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name: discovering-skills description: Finds existing skills before building new ones. Searches local installations, official Anthropic repository, and community collections. Evaluates fit and recommends installation or adaptation. allowed-tools: WebSearch, WebFetch, Read, Glob

Discovering Skills

Before creating a skill, search for existing ones.

Search Order

1. Local - ~/.claude/skills/, .claude/skills/
2. Official - github.com/anthropics/skills
3. Community - awesome-claude-skills repositories

Process

1. Identify the capability needed
2. Search sources in order
3. Evaluate fit
4. Recommend: install, adapt, or create new

When Found

Report: skill name, source, what it does, how well it fits, install command.

When Not Found

Report what was searched and offer: create new, adapt similar, or proceed without.

Reference Documentation

• Skill authoring: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/agents-and-tools/agent-skills/best-practices

Integration

• Imperfect fit → suggest adapting-skills
• Not found → suggest detecting-skill-gaps
• Multiple found → let user choose best fit