Explore AI Agent Skills & Claude Prompts
Discover open-source agent skills for Claude Code, Codex, ChatGPT, and any tool that uses SKILL.md.
Enter through keywords, occupations, creators, and GitHub sources to see what kinds of skills are emerging across domains.
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Connect 381,784 public skills to your own search, analytics, or agent workflow with the REST API.
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skill-router
by stevesolunRepo-aware recommendation manager for ctx. Scans the active repository, identifies stack and workflow signals, recommends a capped set of skills, agents, and MCP servers, and unloads helpers that no longer match the current work after user confirmation. Harnesses are recommended by the custom-model onboarding flow and then attach to the same recommendation layer.
agents-md-protocol
by stevesolunCreate or review an AGENTS.md file so coding agents get stable repo-local instructions: environment setup, testing, style, security boundaries, PR policy, and handoff rules. Use when a repo lacks durable agent guidance or when a custom harness needs a predictable context file.
lat-md-knowledge-graph
by stevesolunDesign or audit a repo-local markdown knowledge graph with wiki links, source-code backlinks, drift checks, and searchable sections. Use when AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md is too flat for a large codebase or when a custom harness needs durable structured project memory.
no-mistakes
by stevesolunValidate committed feature-branch changes through the no-mistakes pipeline: intent, rebase, review, test, docs, lint, push, PR, and CI. Use when the user asks to run no-mistakes, ship safely, validate before pushing, or gate a change before it reaches upstream.
find-skills
by stevesolunDiscover installable agent skills from ctx's shipped Skills.sh catalog, the Skills.sh search API, and the npx skills CLI. Use when a user asks whether a skill exists, wants to add/update a skill, or needs a repeatable procedure for finding candidate skills safely.
repo-stats-autoupdate
by stevesolunKeeps README badge + inline counts in sync with the real number of skills, agents, graph nodes/edges, communities, converted pipelines, and pytest tests. Runs automatically on every commit via a git pre-commit hook. Use when the README drifts from reality or before publishing a release.
skill-router
by stevesolunAlive skill router — reads the current project's stack and loads/unloads skills dynamically. Invoke at session start or when project context changes.
toolbox
by stevesolunPre/post dev toolbox — named bundles of skills/agents loaded before development work and councils of experts invoked after. Run /toolbox or the toolbox.py CLI to list, activate, initialize, export, import, and validate toolboxes. Invoke at the start or end of a dev session, when setting up a new repo, or when sharing toolboxes with a team.
boutique-resume-agency
by stevesolunBoutique resume agency for building, critiquing, rewriting, and quality-controlling resumes to 8.5+ quality with zero hallucinations. Use when user wants to build a resume from scratch, critique or rewrite an uploaded resume, tailor a resume for a specific role, push resume quality to 8.5+ or 9+, or export a final resume as a .docx file. Trigger phrases: "build my resume", "critique my resume", "rewrite my resume", "tailor my resume", "fast mode resume", "boutique resume agency", "resume from scratch", "resume critique".
api-crud-generator
by stevesolunGenerate production-ready CRUD REST API endpoints with validation, auth, error handling, pagination, tests, and OpenAPI docs. Auto-triggers when asked to create API endpoints, REST resources, or backend CRUD operations.
api-crud-generator
by stevesolunGenerate a complete CRUD REST API with validation, error handling, auth middleware, tests, and OpenAPI docs. Use when asked to create API endpoints, REST resources, or backend CRUD operations.
micro-pipeline
by stevesolunGated micro-skill pipeline system. Auto-triggers when building, generating, or creating any multi-step output (documents, code, presentations, reports). Enforces a Scope-Plan-Build-Check-Deliver pipeline where each step has a pass/fail gate. Use this whenever the output quality matters and the task has more than one component.
Browse Agent Skills by Occupation
23 major groups · 867 SOC occupations
Browse by Category
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.