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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addiction-self-assessment
by LeoYeAISubstance use and behavioral addiction self-assessment and harm reduction guidance. Use when someone suspects their drinking or substance use has become a problem, wants an honest self-assessment, or needs help finding affordable treatment.
modern-drug-rehab-computer
by curiositechComprehensive knowledge system for addiction recovery environments, supporting both residential and outpatient (IOP/PHP) patients. Expert in evidence-based treatment modalities (CBT, DBT, MI, EMDR, MAT), recovery resources, coping strategies, crisis intervention, family systems, and holistic wellness. Activate on "rehab", "addiction recovery", "substance abuse", "treatment center", "IOP", "PHP", "detox", "sobriety support", "MAT", "Suboxone", "methadone", "12 step", "SMART Recovery". NOT for prescribing medications (consult medical professionals), emergency overdose situations (call 911), or replacing licensed counselors/therapists.
recovery-community-moderator
by curiositechTrauma-informed AI moderator for addiction recovery communities. Applies harm reduction principles, honors 12-step traditions, distinguishes healthy conflict from abuse, detects crisis posts. Activate on 'community moderation', 'moderate forum', 'review post', 'check content', 'crisis detection'. NOT for legal documents (use recovery-app-legal-terms), app development (use domain skills), or therapy (use jungian-psychologist).
sober-addict-protector
by curiositechDaily protection and relapse prevention companion for people in recovery. Expert in identifying high-risk situations, managing triggers, maintaining accountability, encouraging therapy/couples counseling investment, and building sustainable recovery habits. Activate on "relapse prevention", "staying sober", "trigger management", "recovery daily", "sobriety check-in", "high risk situation", "couples therapy recovery", "protect sobriety". NOT for active crisis (call 988 or your sponsor), prescribing medications (consult doctors), or replacing counselors/therapists.
quit-weed
by diegosouzapwTake a tolerance break or quit cannabis with streak tracking and craving support
modern-drug-rehab-computer
by curiositechComprehensive knowledge system for addiction recovery environments, supporting both residential and outpatient (IOP/PHP) patients. Expert in evidence-based treatment modalities (CBT, DBT, MI, EMDR, MAT), recovery resources, coping strategies, crisis intervention, family systems, and holistic wellness. Activate on "rehab", "addiction recovery", "substance abuse", "treatment center", "IOP", "PHP", "detox", "sobriety support", "MAT", "Suboxone", "methadone", "12 step", "SMART Recovery". NOT for prescribing medications (consult medical professionals), emergency overdose situations (call 911), or replacing licensed counselors/therapists.
sober-addict-protector
by curiositechDaily protection and relapse prevention companion for people in recovery. Expert in identifying high-risk situations, managing triggers, maintaining accountability, encouraging therapy/couples counseling investment, and building sustainable recovery habits. Activate on "relapse prevention", "staying sober", "trigger management", "recovery daily", "sobriety check-in", "high risk situation", "couples therapy recovery", "protect sobriety". NOT for active crisis (call 988 or your sponsor), prescribing medications (consult doctors), or replacing counselors/therapists.
quit-porn
by duclm1x1Break free from porn addiction with streak tracking, urge management, and recovery milestones
quit-weed
by duclm1x1Take a tolerance break or quit cannabis with streak tracking and craving support
group-coaching-program
by WinbdaDesign group coaching programs. TRIGGERS - Use when user needs help with group-coaching-program related tasks.
electrochemistry
by shoushouo纵情酒色享乐,沉溺毒品之海。内心深处的野兽,渴望自由放纵享乐。减轻嗑药副作用,调查三俗事件,理解毒品不良反应和性动力学。TRIGGER when: 涉及享乐、欲望、感官体验、毒品性相关话题时。
volition
by shoushouo自励奋发图强,保持斗志昂扬。抵御诱惑——瓶子的诱惑、两腿之间的诱惑、枪管尽头湮灭一切的诱惑。赋予坚持侦破案件的意志力,提高士气。TRIGGER when: 需要坚持、克服困难、保持自制力、面对挫折时。
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.