Explore AI Agent Skills & Claude Prompts
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crier
by queeliusCross-post blog content to social platforms. Claude handles audit, user selection, and generates rewrites for short-form platforms.
proof
by queeliusDevelop, verify, or refine mathematical proofs: strategy selection, logical-correctness checks, gap identification, and clear presentation. Works with existing drafts or constructs from scratch.
prior-art
by queeliusConduct a systematic literature survey. Reads the thesis from .papermill/state.md, searches academic sources, classifies references, identifies gaps, generates BibTeX, and updates the state file. Can launch the surveyor agent for deeper autonomous search.
kdp-audit
by queeliusAudit a book manuscript against Amazon KDP requirements: interior formatting, cover specs, metadata, and genre-specific checks. Handles technical books (LaTeX, math), fiction, and nonfiction. Produces a structured gap report with Critical and Warnings sections plus automation suggestions.
kdp-listing
by queeliusCraft the four marketing artifacts for an Amazon KDP listing: blurb (with HTML formatting), keywords, BISAC categories, and author bio. Reads manuscript context to generate variants, then saves outputs to the user config. These four artifacts determine discoverability and conversion on Amazon.
kdp-publish
by queeliusOrchestrate the full Amazon KDP publishing workflow: audit, listing craft, manuscript prep, cover generation, dashboard submission, pricing, publish. Phases gate each other. Handles both eBook and paperback. Manages MCP-driven cover generation or falls back to manual prep.
mf
by queeliusUse mf (metafunctor) to manage papers, projects, series, and content for the metafunctor.com Hugo site. Also covers site architecture, taxonomies, front matter conventions. For cross-posting, use the crier plugin. Invoke from ANY repo; mf works globally.
polish
by queeliusThis skill should be used when the user asks to "polish my paper for submission", "pre-flight check", "is my paper ready to submit", "final check before submission", "prepare for submission", or needs final preparation before submitting a paper. Performs a systematic pre-flight check covering formatting, citations, figures, metadata, and build verification. Produces a checklist report with suggested fixes.
deets
by queeliusUse when you need personal metadata about the user — name, email, ORCID, GitHub username, affiliations, education, or any other personal details. Also use when populating author fields, git identity, paper metadata, profile info, personalized content, or consolidating identity across platforms (linking handles, name variants, and emails so they resolve to the same person).
status
by queeliusThis skill should be used when the user asks to "show paper status", "where am I on this paper", "what's the state of my paper", "papermill dashboard", or needs orientation on a paper project. Reads .papermill.md and presents a read-only dashboard showing stage, thesis, experiments, review history, venue, and suggested next actions.
venue
by queeliusThis skill should be used when the user asks to "where should I submit this paper", "find a venue for my paper", "which journal fits my paper", "evaluate publication venues", "conference or journal for this work", or needs to identify and evaluate publication venues. Considers scope, impact factor, review timeline, acceptance rate, and fit. Produces a ranked shortlist with submission strategy guidance.
kdp-listing
by queeliusThis skill should be used when the user asks to "craft Amazon listing", "write book blurb", "KDP blurb", "book description", "Amazon keywords", "book categories", "KDP listing", "improve my blurb", "help with book marketing metadata", or mentions creating or refining the marketing copy for a book on Amazon KDP. It generates blurb, keywords, categories, and author bio — the four artifacts that determine discoverability and conversion on Amazon.
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.