especially hybrid SwiftUI/AppKit plus MetalKit apps, shader packaging, MTKView integration, and Metal toolchain setup.
swiftui-ui-patterns
by joemccannBest practices and example-driven guidance for building SwiftUI views and components. Use when creating or refactoring SwiftUI UI, designing tab architecture with TabView, composing screens, or needing component-specific patterns and examples.
ai-chat-ux-best-practices
by joemccannUse this skill when planning, auditing, or refining the assistant UX in the native macOS client, especially setup, settings, chat trust surfaces, prompt wrappers, and command transparency.
glimpse
by joemccannShow native macOS UI from scripts and agents — dialogs, forms, visualizations, floating widgets, cursor companions. Use when you need to display HTML to the user, collect input, show a chart, render markdown, or create any visual interaction without a browser.
stream-browser
by joemccannStart a streaming browser session with real-time visual feedback
browser-screenshot
by joemccannTake a screenshot of a webpage using the streaming browser
autonomous-browse
by joemccannRun an autonomous browser agent to complete a task on a website
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.