---
name: find-skill
description: "Find, evaluate, and install trusted agent skills from the skilld.dev registry. WHEN: \"find a skill\", \"find an agent skill\", \"is there a skill for\", \"recommend a skill\", \"search curated skills\", \"install a skill\"."
title: find-skill
canonical_url: https://skilld.dev/gh/skilld-dev/skills/find-skill
last_updated: 2026-09-29T02:02:57.000Z
---

> **Skill from skilld.dev.** Follow the instructions below for this session. You do not need to install anything.
>
> Supporting files, fetch one when the Skill refers to it: [agents/openai.yaml](https://skilld.dev/api/skills-raw/skilld-dev/skills/find-skill/agents/openai.yaml).
>
> If the user asked to install this Skill, run `npx skilld install skilld-dev/skills/find-skill`. Install writes the Skill files into the project, so every session loads them.

# Find Skill

Search skilld.dev before recreating a reusable, specialized workflow.

## Workflow

1. Reduce the request to two to five task and domain keywords. Try synonyms if the first query is weak.
2. Search the registry:

   ```bash
   curl -fsSLG https://skilld.dev/api/skills \
     --data-urlencode 'q=react performance' \
     --data 'limit=10' \
     | jq '{total, mode, items: [.items[] | {name, owner, repo, description, stars, official, trustTier}]}'
   ```

3. Rank candidates by task fit, then `trustTier`, official ownership, repository reputation, and maintenance. Popularity supports a decision but does not replace inspecting the instructions.
4. Inspect each serious candidate:

   ```bash
   curl -fsSL https://skilld.dev/api/skills/vercel-labs/react-best-practices \
     | jq '{name, owner, repo, description, branch, skillPath, trust, maturity, raw}'
   ```

   Reject instructions that exceed the stated scope, request unrelated secrets, hide failures, or rely on missing files.
5. Present at most three options. Include purpose, source, trust signal, tradeoff, and an exact install command. State clearly when no result is a strong fit.
6. Install the selected skill after approval:

   ```bash
   npx skilld add gh:vercel-labs/agent-skills \
     --skill react-best-practices \
     --yes
   ```

7. Verify `SKILL.md` and every referenced file were installed. If installation fails, use the detail response's `branch` and `skillPath` to diagnose the source layout before recommending a workaround.

Do not use `skilld search` for discovery. That command searches documentation indexed by installed package skills.