Surprise Me
Trigger a polished, unexpected creative deliverable by mashup-combining 1–3 other enabled agent skills when you want inspiration or a fun showcase.
Overview
Surprise Me is a journey-wide agent skill that dynamically discovers enabled skills and creatively combines 1–3 of them into one unexpected, polished deliverable when you want inspiration or a showcase.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow --skill surprise-meWhat is this skill?
- Discovers all skills listed in available_skills and plans a 1–3 skill creative mashup
- Produces one cohesive artifact (not separate demos) with visual impact over information density
- Uses memory/context, seasonal themes, and playful “what if” concepts when helpful
- Combines data, design, slides, docs, or interactive HTML/React in unexpected pairings
- Explicit triggers: “surprise me”, boredom, inspiration, or “something interesting”
- Selects 1 to 3 skills per surprise mashup
Adoption & trust: 1.3k installs on skills.sh; 70.7k GitHub stars; 1/3 security scanners passed (skills.sh audits).
What problem does it solve?
You have many agent skills installed but default to the same workflows and want an inspiring, high-impact demo without planning the mashup yourself.
Who is it for?
Solo builders who want a fun capability tour, mood board, or mini project that combines design, data, and agent skills in one sitting.
Skip if: Strict production tasks with frozen requirements, compliance-sensitive outputs, or moments when you need a named integration skill instead of open-ended creativity.
When should I use this skill?
User says "surprise me", is bored, wants inspiration, or asks for "something interesting".
What do I get? / Deliverables
You receive a single cohesive, gift-like creative artifact that proves what your skill library can do together, without you picking each tool upfront.
- Single cohesive creative artifact (deck, doc, visual, or interactive page)
- Documented 1–3 skill mashup plan
Recommended Skills
Journey fit
Useful at every journey phase - explore requirements and options before committing to a direction.
Where it fits
You say “surprise me” to see which research, design, and doc skills could combine into a seasonal mini project.
You want a playful HTML/React concept that proves your stack can ship something visual before scoping a full feature.
You combine slide-deck and canvas skills into one aesthetic artifact for a stakeholder preview.
You generate a shareable creative piece that demonstrates product personality for social or community posts.
You mash up data and narrative skills into a content artifact that reframes metrics as a story.
How it compares
Use instead of manually chaining unrelated one-off skill prompts when you want the agent to curate and blend capabilities for you.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is surprise-me for?
Solo and indie builders using Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or similar agents who want an optional creative showcase of their enabled skill catalog.
When should I use surprise-me?
In Idea/discover for inspiration, in Validate when you want a playful prototype concept, in Build when you want a demo artifact, or anytime you say “surprise me”, feel bored, or ask for something interesting—without a fixed spec.
Is surprise-me safe to install?
Treat it as meta-orchestration over other skills; review the Security Audits panel on this Prism page and only enable skills you trust, since the mashup may invoke multiple capabilities.
SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Surprise Me
# Surprise Me Deliver an unexpected, delightful experience by dynamically discovering available skills and combining them creatively. ## Workflow ### Step 1: Discover Available Skills Read all the skills listed in the <available_skills>. ### Step 2: Plan the Surprise Select **1 to 3** skills and design a creative mashup. The goal is a single cohesive deliverable, not separate demos. **Creative combination principles:** - Juxtapose skills in unexpected ways (e.g., a presentation about algorithmic art, a research report turned into a slide deck, a styled doc with canvas-designed illustrations) - Incorporate the user's known interests/context from memory if available - Prioritize visual impact and emotional delight over information density - The output should feel like a gift — polished, surprising, and fun **Theme ideas (pick or remix):** - Something tied to today's date, season, or trending news - A mini creative project the user never asked for but would love - A playful "what if" concept - An aesthetic artifact combining data + design - A fun interactive HTML/React experience ### Step 3: Fallback — No Other Skills Available If no other skills are discovered (only surprise-me exists), use one of these fallbacks: 1. **News-based surprise**: Search today's news for a fascinating story, then create a beautifully designed HTML artifact presenting it in a visually striking way 2. **Interactive HTML experience**: Build a creative single-page web experience — generative art, a mini-game, a visual poem, an animated infographic, or an interactive story 3. **Personalized artifact**: Use known user context to create something personal and delightful ### Step 4: Execute 1. Read the full SKILL.md body of each selected skill 2. Follow each skill's instructions for technical execution 3. Combine outputs into one cohesive deliverable 4. Present the result with minimal preamble — let the work speak for itself ### Step 5: Reveal Present the surprise with minimal spoilers. A short teaser line, then the artifact. - **Good reveal:** "I made you something ✨" + [the artifact] - **Bad reveal:** "I decided to combine the pptx skill with the canvas-design skill to create a presentation about..." (kills the surprise)