Skill Lookup
- 1 installs
- 404 repo stars
- Updated August 5, 2026
- aiskillstore/marketplace
skill-lookup is a Claude skill that discovers, retrieves, and installs Agent Skills using the prompts.chat MCP server's search_skills and get_skill tools.
About
skill-lookup helps a developer discover, retrieve, and install Claude Agent Skills through the prompts.chat MCP server. It calls the search_skills tool to find skills by keyword and get_skill to fetch a skill's full files, then saves them into .claude/skills/{slug}/. Developers use it when they want to extend Claude with existing reusable capabilities instead of building from scratch.
- Searches and retrieves Agent Skills via the prompts.chat MCP server
- Installs a skill by saving its files into .claude/skills/{slug}/
- Uses search_skills and get_skill MCP tools
Skill Lookup by the numbers
- 1 all-time installs (skills.sh)
- Ranked #642 of 782 Skill Development skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
- Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
skill-lookup capabilities & compatibility
- Capabilities
- skill creator · share skill · skill vetter
- Use cases
- research
What skill-lookup says it does
Activates when the user asks about Agent Skills, wants to find reusable AI capabilities, needs to install skills, or mentions skills for Claude.
Use these prompts.chat MCP tools:
Create the directory `.claude/skills/{slug}/`
npx skills add https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace --skill skill-lookupAdd your badge
Show developers this skill is listed on Skillselion. Paste this into your README.
| Installs | 1 |
|---|---|
| repo stars | ★ 404 |
| Last updated | August 5, 2026 |
| Repository | aiskillstore/marketplace ↗ |
What it does
Find and install existing Agent Skills so Claude can be extended with reusable capabilities.
Who is it for?
Developers who want to find and install existing skills rather than author new ones.
When should I use this skill?
When a user asks to find, search for, retrieve, or install an Agent Skill.
What you get
A matching skill is found, its files are retrieved, and it is saved into the .claude/skills directory ready to use.
- Search results of matching skills
- Installed skill files in .claude/skills/{slug}/
Files
When the user needs Agent Skills, wants to extend Claude's capabilities, or is looking for reusable AI agent components, use the prompts.chat MCP server.
When to Use This Skill
Activate this skill when the user:
- 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
Use these prompts.chat MCP tools:
search_skills- Search for skills by keywordget_skill- Get a specific skill by ID with all its files
How to Search for Skills
Call search_skills with:
query: The search keywords from the user's requestlimit: Number of results (default 10, max 50)category: Filter by category slug (e.g., "coding", "automation")tag: Filter by tag slug
Present results showing:
- Title and description
- Author name
- File list (SKILL.md, reference docs, scripts)
- Category and tags
- Link to the skill
How to Get a Skill
Call get_skill with:
id: The skill ID
Returns the skill metadata and all file contents:
- SKILL.md (main instructions)
- Reference documentation
- Helper scripts
- Configuration files
How to Install a Skill
When the user asks 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
Skills contain:
- 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
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Which MCP tools does skill-lookup use?
It uses search_skills to search by keyword and get_skill to retrieve a specific skill with all its files.
Where does it install a skill?
It creates the directory .claude/skills/{slug}/ and saves SKILL.md and other files there.