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writewell-onboard
by p3ob7oCreate a personal voice profile for /writewell by analyzing writing samples. Provide individual post URLs or a blog homepage URL with a post count. Fetches the content, distills the writing style, and generates voice/SKILL.md.
wrap-up-session
by p3ob7oUpdate CLAUDE.md and DOCUMENTATION.md with changes made during the session before ending.
session-manager
by p3ob7oManage development sessions with two commands. Use /start-session to load project context and /wrap-up-session to update documentation before ending.
keynote-writer
by p3ob7oTransform a stream-of-consciousness braindump (often an audio transcript) into a TED-quality keynote outline. Produces three sections — FLOW (10-20 bullet narrative arc), DESIRED TAKEAWAY (one-sentence landing point), and PRESENTATION (slide-by-slide with ultra-short on-screen text, AI image prompt, and exact speaker notes). Use when the user wants to turn raw notes, a braindump, a transcript, or rambling ideas into a structured keynote — e.g. "turn this into a keynote", "outline a TED talk from these notes", "draft a keynote from this transcript", "build me a talk from this braindump". Designed for Paolo's external conference and internal all-hands talks; the final speaker notes are passed through /writewell:writewell so they sound like him on stage.
slide-deck-creator
by p3ob7oCreate a single-file HTML slide deck in the Automattic typography-first design (white-and-blue, sentence case, one accent color, no animations). Output is one self-contained HTML file with all CSS, JS, and SVG inlined — only fonts and remote images load from the internet. Bundles 15 layout patterns (cover, TOC, section dividers, metrics, bulleted list, table, pull quote, columns, numbered data, closing) plus presenter-notes mode (press P) with dual timers and two-way nav sync. Use when the user wants a slide deck, presentation, talk deck, pitch deck, all-hands deck, or wants to convert a PowerPoint (.pptx) to web — e.g. "make me a slide deck", "build a presentation", "turn this into slides", "create a deck", "convert this pptx". Designed for Automattic internal and external use; output deck is single-file and easy to share.
presenter-notes
by p3ob7oAdd a presenter notes popup window to an existing HTML slide presentation. Use when the user has an HTML slide deck (built with the frontend-slides skill or similar) and wants to add presenter notes with timers, navigation sync, and rehearsal tools. Triggers on requests like "add presenter notes", "add speaker notes", "presenter mode", or "/presenter-notes".
start-session
by p3ob7oLoad project context from CLAUDE.md and DOCUMENTATION.md at the start of a development session.
writewell
by p3ob7oFull writing pipeline: strip AI patterns, enforce language discipline, remove clutter, verify quality, and optionally apply a personal voice. Use when editing or reviewing any prose that should read like a human wrote it, not a machine. Run /writewell:onboard to create your personal voice profile.
core
by p3ob7oDigital Cortex orchestrator — personal operating system built on Claude Code and Obsidian. Activate when the user interacts with their Obsidian vault, invokes Digital Cortex commands (/brief, /review, /weekly, /process, /capture, /task, /reminder, /today, /tasks, /projects, /status, /sync, /help), uses natural language that maps to these commands ("start my day", "let's do the morning brief", "what's on today", "evening review time", "show me my tasks"), or works with vault notes, daily notes, inbox processing, or personal task management. This skill loads the system configuration from 9_Meta/config.yaml, understands the vault structure, and dispatches to the appropriate dc:* feature skill.
bootstrap
by p3ob7oScaffold the Digital Cortex vault structure on first run. Use when the user invokes /bootstrap, asks to "set up the vault", "initialize digital cortex", or when dc:core detects that 9_Meta/config.yaml is missing. If the vault is already bootstrapped (config.yaml exists), inform the user and exit.
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.