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nextcrm
by pdovhomiljaConnect to NextCRM MCP server to manage CRM data — accounts, contacts, leads, opportunities, targets, products, contracts, activities, documents, target lists, enrichment, email accounts, campaigns, projects, and reports.
backend-migrations
by pdovhomiljaCreate and manage database migrations following best practices for schema changes and data migrations. Use this skill when creating database migration files, modifying database schemas, adding or removing tables and columns, working with migration files (prisma/migrations/*, db/migrate/*, migrations/*), implementing reversible migrations with rollback methods, managing database indexes, handling zero-downtime deployments, separating schema changes from data migrations, or ensuring backwards compatibility during schema updates. Apply this skill when setting up new database tables, altering existing database structures, creating migration scripts, or reviewing migration safety and rollback strategies.
backend-models
by pdovhomiljaDefine and structure database models with proper naming conventions, data integrity constraints, and relationship definitions. Use this skill when creating or modifying database model files, defining table schemas, setting up model relationships (one-to-many, many-to-many, one-to-one), working with ORM model files (schema.prisma, models/*, app/models/*, entities/*), implementing data validation at the model level, adding timestamps and audit fields, defining foreign keys and indexes, choosing appropriate data types, configuring cascade behaviors, or balancing database normalization with query performance. Apply this skill when designing database schemas, creating new models, refactoring existing model structures, or reviewing data integrity and relationship configurations.
backend-queries
by pdovhomiljaWrite optimized and secure database queries using parameterized queries, eager loading, and proper indexing strategies. Use this skill when writing database queries, constructing SQL statements, using ORM query methods, implementing data fetching logic, preventing SQL injection attacks, optimizing query performance, avoiding N+1 query problems, selecting specific columns instead of all data, implementing transactions for related operations, setting query timeouts, caching expensive queries, or working with WHERE clauses, JOINs, and ORDER BY statements. Apply this skill when fetching data from databases, optimizing slow queries, refactoring data access code, or reviewing query security and performance.
frontend-accessibility
by pdovhomiljaBuild accessible user interfaces using semantic HTML, ARIA attributes, keyboard navigation, and proper color contrast. Use this skill when creating or modifying UI components, implementing forms and interactive elements, working with navigation menus, building modals and dialogs, adding images and media content, writing JSX/HTML markup, ensuring keyboard accessibility, testing with screen readers, managing focus states, implementing proper heading hierarchies, providing alternative text for images, maintaining color contrast ratios, using ARIA labels and roles, or ensuring all interactive elements are keyboard-navigable. Apply this skill when building frontend components, reviewing UI accessibility, refactoring markup for better semantics, or implementing WCAG compliance requirements.
frontend-components
by pdovhomiljaDesign and build reusable, composable UI components following single responsibility principle with clear interfaces and proper state management. Use this skill when creating React components, Vue components, or other framework components, defining component props and interfaces, managing component state, building reusable UI elements, working with component files (*.tsx, *.jsx, *.vue, *.svelte, components/*, ui/*), implementing component composition patterns, encapsulating component logic, documenting component APIs, keeping state local or lifting it up when needed, designing component hierarchies, or refactoring monolithic components into smaller pieces. Apply this skill when building new components, refactoring existing component structures, reviewing component design patterns, or ensuring components are maintainable and reusable.
frontend-css
by pdovhomiljaWrite and maintain CSS following project conventions using consistent methodologies like Tailwind CSS, BEM, CSS modules, or utility classes, while creating distinctive, aesthetically excellent designs. Use this skill when writing CSS styles, applying Tailwind utility classes, creating custom CSS, working with styling files (*.css, *.scss, *.module.css, globals.css, tailwind.config.*), maintaining design systems and design tokens, defining CSS variables for colors and spacing, implementing typography styles with unique font choices, creating atmospheric backgrounds and depth, adding animations and micro-interactions, avoiding framework style overrides, avoiding generic "AI slop" aesthetics (purple gradients, Inter/Roboto everywhere, cookie-cutter designs), optimizing CSS for production with purging and tree-shaking, or ensuring consistent styling patterns across the application. Apply this skill when styling components, refactoring CSS code, setting up design systems, choosing fonts and colors, creating animat
frontend-responsive
by pdovhomiljaBuild responsive layouts that adapt seamlessly across devices using mobile-first design, fluid layouts, and standard breakpoints. Use this skill when implementing responsive designs, creating mobile-first layouts, defining breakpoint styles, working with responsive components and pages, using relative units (rem, em) instead of fixed pixels, implementing media queries, ensuring touch-friendly tap targets, optimizing images and assets for different screen sizes, maintaining readable typography across breakpoints, prioritizing content for smaller screens, testing UI across mobile, tablet, and desktop devices, or building fluid container layouts. Apply this skill when building responsive UI components, optimizing layouts for different screen sizes, or reviewing mobile and tablet user experiences.
backend-api
by pdovhomiljaDesign and implement RESTful API endpoints following REST principles with clear resource-based URLs and appropriate HTTP methods. Use this skill when creating API routes, defining API endpoints, implementing HTTP request handlers, working on route files (routes.ts, route.ts, api/*, controllers/*, handlers/*), building REST APIs, designing API versioning strategies, setting up query parameters for filtering and pagination, implementing rate limiting, or returning appropriate HTTP status codes. Apply this skill when structuring backend API architecture, creating new API endpoints, refactoring existing endpoints, or reviewing API design for consistency and best practices.
global-commenting
by pdovhomiljaWrite self-documenting code with minimal, helpful comments that explain large sections of logic without cluttering the codebase. Use this skill when writing code comments, documenting complex logic, reviewing whether comments are needed, writing function documentation, explaining non-obvious code sections, ensuring code clarity through naming and structure, avoiding temporary or change-related comments, keeping comments evergreen and future-relevant, or deciding between adding comments versus refactoring for clarity. Apply this skill when writing or reviewing any code file to ensure comments add value without creating noise, and that code is primarily self-explanatory through clear naming and structure.
global-conventions
by pdovhomiljaFollow project-wide development conventions for file organization, version control, documentation, and dependency management. Use this skill when organizing project directories and files, writing README documentation, creating commit messages, working with git branches, managing pull requests, configuring environment variables, handling secrets and API keys, managing project dependencies, setting up feature flags, maintaining changelogs, defining testing requirements, establishing code review processes, or structuring the overall project architecture. Apply this skill when setting up new projects, refactoring project structure, working with version control, managing configuration files, or ensuring the project follows consistent organizational patterns and best practices.
global-error-handling
by pdovhomiljaImplement robust error handling with user-friendly messages, specific exception types, centralized error boundaries, and graceful degradation strategies. Use this skill when writing try-catch blocks, handling exceptions and errors, creating error messages for users, implementing error boundaries in React or other frameworks, validating input and checking preconditions, handling API errors and external service failures, implementing retry strategies with exponential backoff, cleaning up resources in finally blocks, designing graceful degradation for non-critical failures, or preventing technical details and security information from being exposed to users. Apply this skill when handling errors in any code file, implementing error recovery mechanisms, or reviewing error handling approaches for robustness and security.
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.