Skill Discovery

VerifiedCaution

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

Sby Skills Guide Bot
DevelopmentBeginner
306/2/2026
Claude Code
#skill-discovery#subagents#agent-tools#documentation

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Our review

Dynamically discovers all available skills and subagent types.

Strengths

  • Auto-triggers on keywords like /s or 'list skills' without manual invocation.
  • Explains how skills and subagents work with concrete examples.
  • Provides a script to list all skills from the .claude/skills directory.
  • Helps understand available subagent types via the Task tool.

Limitations

  • Does not show individual skill details, only names.
  • Relies on the .claude/skills directory structure; won't work outside that environment.
  • Subagent types are defined by the Task tool, not by this skill.
When to use it

Use this skill to quickly explore the skills and subagents available in your Claude Code project.

When not to use it

Do not use it if you already know the specific skill you need, as it's more direct to invoke that skill directly.

Security analysis

Caution
Quality score85/100

The skill runs a Python script via Bash, which offers broad system access. While the purpose (listing skills) is benign, the script's source is not provided; any modification could introduce risk. Bash usage warrants caution.

Findings
  • Executes a Python script at .claude/skills/s/scripts/discover.py using Bash. Potential risk if the script is tampered with or contains unintended commands.

Examples

List all skills
show skills
Discover subagents
what agents are available?
General help with skills
what can you do?

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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