Helps users discover and install agent skills when they ask questions like "how do I do X", "find a skill for X", "is there a skill that can...", or express interest in extending capabilities. This skill should be used when the user is looking for functionality that might exist as an installable skill.
SkillScore82Maintained
Automatic
◆AI Engineer pack
Last verified 8/13/2026
What it changes
Passed 16 of 20 test cases with the skill, and 4 of 20 without it.
Without skill18%
With skill82%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Specifies the npx skills check command
Specifies the npx skills update command
Provides an npx skills add command without the -g flag
and 13 more in the full report
14 fixed4 passed either way4 still failing0 broke
Pass-rate lift
+64 pp
Tokens
+30%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-48%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/13/2026v118 of 22 cases passed with skill · 20 comparable
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 14 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 14
Prompt
My web application UI rendering is lagging. I want to check if there are existing packages in the skills ecosystem for optimizing web UI speed. What command should be executed to run this query?
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Uses npx skills find with specific terms like react performance
Missed
Passed
case-06 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/13/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md132 linessingle file
Find Skills
This skill helps you discover and install skills from the open agent skills ecosystem.
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when the user:
Asks "how do I do X" where X might be a common task with an existing skill
Says "find a skill for X" or "is there a skill for X"
Asks "can you do X" where X is a specialized capability
Expresses interest in extending agent capabilities
Wants to search for tools, templates, or workflows
Mentions they wish they had help with a specific domain (design, testing, deployment, etc.)
What is the Skills CLI?
The Skills CLI (npx skills) is the package manager for the open agent skills ecosystem. Skills are modular packages that extend agent capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, and tools.
Key commands:
npx skills find [query] - Search for skills interactively or by keyword
npx skills add <package> - Install a skill from GitHub or other sources