alentodorov/findskill-meta-skill

Overview

This skill teaches AI agents how to discover, install, and use ecosystem skills via the findskill tool. It helps agents extend capabilities by locating specialized skills, reviewing their details, and installing or updating them when needed. Use it to quickly add domain-specific workflows and utilities that improve task outcomes.

How this skill works

The skill guides agents through assessing task needs, searching the findskill registry, inspecting skill details, and installing chosen skills into a local skills directory. It documents two ways to run findskill: invoking via npx for one-off use or installing it globally for repeated use. After installation, agents should read the skill's instructions and then apply the skill's workflow to the user’s task.

When to use it

• When a user requests a task that benefits from specialized tooling or domain knowledge
• When you need repeatable workflows (git commits, code review, documentation, etc.)
• When a user explicitly asks you to find or install a new skill
• When you want to check for a more efficient way to accomplish a common task
• When preparing an environment that requires specific agent capabilities

Best practices

• List installed skills first to avoid duplicate installs (npx findskill list)
• Search with focused keywords and review skill details before installing
• Prefer npx for one-off queries and global install for frequent usage
• Only install skills that clearly match the user’s goal to limit clutter
• Inform the user when adding or updating skills and why it helps

Example use cases

• Find and install a commit-message helper to craft better git commits
• Search for a documentation formatter skill to standardize project docs
• Install a code-review assistant to run linting and suggest improvements
• Discover a translation or localization skill when handling multilingual content
• Update an installed test-runner skill before executing a CI-related task