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ios-xcode
by pproencaXcode setup and tooling guidance for iOS 26 / Swift 6.2 clinic modular MVVM-C projects covering project configuration, SwiftData container wiring, testing, debugging, profiling, and distribution workflows. Use when configuring App-target infrastructure or day-to-day tooling around clinic architecture modules.
openai-codex-rust-patterns
by pproencaOpenAI Codex Rust coding patterns distilled from the codex-rs workspace. Use this skill whenever writing, reviewing, or refactoring Rust code — especially for async agents, CLI tools, sandboxing, secret handling, Ratatui TUIs, JSON-RPC protocols, tokio-based services, or any codebase that needs defensive panic discipline. Trigger even when the user does not explicitly mention Codex, because the patterns generalize to any production Rust workspace. Covers async cancellation, error enum design, process sandboxing, DNS-rebinding defense, credential hardening (zeroize/mlock/ctor), Cargo workspace architecture, wiremock-based fakes, insta snapshot testing, OpenTelemetry tracing, and Ratatui rendering.
theory-of-constraints
by pproencaApply the Theory of Constraints (Goldratt's Five Focusing Steps) to find and fix the single bottleneck that caps a process, workflow, pipeline, or Agent Skill/plugin's throughput. Use whenever optimizing speed, lead time, cost, or token/context budget of a system — CI/build pipelines, dev value streams (idea→review→merge→ship), an Agent Skill's trigger/context flow, or runtime code paths — ESPECIALLY when you don't know where to optimize, a local speedup didn't improve the whole, work piles up at a stage, everything is busy but little ships, adding capacity didn't help, or a policy/rule (not a resource) is the limiter. It locates the constraint with measurement, then prescribes exploit → subordinate → elevate → repeat, and stops you optimizing non-constraints (the "mirage of the non-bottleneck"). Trigger even when the user just says "speed this up", "why is this slow", or "make this more efficient" without mentioning constraints or bottlenecks.
opensearch-function-scoring-algorithms
by pproencaSearch relevance and ranking on OpenSearch/Elasticsearch for a two-sided marketplace — candidate retrieval (hybrid BM25 + kNN, RRF, two-tower EBR), base relevance (BM25F, multi_match, LambdaMART), quality signals (Wilson lower bound, Bayesian average, rank_feature saturation/sigmoid), personalization (listing/user/session embeddings), spatial/temporal decay (gauss/exp), marketplace balance (conversion-weighted ranking, supply fairness, Pareto multi-objective), bias correction (IPS, click models, Thompson sampling), empirical evaluation (judgment sets, NDCG, ablation, A/B sizing, CUPED, regression suites), and diversity (MMR, DPP, max-per-host). Triggers on function_score, rank_feature, script_score, kNN, hybrid query, learning-to-rank, two-sided ranking, exposure fairness, NDCG, A/B testing, judgment set construction, ranking ablation, or "why is my OpenSearch ranking bad". Applies to Elasticsearch too — same APIs.
stripe-inspired-api-design-rules
by pproencaJSON HTTP API design rules distilled from Stripe — resource modeling, identifier schemes, URL structure, request/response wire format, pagination, errors, idempotency, versioning, naming, webhooks, and authentication. Triggers on tasks involving OpenAPI specs, API design reviews, schema decisions, endpoint shaping, error envelope design, webhook delivery, or any "is this API well-designed" question. Apply when designing, reviewing, or refactoring a JSON HTTP API — even when the user doesn't mention Stripe by name, since the rules are general API-design principles distilled from the industry's most-copied reference.
graph-schema
by pproencaGraph database schema design and data modeling expert. Use when designing, reviewing, or refactoring graph database schemas (Neo4j, Memgraph, Neptune, etc.). Triggers on graph modeling, node/relationship design, Cypher schema, property graph design, knowledge graph modeling, or when translating a domain into a graph structure. Focuses primarily on data modeling correctness — understanding the user's goal and translating it into the right graph structure — with performance as a secondary concern.
deterministic-metric-design
by pproencaInventing deterministic metrics — turning a fuzzy property like 'maintainability', 'risk', or 'how reducible this code is' into a deterministic, computable number an agent can trust and optimize. Covers the path from construct to adoption — operationalizing the construct, confronting computability limits (Kolmogorov, Rice) with sound proxies, picking the right measurement scale, proving properties (monotonicity, invariance, the Weyuker/Briand axioms), guaranteeing determinism, establishing construct validity (not just LOC in disguise), and hardening against Goodhart-style gaming when an agent optimizes the metric. Trigger when designing, reviewing, or validating a quantitative metric, score, measure, or index — and even when the user doesn't say 'metric' but wants to quantify, score, rank, or measure code/behavior, build a deterministic optimization target, or invent a measure for something previously unquantified (e.g., behavior-preserving codebase-size reduction).
ios-taste
by pproencaDesigns iOS 18+ SwiftUI experiences with real taste — starting from user goals, not pixels. Use this skill whenever the user asks you to build SwiftUI views, screens, or experiences. Trigger when the user says "build a settings screen", "create a detail view", "design this properly", "I want this to feel like a native app", or any SwiftUI UI task. Also trigger when reviewing SwiftUI code for design quality, or when the user says the output "looks like a demo" or "feels generic." When building any user-facing SwiftUI view, lean toward triggering this skill.
mui-base
by pproencaMUI Base UI style guidelines for building headless React component libraries (formerly headless-ui-style). This skill should be used when creating unstyled UI components, compound components with render props, accessibility-first patterns, or component libraries that separate logic from styling. Extracted from the MUI Base UI codebase (github.com/mui/base-ui).
python
by pproencaPython 3.11+ performance optimization guidelines (formerly python-311). This skill should be used when writing, reviewing, or refactoring Python code to ensure optimal performance patterns. Triggers on tasks involving asyncio, data structures, memory management, concurrency, loops, strings, or Python idioms.
react-19-component-scaffolder
by pproencaScaffolds React 19 / React 19.2 code in TypeScript — components, Server Component pages, client islands, form actions with useActionState, context providers, custom hooks, reducers, or document metadata + resource hints. Generates production-grade code that follows React 19 idioms (ref-as-prop, <Context value={...}>, useActionState, inline metadata, useSyncExternalStore) and refuses deprecated React 18 patterns (forwardRef, <Context.Provider>, useFormState, react-dom/test-utils). Trigger even when the user says "create a component", "new page", "add a form", "new hook", or "scaffold X" without explicitly mentioning React 19.
react-hook-form-audit
by pproencaAudits a Next.js (App Router, 14/15+) codebase for React Hook Form anti-patterns — watch() at form root, Controller inlined in parent, async submit without try/catch, missing setError on server failures, RHF in non-"use client" files, RHF mixed with useActionState, schemas defined inside components, useFieldArray without field.id keys, register({ disabled }) for visual disabling. Read-only; emits a markdown report with file:line citations linking back to the companion `react-hook-form` distillation skill. Trigger when the user asks to audit/review/lint RHF usage, find form anti-patterns, or run a quality check on forms — even if they don't say "react-hook-form" by name; if they mention auditing forms in a Next.js project, use this skill.
Browse Agent Skills by Occupation
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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
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