Best skills for Idea (2026)
find-skills is the best skill for the Idea phase - 4M installs and 30.5k GitHub stars. Strong alternatives: teach and research.
2726 skills for developers in skills, ranked by real adoption (installs, then GitHub stars). Every pick links to install commands and trust signals.
Ranked by Skillselion · adoption from the skills.sh registry & GitHub · data refreshed October 25, 2026.
The top 10 skills for idea
| # | Skill | Stars | Installs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | find-skillscollectionvercel-labs · vercel-labs/skillsTop pick So their agent can intelligently recommend and install the right modular skills from the open ecosystem when they ask how to do something. | 30.5k | 4M |
| 2 | teachcollectionmattpocock · mattpocock/skills Maintain a precise, opinionated glossary that records mastered concepts with tight definitions and forbidden synonyms. | 253k | 870k |
| 3 | researchcollectionmattpocock · mattpocock/skills Delegates investigative work to a background agent that reads primary sources, traces each claim to its origin, and writes cited Markdown findings into your repo. | 253k | 718k |
| 4 | using-superpowerscollectionobra · obra/superpowers Correctly map Skillselion skill tool calls to the matching Codex, Claude Code or Cursor equivalents so multi-agent workflows execute without friction. | 282k | 272k |
| 5 | content-strategycollectioncoreyhaines31 · coreyhaines31/marketingskills Create a focused content plan that drives organic traffic, builds topical authority, and supports product-led growth. | 47.1k | 164k |
| 6 | customer-researchcollectioncoreyhaines31 · coreyhaines31/marketingskills Ground product decisions, positioning, copy, and features in real customer language instead of assumptions. | 47.1k | 115k |
| 7 | caveman-explorecollectionJuliusBrussee · JuliusBrussee/caveman Discover and install Caveman skills from the ecosystem catalog. | 104k | 108k |
| 8 | caveman-discovercollectionJuliusBrussee · JuliusBrussee/caveman Find relevant Caveman skills and workflows for a stated problem or task. | 104k | 105k |
| 9 | amazon-product-researchcollectionnexscope-ai · nexscope-ai/Amazon-Skills Quickly validate whether a physical product has strong sales potential on Amazon before investing time or money. | 630 | 78.2k |
| 10 | batch-grill-mecollectionmattpocock · mattpocock/skills Interviews a solo builder in rounds to pin down every design decision before any code is written. | 219k | 61.4k |
Why these skills rank for idea
1. find-skills
find-skills ranks #1 of the 2726 skills for Idea by adoption, with 4M installs and 30.5k GitHub stars. It so their agent can intelligently recommend and install the right modular skills from the open ecosystem when they ask how to do something.
2. teach
teach ranks #2 of the 2726 skills for Idea by adoption, with 870k installs and 253k GitHub stars. It maintain a precise, opinionated glossary that records mastered concepts with tight definitions and forbidden synonyms.
3. research
research ranks #3 of the 2726 skills for Idea by adoption, with 718k installs and 253k GitHub stars. It delegates investigative work to a background agent that reads primary sources, traces each claim to its origin, and writes cited Markdown findings into your repo.
4. using-superpowers
using-superpowers ranks #4 of the 2726 skills for Idea by adoption, with 272k installs and 282k GitHub stars. It correctly map Skillselion skill tool calls to the matching Codex, Claude Code or Cursor equivalents so multi-agent workflows execute without friction.
5. content-strategy
content-strategy ranks #5 of the 2726 skills for Idea by adoption, with 164k installs and 47.1k GitHub stars. It create a focused content plan that drives organic traffic, builds topical authority, and supports product-led growth.
Common questions
What is the best skill for the Idea phase?
find-skills is the top-ranked skill for Idea, with 4M installs and 30.5k GitHub stars - So their agent can intelligently recommend and install the right modular skills from the open ecosystem when they ask how to do something..
What are the best alternatives to find-skills for idea?
Strong alternatives ranked just behind find-skills are teach and research. All 2726 options are compared in the table above, ranked by real adoption.
How do I install find-skills?
Run: npx skills add https://github.com/vercel-labs/skills --skill find-skills
How are these skills ranked?
By real adoption - installs first, then GitHub stars - across the 2726 skills tagged to the Idea phase. Data from the skills.sh registry and GitHub.
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