---
name: find-skills
description: Helps users discover and install agent skills when they ask questions like "how do I do X", "find a skill for X", or "is there a skill that can help with X".
---

# 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 (`npx 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:**

- `npx skills find [query]` - Search for skills interactively or by keyword
- `npx skills add` - Install a skill from GitHub or other sources
- `npx skills check` - Check for skill updates
- `npx 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:

1. The domain (e.g., React, testing, design, deployment)
2. The specific task (e.g., writing tests, creating animations, reviewing PRs)
3. 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:

```bash
npx skills find [query]
```

For example:

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

### Step 3: Present Recommendations

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

1. The skill name and what it does
2. The installation command
3. A link to the skill's page

**Example response:**

> I found a skill that might help!
>
> **vercel-react-best-practices**
> Vercel's official React performance guidelines for AI agents.
>
> To install it:
> `npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills@vercel-react-best-practices`
>
> Learn more: <https://skills.sh/vercel-labs/agent-skills/vercel-react-best-practices>

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

```bash
npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills@vercel-react-best-practices
```

### Step 4: Verify Installation (Optional)

After installing, you can verify it was installed correctly:

```bash
npx skills list
```

## When No Skills Are Found

1. Try a broader search term
2. Check the [skills.sh](https://skills.sh/) website manually if you suspect a network issue
3. Suggest the user could create their own skill with `npx skills init`
