Explore AI Agent Skills & Claude Prompts
Discover open-source agent skills for Claude Code, Codex, ChatGPT, and any tool that uses SKILL.md.
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harness-book-best-practice
by wquguruBest practices for working on the Harness books repo. Use this skill when editing, restructuring, building, or exporting the books under `book1-claude-code/` and `book2-comparing/`, especially for Honkit, print HTML, Pandoc/XeLaTeX PDF export, build cleanup, TOC issues, naming conventions, and keeping source assets separate from generated outputs.
english-swe-daily
by wquguruDaily English expression coach for intermediate software engineers. Use this skill whenever the user wants to improve their spoken or written English in a software engineering work context — especially for standups, Slack messages, 1:1s, meetings, giving feedback on code, asking for help, disagreeing politely, or casual small talk with teammates. Trigger this skill when the user says things like "teach me English", "practice English", "how do I say X at work", "daily English", "help me sound more natural", "English for standups", "how should I phrase this in Slack", or any similar request about sounding more natural or professional in English at a tech job. Also trigger when the user gives you a draft message or spoken phrase and asks you to improve it or make it sound more natural.
pi-setup
by wquguruThis skill should be used when the user wants to install or configure Pi Agent (@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent) with DeepSeek (built-in), Ant-Ling Ring-2.6-1T (single-model custom provider), and ZenMux (multi-model OpenAI-compatible aggregator including Gemini 3.5 Flash, Claude, GPT), including auth, models.json, settings.json, a curated extension set, and known-pitfall fixes. Triggers on "配置 pi"、"setup pi agent"、"pi 装一下"、"配 ring/deepseek/gemini/zenmux 到 pi".
youtube-toolkit
by wquguruDownload YouTube videos with yt-dlp and post-process them with ffmpeg — fetch best-quality video/audio, convert formats, extract audio, and burn in translated (e.g. Chinese) subtitles with a translator watermark. Covers cross-environment tool installation (macOS-focused) including the ffmpeg-full / libass gotcha. Triggers on "youtube 视频下载处理".
ralph-ryan
by wquguruRalph autonomous agent for iterative development with multi-PRD parallel support. Commands: '/ralph-ryan:prd' (create PRD), '/ralph-ryan:prep' (prepare), '/ralph-ryan:run' (execute), '/ralph-ryan:status' (overview). Triggers on: ralph prd, ralph prep, ralph run, ralph go, ralph status.
nextjs
by wquguruBuild Next.js 16 apps with App Router, Server Components/Actions, Cache Components ("use cache"), and async route params. Includes proxy.ts and React 19.2. Prevents 25 documented errors. Use when: building Next.js 16 projects, or troubleshooting async params (Promise types), "use cache" directives, parallel route 404s, Turbopack issues, i18n caching, navigation throttling.
claude-agent-sdk-best-practice
by wquguruClaude Agent SDK v0.2.101 best practices and complete API reference. Use when: building AI agents with @anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk, designing multi-agent systems, configuring MCP servers, implementing hooks/permissions, using structured outputs, managing sessions, or troubleshooting SDK errors. Covers query() API, V2 session API, 22 hook events, sandbox, worktree isolation, and current public configuration options.
shadcn-ui
by wquguruComplete shadcn/ui component library guide including installation, configuration, and implementation of accessible React components. Use when setting up shadcn/ui, installing components, building forms with React Hook Form and Zod, customizing themes with Tailwind CSS, or implementing UI patterns like buttons, dialogs, dropdowns, tables, and complex form layouts.
Browse Agent Skills by Occupation
23 major groups · 867 SOC occupations
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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
A practical guide to agent skills: what they are, how to inspect them, and how SkillMD helps you explore the ecosystem.