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Search Skill

  • 466 installs
  • 1.6k repo stars
  • Updated February 16, 2026
  • gbsoss/skill-from-masters

search-skill is a Claude Code skill that searches trusted skill marketplaces and recommends existing skills for developers who describe a capability need instead of building one manually.

About

search-skill is a discovery skill for Claude Code that searches and recommends skills from trusted marketplaces based on a described requirement. Tier 1 high-trust sources such as anthropics/skills on GitHub are surfaced first before broader catalogs. Developers invoke it when asking whether a skill already exists for changelogs, frontend design, browser automation, or similar tasks. The skill uses a sonnet model configuration and matches user intent to marketplace listings rather than generating new SKILL.md files. Use search-skill at the start of agent customization when you suspect an official or community skill already solves the problem, saving time over writing custom agent instructions from zero.

  • Searches Tier 1–3 skill marketplaces with trust-ranked ordering
  • Parses natural language requirements into precise skill queries
  • Recommends from official Anthropic, Composio (12k+ stars), travisvn (21k+ stars), skills.sh and ClawHub (5000+ skills)
  • Applies tiered trust filtering before returning results
  • Returns ready-to-invoke skill names with source and confidence

Search Skill by the numbers

  • 466 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • Ranked #1,851 of 16,546 AI & Agent Building skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
npx skills add https://github.com/gbsoss/skill-from-masters --skill search-skill

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Installs466
repo stars1.6k
Last updatedFebruary 16, 2026
Repositorygbsoss/skill-from-masters

How do you find an existing Claude Code skill?

Instantly surface existing Claude Code skills that match a described need instead of starting from scratch.

Who is it for?

Developers configuring Claude Code who want to reuse vetted marketplace skills before authoring custom SKILL.md files.

Skip if: Developers who already know the exact skill slug or need to synthesize a new skill from GitHub project research.

When should I use this skill?

A user asks whether a skill exists for a task, wants skill recommendations, or describes a capability to find in marketplaces.

What you get

Ranked skill recommendations from trusted marketplaces with source URLs and fit notes for the described need.

  • Ranked skill recommendations
  • Marketplace source links

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

Search Skill

Search and recommend Claude Code Skills from trusted marketplaces based on user requirements.

When to Use

When users describe a need and want to find an existing Skill to solve it.

Examples:

  • "Is there a skill that can auto-generate changelogs?"
  • "Find me a skill for frontend design"
  • "I need a skill that can automate browser actions"

Data Sources (by trust level)

Tier 1 - Official / High Trust (show first)

SourceURLNotes
anthropics/skillsgithub.com/anthropics/skillsOfficial examples, most reliable
ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skillsgithub.com/ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skillsHand-picked, 12k+ stars

Tier 2 - Community Curated (secondary)

SourceURLNotes
travisvn/awesome-claude-skillsgithub.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skillsCommunity curated, 21k+ stars
skills.shskills.shVercel's official directory

Tier 2.5 - Large Community Registry

SourceURLNotes
ClawHubclawhub.aiOpenClaw official skill registry, 5000+ community skills, vector search powered

Tier 3 - Aggregators (use with caution)

SourceURLNotes
skillsmp.comskillsmp.comAuto-scraped, requires extra filtering

Search Process

Step 1: Parse User Intent

Extract from user description:

  • Core functionality keywords (e.g., changelog, browser, frontend)
  • Use case (e.g., development, testing, design)
  • Special requirements (e.g., language support, specific framework)

Step 2: Multi-Source Search

IMPORTANT: Only search these 6 sources. Do NOT search the entire internet.

Search by priority:

1. Search Tier 1 (official/high trust) first
2. If fewer than 5 results, continue to Tier 2
3. If still insufficient, search Tier 2.5 (ClawHub - large volume, check quality)
4. If still insufficient, search Tier 3 with strict filtering
5. If still nothing found, tell user honestly - do NOT expand to other sources

Allowed search queries (use site: to restrict):

site:github.com/anthropics/skills {keywords}
site:github.com/ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills {keywords}
site:github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills {keywords}
site:skills.sh {keywords}
site:clawhub.ai {keywords}
site:skillsmp.com {keywords}

Search methods:

  • GitHub repos: Use site:github.com/{repo} to restrict search scope
  • skills.sh: WebFetch to scrape search results from skills.sh only
  • ClawHub: WebFetch clawhub.ai/skills?q={keywords} to search the registry
  • skillsmp.com: WebFetch with additional verification

Do NOT:

  • Search the entire web
  • Use broad queries without site: restriction
  • Include results from unknown sources

Step 3: Quality Filtering (Critical)

Must filter out the following:

Filter ConditionReason
GitHub stars < 10Not community verified
Last update > 6 months agoPossibly abandoned
No SKILL.md fileNon-standard format
README too sparseQuality concerns
Contains suspicious code patternsSecurity risk

Security checks:

  • Requests sensitive permissions (e.g., ~/.ssh, env variables)
  • External network requests to unknown domains
  • Contains eval() or dynamic code execution
  • Modifies system files

Step 4: Rank Results

Scoring formula:

Score = Source Weight × 0.4 + Stars Weight × 0.3 + Recency Weight × 0.2 + Relevance × 0.1

Source weights:
- Tier 1: 1.0
- Tier 2: 0.7
- Tier 2.5 (ClawHub): 0.55
- Tier 3: 0.4

Step 5: Format Output

Return Top 5-10 results:

## Found X relevant Skills

### Recommended
1. **[skill-name](github-url)** - Source: anthropics/skills
   - Function: xxx
   - Stars: xxx | Last updated: xxx
   - Install: `/plugin marketplace add xxx`

### Worth considering
2. **[skill-name](github-url)** - Source: ComposioHQ
   ...

### Not recommended (for reference only)
- [skill-name](url) - Reason: low stars / not maintained

Example

User: Is there a skill that helps write commit messages?

Search process: 1. Extract keywords: commit, message, git 2. Search Tier 1: Found git-commit-assistant in anthropics/skills 3. Search Tier 2: Found semantic-commit in ComposioHQ 4. Filter: Exclude results with stars < 10 5. Rank: Official sources first

Output:

## Found 3 relevant Skills

### Recommended
1. **git-commit-assistant** - Source: anthropics/skills (official)
   - Function: Generate semantic commit messages
   - Install: `/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-code`

2. **semantic-commit** - Source: ComposioHQ
   - Function: Follow conventional commits spec
   - Stars: 890 | Last updated: 2 weeks ago

Important Notes

1. Never recommend unverified Skills - Better to recommend fewer than to recommend risky ones 2. Stay cautious with Tier 3 sources - Results from skillsmp.com must be double-checked 3. If nothing suitable is found - Tell the user honestly, suggest using skill-from-masters to create their own 4. Security concerns - Clearly inform users of risks, let them decide

Related skills

How it compares

Pick search-skill to locate existing marketplace skills; use skill-from-github when no catalog match exists and you must learn from GitHub projects.

FAQ

What sources does search-skill query?

search-skill queries trusted Claude Code skill marketplaces with Tier 1 priority for anthropics/skills on GitHub as official high-trust examples. Results are ranked by trust level before broader community catalogs are shown.

When should I use search-skill versus writing a skill?

Use search-skill when you can describe a need—such as changelog generation or browser automation—and want an existing marketplace skill recommended. Write a new skill only when search-skill finds no adequate match for the requirement.

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