Find Skills

Use this skill to discover and install skills for personal assistant and life-ops automation. Default focus is personal agent work, not web development. Scheduling is handled by <agent-heartbeat> in AGENTS.md and workflows/*.md, not by finding scheduler skills.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user:

• •Asks for recurring personal automation
• •Asks for capabilities like email triage, reminders, scheduling, check-ins, or notifications
• •Says "find a skill for X" or "is there a skill for X"
• •Wants the agent to improve itself with installable skills

Do not use this skill to solve cadence itself (every 15 minutes, hourly, daily). Use heartbeat/workflow files for cadence.

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 <package> - 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

Identify:

1. •Task domain (email, calendar, reminders, tasks, notifications, check-ins)
2. •Trigger pattern (manual, every N minutes, daily, event-based)
3. •Provider context (Gmail, Outlook, IMAP, Google Calendar, etc.)
4. •Safety/privacy expectations (read-only vs. send/edit access)

Step 2: Search for Skills

Run targeted searches with both domain and behavior terms:

npx skills find [query]

For example:

• •"Check my email every 15 minutes" -> npx skills find email inbox triage
• •"Summarize my inbox each morning" -> npx skills find inbox summary daily
• •"Alert me about calendar conflicts" -> npx skills find calendar conflict alerts
• •"Ping me if no reply in 2 days" -> npx skills find follow-up email automation

The command will return results like:

Install with npx skills add <owner/repo@skill>
owner/repo@skill-name
https://skills.sh/<owner>/<repo>/<skill-name>

Step 3: Present Options to the User

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

1. •The skill name and what it does
2. •The install command they can run
3. •A link to learn more at skills.sh
4. •Any required accounts/permissions (email/calendar provider, API keys)

Example response:

I found a skill that can help with inbox automation and scheduled checks.

To install it:
npx skills add <owner/repo@skill-name>

Learn more: https://skills.sh/<owner>/<repo>/<skill-name>

Step 4: Offer to Install

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

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

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

After installation:

1. •Add the skill path to AGENTS.md under ## Available Skills
2. •Create or update workflows/<workflow-name>.md with concrete steps
3. •Update <agent-heartbeat> in AGENTS.md for that workflow cadence/routing
4. •Confirm behavior with one simple test command

Priority Domains

When searching, prioritize personal agent domains:

Tips for Effective Searches

1. •Use domain + behavior + cadence in one query (email + check + every 15 min) Cadence belongs in heartbeat/workflow setup, not in a scheduler skill.
2. •Try provider-specific variants (gmail, outlook, imap, calendar)
3. •Prefer least-privilege skills when multiple options exist
4. •Prefer maintained sources and transparent setup docs

When No Skills Are Found

If no relevant skills exist:

1. •Acknowledge that no existing skill was found
2. •Offer a lightweight custom workflow in existing agent context
3. •Suggest creating a local skill (or use create-agent workflow)

Example:

I could not find a good installable skill for that exact workflow.
I can set up a lightweight custom flow now, then we can promote it to a reusable local skill.

If this will be used often, create a reusable skill:
npx skills init my-xyz-skill