Find Skills
When to Use
Load this skill when the user request matches the frontmatter description for Find Skills.
Discover and install skills from the open agent skills ecosystem via the Skills CLI.
CLI Reference
npx skills find [query] # Search by keyword
npx skills add <owner/repo@skill> # Install a skill
npx skills add <owner/repo@skill> -g -y # Install globally, skip prompts
npx skills check # Check for updates
npx skills update # Update all installed skills
npx skills init my-skill-name # Scaffold a new skillBrowse: https://skills.sh/
Known Sources
| Source | Skills |
|---|---|
acedergren/agentic-tools |
OCI (compute, IAM, networking, DBA, finops, landing-zones, genai), orchestrate, prd, implement, tdd, health-check, stitch-*, migrate, doc-sync, quality-commit, prod-readiness |
vercel-labs/agent-skills |
React, Next.js, Vercel deployment, performance |
ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills |
General-purpose catalogue |
Install from agentic-tools:
npx skills add acedergren/agentic-tools@orchestrate
npx skills add acedergren/agentic-tools@oracle-dba
npx skills add acedergren/agentic-tools@prdInstall vs Answer Directly
| Situation | Decision |
|---|---|
| User explicitly asks for a skill | Install |
| Specialized domain (OCI, Stitch, TDD workflow) | Install — domain skills have non-obvious knowledge |
| General programming question | Answer directly — no skill needed |
| User says "can you do X" | Check for skill first, answer directly if none found |
Default: check before assuming no skill exists.
Search Strategy
- Run
npx skills find [domain] [task]— specific beats generic ("react testing" > "testing") - If no results: try synonyms ("deploy" / "deployment" / "ci-cd")
- Check
acedergren/agentic-toolsdirectly for OCI, auth, and workflow skills
If npx isn't available: npm i -g skills then retry.
When No Results Found
npx skills find [query] returned no matches.
Options:
- I can help directly with my general capabilities
- Create your own: npx skills init my-skill-nameNEVER
- Never install without
-gunless user explicitly wants project-local — project-local install puts skills in./node_modules/.claude/which most users don't want - Never skip showing the skills.sh link — users may want to inspect before installing
- Never assume
npx skills findexhausts all options — check known sources table above for OCI/workflow skills that may not be indexed yet
Arguments
$ARGUMENTS: Optional user-provided target, path, environment, symptom, or constraint. When empty, infer the narrowest safe scope from the current repository context and ask only if multiple high-impact choices remain.