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 (bun x 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:

• •bun x skills find [query] - Search for skills interactively or by keyword
• •bun x skills add <package> - Install a skill from GitHub or other sources
• •bun x skills check - Check for skill updates
• •bun x 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:

bun x skills find [query]

For example:

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

The command will return results like:

Install with bun x 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:

1. •The skill name and what it does
2. •The install command they can run
3. •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:
bun x 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:

bun x 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

1. •Use specific keywords: "react testing" is better than just "testing"
2. •Try alternative terms: If "deploy" doesn't work, try "deployment" or "ci-cd"
3. •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:

1. •Acknowledge that no existing skill was found
2. •Offer to help with the task directly using your general capabilities
3. •Suggest the user could create their own skill with bun x 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:
bun x skills init my-xyz-skill