Explore AI Agent Skills & Claude Prompts
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worldcat-search-api
by wentoraiSearch the world's largest library catalog via OCLC WorldCat API
mapulus
by membranedevMapulus integration. Manage Organizations. Use when the user wants to interact with Mapulus data.
experiment-design
by GRIND-Lab-CoreTurn a refined GIScience / remote sensing / spatial data science proposal into a detailed, claim-driven experiment roadmap. Use after `refine-research`, or when the user asks for a detailed experiment plan, ablation matrix, spatial evaluation protocol, run order, compute budget, or paper-ready validation that supports the core problem, novelty, simplicity, and contribution.
cartography-gis
by TibsfoxMap design, spatial analysis, and Geographic Information Systems. Covers map projections and their distortion trade-offs, coordinate systems, thematic mapping techniques (choropleth, proportional symbol, dot density, isoline), remote sensing and satellite imagery, GIS data models (vector and raster), spatial analysis operations (overlay, buffer, interpolation, network analysis), and cartographic design principles. Use when creating maps, analyzing spatial data, selecting projections, interpreting satellite imagery, or reasoning about spatial relationships in any domain.
fieldwork-methods
by TibsfoxField observation, data collection, and research methods for geographic inquiry. Covers site selection and sampling strategies, field observation techniques (landscape reading, transects, quadrats), survey and interview methods for human geography, GPS and field mapping, environmental monitoring and instrumentation, data recording and field notebooks, ethical considerations in fieldwork, and the integration of field data with GIS analysis. Use when planning geographic field research, designing data collection protocols, evaluating field evidence, or connecting field observations to broader geographic analysis.
geopolitics
by TibsfoxSpatial dimensions of political power, state sovereignty, territorial conflict, borders, international governance, and critical geopolitics. Covers classical geopolitics (Mackinder, Ratzel, Mahan), critical geopolitics (Said, O Tuathail), state territory and sovereignty, border theory, international organizations and governance, electoral geography, and postcolonial perspectives on power and space. Use when reasoning about territorial disputes, borders, international relations, state power, colonialism and its legacies, or the politics of geographic representation.
human-geography
by TibsfoxStudy of human activities, spatial patterns, and social processes on Earth's surface. Covers population and migration, cultural diffusion and landscapes, urbanization and city systems, economic geography and development, political geography and borders, and social/identity geographies. Use when reasoning about why people live where they do, how cultures spread, how cities grow, how economies are spatially organized, or how power operates through space.
physical-geography
by TibsfoxEarth systems science covering plate tectonics, landforms, erosion, biomes, hydrosphere, atmospheric circulation, and the interactions among lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. Provides frameworks for analyzing how physical processes shape landscapes over geological and human timescales. Use when reasoning about landforms, natural hazards, climate patterns, ocean currents, biogeography, or any question about how Earth's physical systems operate and interact.
run2-geopandas-projections
by cxcscmuAdvanced guide on GeoPandas projections for accurate metric distance calculations without distortion using point-centric Azimuthal Equidistant CRS.
geospatial-projection-selection
by cxcscmuGuidance on selecting appropriate CRS projections for geospatial distance calculations, especially EPSG:4087 for global analyses.
geospatial-analysis
by cxcscmuHow to perform geospatial analysis using GeoPandas. Use this skill whenever the user mentions maps, coordinates, geospatial distance, plate boundaries, earthquakes, or spatial data, even if they don't explicitly ask for it.
source-verification
by clawpod-appVerify claims by tracing to primary sources, checking recency, and assessing credibility. Trigger with "verify this claim", "fact check", "is this true", or "check the source on [claim]".
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.