find-skills_skill

Overview

This skill helps you discover, inspect, and evaluate open agent skills so you can decide whether to install them. It searches the skills registry, reviews source materials, and summarizes safety and functionality concerns. The output is an actionable briefing you can use before any installation.

How this skill works

I search the open skills ecosystem (using npx skills find and skills.sh) for candidates matching your query, then inspect each candidate's documentation and repository metadata. I flag risky patterns, permission scopes, and behavioural concerns, and I can optionally run or recommend an automated security scan before you ever install anything. I always present findings and installation commands for you to run — I do not install or bypass confirmations.

When to use it

• You ask “is there a skill that can X” or “find a skill for X”.
• You want to extend agent capabilities for a specialised task (e.g., CI, infra, testing).
• You’re unsure whether a task needs a dedicated skill or can be handled directly.
• You want a pre-install security and scope review before adding a dependency.
• You need help locating tools, templates, or workflows in the agent skills ecosystem.

Best practices

• Clarify domain and specific task before searching to use precise keywords.
• Treat skills as code: verify source repo, authorship, and license before installing.
• Never install without explicit user confirmation and never use -y/--yes flags.
• Watch for red flags: obfuscated code, excessive permissions, hidden instructions.
• Offer an optional security scan and inform the user if content will be sent to a third-party API.

Example use cases

• Find a skill that automates React integration test generation and report scope/risks.
• Search for a CI/CD helper skill, review whether it executes shell commands or network calls.
• Locate a knowledge-only skill for best-practice guidelines and confirm it has no execution surface.
• Investigate a skill a teammate recommended and run a Snyk Agent scan before install.
• When nothing matches, report no skills found and help complete the task directly.