search-skillslisted
Install: claude install-skill juliuswiener/nord-kit
# search-skills — find one before writing one
`npx skills` is the package manager for the open agent-skills ecosystem; the catalogue is
at <https://skills.sh/>.
| command | what it does |
|---|---|
| `npx skills find [query]` | search by keyword, or interactively |
| `npx skills add <owner/repo@skill> -g -y` | install — `-g` user level, `-y` no prompts |
| `npx skills check` · `npx skills update` | updates for what is already installed |
## Run
1. **Name the need as domain plus task** — "react performance", "pr review", "changelog".
A one-word query returns noise.
2. **Check the leaderboard first.** <https://skills.sh/> ranks by installs, which surfaces
the battle-tested options without a search at all. `vercel-labs/agent-skills` (React,
Next.js, web design) and `anthropics/skills` (frontend design, document processing) are
both above 100k.
3. **Search** only if the leaderboard does not cover it: `npx skills find <query>`. Nothing
found → broaden once, then report that nothing was found. **Never name a skill that was
not in the results.**
4. **Verify before recommending.** Search rank is not endorsement:
- installs — prefer 1k+, treat anything under 100 with suspicion
- source — `vercel-labs`, `anthropics`, `microsoft` are known quantities; an unknown
author is not disqualifying, but say so out loud
- the repo — under 100 stars means read the SKILL.md before installing anything
5. **Present** name, what it does, install count, source, the e