skill-discovery_skill

Overview

This skill helps discover and offer to load auto-generated skills that match the user’s current multi-step task. It finds previously learned workflow patterns and proposes them as a ready-made, structured approach to complete complex requests faster. Use it to suggest reusable workflows when a task sounds repeatable or multi-stage.

How this skill works

The skill runs a discovery script using a short summary of the user’s intent to locate candidate auto-skills and their confidence scores. It presents the best match and asks the user whether to load it; if approved, it loads the full skill content and follows the contained instructions. If no suitable skill is found or the user declines, it proceeds with the normal approach.

When to use it

• Tasks that involve multiple steps (search + edit, find + fix, read + modify).
• Requests that sound like a repeatable workflow or mention 'the usual way' or 'like before'.
• Situations where a structured, repeatable procedure increases reliability or speed.
• When you want to reuse a previously validated sequence of actions across similar tasks.
• Not for simple single-step requests, pure explanations, or when the user specifies a custom method.

Best practices

• Summarize the user’s task in 2–4 words before running discovery to get the most relevant matches.
• Show the discovery output directly and wait for explicit user approval before loading a skill.
• If a skill is loaded, follow the loaded instructions exactly; treat the loaded section as authoritative.
• Respect user preference: if they decline a discovered skill, continue with the normal solution path.
• Avoid invoking discovery for trivial or one-off tasks to reduce unnecessary overhead.

Example use cases

• User asks: 'Find and fix all TODO comments' — discover a search-and-fix workflow and load it.
• User asks: 'Search for outdated dependencies and update them' — offer a dependency-upgrade skill.
• User says: 'Do it the usual way' — detect prior workflows and present the matching skill.
• User requests: 'Audit and correct formatting across files' — propose a multi-step format-and-commit skill.