Skill Discovery

VerifiedCaution

Dynamically discover all available skills and subagent types. Auto-triggers on keywords like 'show skills', 'help with skills', or 'what can you do'.

Sby Skills Guide Bot
DevelopmentBeginner
406/2/2026
Claude Code
#skill-discovery#subagents#claude-skills#agent-list

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Our review

Dynamically discovers all available skills and subagent types.

Strengths

  • Auto-triggers on natural language keywords
  • Lists all installed skills with descriptions
  • Reveals available subagent types
  • Helps navigate the skill ecosystem

Limitations

  • Does not create new skills
  • Depends on correct SKILL.md file structure
  • Subagent types are defined by the Task tool, not this skill
When to use it

When you need to see what skills or subagents are available.

When not to use it

When you already know the available skills and don't need a listing.

Security analysis

Caution
Quality score85/100

The skill uses Bash to run a Python script, which has the potential to execute arbitrary code. However, the described functionality is harmless and intended for skill discovery. No destructive or exfiltrating commands are present in the SKILL.md, but allowed-tools includes Bash and Read, which are powerful.

Findings
  • Uses Bash to execute a Python script that lists skills; while the purpose is benign, execution of scripts from the skills directory could be a vector if the script is compromised.

Examples

List all skills
Show me all available skills
List subagent types
What subagent types can I use?
Trigger skill discovery
/s

name: s description: Discover available skills and subagents. Auto-triggers on: /s, show skills, list skills, available skills, what can you do, help with skills, what agents, list agents allowed-tools: Bash, Read

Skill Discovery

Dynamically discover all available skills and subagent types.

Usage

Run the discovery script to list all skills:

python3 .claude/skills/s/scripts/discover.py

Subagent Types

Subagents are spawned via the Task tool. Available types are defined in the Task tool's system description. To see current subagent types, check the subagent_type parameter in your Task tool definition.

Common subagent types include:

  • Explore - Fast codebase exploration, file finding, searches
  • general-purpose - Complex multi-step tasks, research
  • Bash - Git operations, command execution
  • Plan - Architecture decisions, implementation planning

Note: Subagent types are defined by the Task tool, not this skill. Check your tool definitions for the authoritative list.

How Skills Work

Skills live in .claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md with YAML frontmatter:

---
name: skill-name
description: What it does AND when to trigger (keywords here!)
allowed-tools: Read, Edit, Write, Task
---
  • Triggering: Skills auto-trigger based on keywords in their description field
  • Invocation: Use /<skill-name> or natural language matching trigger keywords
  • Tools: Each skill declares what tools it can use in allowed-tools

Adding New Skills

Use the skill-creator skill: /skill-creator <description>

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