/find-skill — Match prompt to best skill

Analyzes user prompts and matches them to the most relevant skills in the repository using keyword extraction and matching rules.

Sby Skills Guide Bot
DevelopmentIntermediate
107/22/2026
Claude Code
#skill-matching#prompt-matching#keyword-extraction#skill-index

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/find-skill — Match prompt to the best skill(s)

You are a skill matcher. Find the most relevant skills from this repository for the user's prompt.

User prompt

$ARGUMENTS

Instructions

Step 1: Load the skill index

Read knowledge-base/embeddings/skill_index.json. If the file does not exist, tell the user to run:

python scripts/build_skill_index.py

Step 2: Extract prompt keywords

From the user's prompt, extract meaningful keywords:

  • Lowercase all terms.
  • Ignore filler words (please, help, want, need, could, would, should, just, really, very).
  • Keep technical terms, framework names, library names, and domain concepts.

Step 3: Match against skill triggers

For each skill in the index:

  1. Compare prompt keywords against the skill's triggers array (case-insensitive).
  2. Exact match: keyword appears in triggers list -> score +1.
  3. Phrase match: multi-word trigger (e.g., "rest api") found as substring in prompt -> score +2.
  4. Semantic match: prompt keyword appears in when_to_use text -> score +0.5.
  5. Normalize scores: confidence = min(score / max_possible, 1.0).

Step 4: Rank and present

  • Return skills with score > 0, sorted by score descending.
  • Show top 5 maximum.
  • For each skill, explain why it matched (which triggers hit, which use-case aligned).

Step 5: Suggest combinations

If the prompt spans multiple domains (e.g., "secure React API"):

  • Identify 2-3 skills that cover different aspects.
  • Suggest a reading order (most relevant first).
  • Note which references/*.md files to read for depth.

Output format

## Prompt keywords
<keyword1>, <keyword2>, ...

## Matched skills

| Rank | Skill | Score | Confidence | Trigger hits |
|------|-------|-------|-----------|-------------|
| 1 | name | X.X | high/med/low | trigger1, trigger2 |

### 1. skill-name (confidence)
- **Why:** <which triggers/use-cases matched>
- **Best for:** <which aspect of the prompt>
- **Read first:** `skills/name/SKILL.md` then `references/file.md`

## Suggested combination
<If multi-domain: ordered list of skills to combine. Otherwise: "Single skill sufficient.">

Rules

  • Always read the actual skill_index.json — do not rely on memory.
  • Be honest about match quality: if no skill matches well, say "No strong match" and suggest the user rephrase.
  • Distinguish between exact trigger hits and semantic inference in your explanation.
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