find-skills

name: find-skills description: Discover and install skills from the open agent skills ecosystem using the Skills CLI

Find Skills

This skill helps you discover and install skills from the open agent skills ecosystem.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user:

• Asks "how do I do X" where X might be a common task with an existing skill
• Says "find a skill for X" or "is there a skill for X"
• Asks "can you do X" where X is a specialized capability
• Expresses interest in extending agent capabilities
• Wants to search for tools, templates, or workflows
• Mentions they wish they had help with a specific domain (design, testing, deployment, etc.)

What is the Skills CLI?

The Skills CLI (bunx skills) is the package manager for the open agent skills ecosystem. Skills are modular packages that extend agent capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, and tools.

Key commands:

• bunx skills find [query] - Search for skills interactively or by keyword
• bunx skills add <package> - Install a skill from GitHub or other sources
• bunx skills check - Check for skill updates
• bunx skills update - Update all installed skills

Browse skills at: https://skills.sh/

How to Help Users Find Skills

Step 1: Understand What They Need

When a user asks for help with something, identify:

• The domain (e.g., React, testing, design, deployment)
• The specific task (e.g., writing tests, creating animations, reviewing PRs)
• Whether this is a common enough task that a skill likely exists

Step 2: Search for Skills

Run the find command with a relevant query:

bunx skills find [query]

For example:

• User asks "how do I make my React app faster?" → bunx skills find react performance
• User asks "can you help me with PR reviews?" → bunx skills find pr review
• User asks "I need to create a changelog" → bunx skills find changelog

The command will return results like:

Install with bunx skills add <owner/repo@skill>
vercel-labs/agent-skills@vercel-react-best-practices
└ https://skills.sh/vercel-labs/agent-skills/vercel-react-best-practices

Step 3: Present Options to the User

When you find relevant skills, present them to the user with:

• The skill name and what it does
• The install command they can run
• A link to learn more at skills.sh

Example response:

I found a skill that might help! The "vercel-react-best-practices" skill provides
React and Next.js performance optimization guidelines from Vercel Engineering.

To install it:
bunx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills@vercel-react-best-practices

Learn more: https://skills.sh/vercel-labs/agent-skills/vercel-react-best-practices

Step 4: Offer to Install

If the user wants to proceed, you can install the skill for them:

bunx skills add <owner/repo@skill> -g -y

The -g flag installs globally (user-level) and -y skips confirmation prompts.

Common Skill Categories

When searching, consider these common categories:

Tips for Effective Searches

• Use specific keywords: "react testing" is better than just "testing"
• Try alternative terms: If "deploy" doesn't work, try "deployment" or "ci-cd"
• Check popular sources: Many skills come from vercel-labs/agent-skills or ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills

When No Skills Are Found

If no relevant skills exist:

• Acknowledge that no existing skill was found
• Offer to help with the task directly using your general capabilities
• Suggest the user could create their own skill with bunx skills init

Example:

I searched for skills related to "xyz" but didn't find any matches.
I can still help you with this task directly! Would you like me to proceed?

If this is something you do often, you could create your own skill:
bunx skills init my-xyz-skill