Helps users discover and install agent skills when they ask "how do I do X", "find a skill for X", "is there a skill that can...", or want to extend capabilities. Use when the user is looking for functionality that might exist as an installable skill.
This skill helps you discover and install skills from the open agent skills ecosystem.
Use this skill when the user:
The Skills CLI is the package manager for the open agent skills ecosystem.
Key commands:
npx skills find [query] - Search for skills by keyword (run this to discover skills)npx skills add <source> - Install a skill from GitHub or other sourcesnpx skills check - Check for skill updatesnpx skills update - Update all installed skillsBrowse skills at: https://skills.sh/
This CLI (Alpha Code) uses the .skills/ directory in the current project. Skills installed by npx skills add go to other agents (Cursor, Claude Code, etc.), not here.
To add a skill to Alpha Code:
npx skills find [query] (e.g. npx skills find changelog).skills/ directory. The user can clone the repo and copy the skill subfolder, or you can suggest they run: cp -r /path/to/repo/skills/skill-name .skills/Example: after finding a skill at vercel-labs/agent-skills, the user could clone and copy:
git clone https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills /tmp/agent-skills && cp -r /tmp/agent-skills/skills/skill-name .skills/
Identify the domain (e.g. React, testing, deployment) and specific task.
Run: npx skills find [query]
Examples:
npx skills find react performancenpx skills find pr reviewnpx skills find changelogWhen you find relevant skills, tell the user:
.skills/ (see above)npx skills init my-skill-name| Category | Example Queries |
|---|---|
| Web Development | react, nextjs, typescript, css, tailwind |
| Testing | testing, jest, playwright, e2e |
| DevOps | deploy, docker, kubernetes, ci-cd |
| Documentation | docs, readme, changelog, api-docs |
| Code Quality | review, lint, refactor, best-practices |
| Design | ui, ux, design-system, accessibility |