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name: find-skill description: "Search local and external skill directories for matching skills" when_to_use: "When looking for a skill that might already exist." version: 1.0.0

Find Skill

Search local and external skill directories to find the best skills for a given task.

Usage

/find-skill research academic literature review
/find-skill debugging testing
/find-skill marketing copywriting

Arguments

$ARGUMENTS - Description of the task or topic you need skills for

Search Priority

| Priority | Source | Why | |----------|--------|-----| | 1 | Local .claude/commands/ | Already installed, instant | | 2 | External directories | Broader selection |

Implementation

Step 1: Parse the Task

Extract key concepts from $ARGUMENTS:

• Primary domain (research, development, marketing, etc.)
• Specific task type (literature review, debugging, copywriting, etc.)
• Tool/framework mentions

Step 2: Search Local First

Use Grep to search .claude/commands/ for matching skills:

# Search skill descriptions and content
Grep pattern="[keywords]" path=".claude/commands/" glob="**/*.md"

Extract from matches: skill name, path, description (first line after #)

Step 3: Search External (Parallel)

CRITICAL: Make ALL WebFetch calls in a SINGLE message to execute in parallel.

In one tool-use response, call WebFetch for:

• https://glama.ai/mcp/skills?search=[keywords] — MCP skill registry
• https://github.com/anthropics/courses — Official Anthropic examples
• https://github.com/search?q=[keywords]+claude+skill — GitHub search

If any fetch fails, continue with results from others — don't block on failures.

Step 4: Deduplicate & Rank

Deduplication: Same skill on multiple sources → keep highest-quality source

Ranking criteria: | Factor | Weight | Notes | |--------|--------|-------| | Local match | +50 | Already installed = instant value | | Exact keyword match | +30 | Title/description contains search term | | Official/verified | +20 | Anthropic > verified author > community | | Popularity | +10 | Install count, stars, forks | | Recency | +5 | Updated within 6 months |

Step 5: Output Results

## Skills for: [task]

### Already Installed (Local)
| Skill | Path | Relevance |
|-------|------|-----------|
| skill-name | .claude/commands/awesome/skill.md | Direct match |

### Available to Install
| Skill | Source | Popularity | Why It Fits |
|-------|--------|------------|-------------|
| skill-name | glama.ai | 5K installs | Covers X |
| another | github | 200 stars | Handles Y |

### Install Commands

# From Glama.ai
claude mcp add skill-name

# From GitHub (manual)
# Copy the .md file to .claude/commands/

Step 6: Fallback if No Results

If no good matches:

1. Suggest related skills that partially match
2. Offer to create a custom skill (/skill-creator)
3. Recommend native Claude capabilities that might suffice