Find Skills

This skill guides the AI to help users discover and install skills from the skills.sh registry using the skills CLI.

When to Use

Use this skill when the user: - Asks to find, search, or browse available skills - Wants to install a skill by name or GitHub path - Asks “what skills are available?” or “is there a skill for X?” - Wants to explore the skills registry

How to Search for Skills

To search the registry, run:

npx skills search <query>

Example:

npx skills search pdf
npx skills search invoice
npx skills search github

This lists matching skills with their names, descriptions, and GitHub paths.

How to Install a Skill

To install a skill globally (available to Desktop Commander):

npx skills add <github-path> --yes --global

Example:

npx skills add desktop-commander/skills/pdf --yes --global

The --yes flag skips confirmation prompts. The --global flag installs into ~/.agents/skills/ so Desktop Commander picks it up automatically.

Workflow

  1. Ask the user what kind of skill they are looking for (or what task they want to automate)
  2. Run npx skills search <query> with relevant keywords
  3. Present the results to the user — name, description, and GitHub path
  4. If the user wants to install one, run npx skills add <github-path> --yes --global
  5. Confirm the skill appears in the sidebar (Desktop Commander auto-detects new skills)
  6. Let the user know the skill is ready to use

Notes

  • Skills are installed to ~/.agents/skills/ by default when using --global
  • The registry is hosted at skills.sh — browsable in a browser too
  • Each installed skill is immediately available to the AI in new conversations
  • Re-running npx skills add on an existing skill will update it to the latest version