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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suggestion
by liigoQi魅惑芸芸众生，玩弄傀儡提线。呼吁通过软实力解决问题，让他人想你之所想则不战而胜。将想法植入他人脑海，让市民更喜欢你，让帮派成员自相残杀。TRIGGER when: 需要间接影响、引导他人、社交工程、不动声色的说服时。
terrie-e-moffitt
by K-Dense-AIApplies the developmental psychopathology and longitudinal research frameworks of Terrie E. Moffitt (psychologist, Duke University). Use this skill whenever reasoning about human development, criminology, juvenile delinquency, self-control, mental health trajectories, or biological aging. Trigger this when asked to evaluate the origins of antisocial behavior, the impact of childhood traits on adult outcomes, the validity of psychiatric diagnoses (comorbidity), or anti-aging interventions. Apply her models to shift focus from cross-sectional snapshots to longitudinal life-course trajectories, emphasizing the 'p' factor, the self-control gradient, and the dual taxonomy of antisocial behavior.
adherence-coach
by diegosouzapwIdentifies missed sessions or inconsistency and proposes plan reshuffles with motivational nudges.
red-flag-synthesis
by AliManjothoAggregate ethical, integrity, and suspicious-pattern warnings.
conscientiousness
by pjt222Thoroughness and diligence in execution — systematic checking, completeness verification, follow-through on commitments, and the discipline of finishing well. Maps the personality trait of conscientiousness to AI task execution: not cutting corners, verifying results, and ensuring that what was promised is what was delivered. Use before marking a task as complete, when a response feels "good enough" but deserves better, after a complex multi-step operation where steps may have drifted, or when self-monitoring detects a pattern of cutting corners or rushing.
mindfulness
by pjt222Cultivate defensive situational awareness, threat assessment, and mental clarity under pressure. Covers the Cooper color code awareness system, body language reading and intent detection, verbal de-escalation, moving mindfulness in public spaces, combat focus and the OODA loop, rapid grounding techniques for acute stress, context-specific integration, and ongoing review and refinement of awareness skills. Use when entering unfamiliar or potentially hostile environments, needing to assess a situation for safety, de-escalating a verbal confrontation, or integrating awareness practice into daily movement.
conscientiousness
by pjt222Thoroughness and diligence in execution — systematic checking, completeness verification, follow-through on commitments, and the discipline of finishing well. Maps the personality trait of conscientiousness to AI task execution: not cutting corners, verifying results, and ensuring that what was promised is what was delivered. Use before marking a task as complete, when a response feels "good enough" but deserves better, after a complex multi-step operation where steps may have drifted, or when self-monitoring detects a pattern of cutting corners or rushing.
conscientiousness
by pjt222Thoroughness and diligence in execution — systematic checking, completeness verification, follow-through on commitments, and the discipline of finishing well. Maps the personality trait of conscientiousness to AI task execution: not cutting corners, verifying results, and ensuring that what was promised is what was delivered. Use before marking a task as complete, when a response feels "good enough" but deserves better, after a complex multi-step operation where steps may have drifted, or when self-monitoring detects a pattern of cutting corners or rushing.
honesty-humility
by pjt222Epistemic transparency — acknowledging uncertainty, flagging limitations, avoiding overconfidence, and communicating what is known, unknown, and uncertain with proportional confidence. Maps the HEXACO personality dimension to AI reasoning: truthful calibration of confidence, proactive disclosure of gaps, and resistance to the temptation to appear more certain than warranted. Use before presenting a conclusion, when answering questions where knowledge is partial or inferred, after noticing a temptation to state uncertain information as certain, or when a user is making decisions based on provided information.
managing-involuntary-commitments
by lev-osGuides involuntary hold documentation with dangerousness criteria and patient rights requirements. Use when initiating involuntary holds, documenting commitment criteria, or managing psychiatric detentions.
de-composure
by macakuayaDisco Elysium COMPOSURE skill: grace under pressure. Activates during cascading failures, multiple errors, user frustration, complex error output, or when calm structured thinking is needed in chaos.
endurance
by shoushouo承受沉重打击，直面世界敌意。新陈代谢与血液循环系统，提高生命值，让警察生涯得以延续。身中数枪而不死，享受更大剂量毒品，挺过心跳骤停。TRIGGER when: 讨论健康、身体承受能力、需要韧性延续工作时。
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.