tools-skill-lookup

When to Use This Skill

• Asks for Agent Skills ("Find me a code review skill")
• Wants to search for skills ("What skills are available for testing?")
• Needs to retrieve a specific skill ("Get skill XYZ")
• Wants to install a skill ("Install the documentation skill")
• Mentions extending Claude's capabilities with skills

Available Tools

• search_skills

  - Search for skills by keyword

• get_skill

  - Get a specific skill by ID with all its files

How to Search for Skills

search_skills

• query

  : The search keywords from the user's request

• limit

  : Number of results (default 10, max 50)

• category

  : Filter by category slug (e.g., "coding", "automation")

• tag

  : Filter by tag slug

• Title and description
• Author name
• File list (SKILL.md, reference docs, scripts)
• Category and tags
• Link to the skill

How to Get a Skill

get_skill

• id

  : The skill ID

• SKILL.md (main instructions)
• Reference documentation
• Helper scripts
• Configuration files

How to Install a Skill

1. Call

   get_skill

   to retrieve all files
2. Create the directory

   .claude/skills/{slug}/

3. Save each file to the appropriate location:

   • SKILL.md

     →

     .claude/skills/{slug}/SKILL.md

   • Other files →

     .claude/skills/{slug}/{filename}

Skill Structure

• SKILL.md (required) - Main instructions with frontmatter
• Reference docs - Additional documentation files
• Scripts - Helper scripts (Python, shell, etc.)
• Config files - JSON, YAML configurations

Guidelines

• Always search before suggesting the user create their own skill
• Present search results in a readable format with file counts
• When installing, confirm the skill was saved successfully
• Explain what the skill does and when it activates