find-skills

1# Find Skills
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3This skill helps you discover and install skills from the open agent skills ecosystem.
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5## When to Use This Skill
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7Use this skill when the user:
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9- Asks "how do I do X" where X might be a common task with an existing skill
10- Says "find a skill for X" or "is there a skill for X"
11- Asks "can you do X" where X is a specialized capability
12- Expresses interest in extending agent capabilities
13- Wants to search for tools, templates, or workflows
14- Mentions they wish they had help with a specific domain (design, testing, deployment, etc.)
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16## What is the Skills CLI?
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18The 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.
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20**Key commands:**
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22- `npx skills find [query] [--owner <owner>]` - Search for skills interactively or by keyword, optionally scoped to a GitHub owner
23- `npx skills add <package>` - Install a skill from GitHub or other sources
24- `npx skills update` - Update all installed skills
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26**Browse skills at:** https://skills.sh/
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28## How to Help Users Find Skills
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30### Step 1: Understand What They Need
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32When a user asks for help with something, identify:
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341. The domain (e.g., React, testing, design, deployment)
352. The specific task (e.g., writing tests, creating animations, reviewing PRs)
363. Whether this is a common enough task that a skill likely exists
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38### Step 2: Check the Leaderboard First
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