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name: malo-find-skills\ndescription: Helps users discover and install agent skills when they ask questions like \"how do I do X\", \"find a skill for X\", \"is there a skill that can...\", or express interest in extending capabilities. This skill should be used when the user is looking for functionality that might exist as an installable skill.

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Find Skills

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This skill helps you discover and install skills from the open agent skills ecosystem (https://skills.sh). Based on the find-skills skill by Vercel, adapted for this Nix-managed environment.

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When to Use This Skill

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Use this skill when the user:

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How Skills Work in This Setup

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All paths below (e.g. home/claude.nix, configs/claude/skills/) are relative to the nix-config directory.

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Skills are split into two categories:

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The activation script defines a list called externalSkills. On every nh darwin switch --no-nom, it removes all Claude Code external skills and reinstalls only the declared ones. This keeps external skills declarative and reproducible.

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Finding Skills

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Step 1: Search

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Run the find command with a relevant query:

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npx skills find [query]\n
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For example:

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You can also browse skills at https://skills.sh/

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Step 2: Present Options

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When you find relevant skills, present them with:

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  1. The skill name and what it does
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  2. The install command
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  3. A link to learn more
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Step 3: Install

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To try a skill immediately:

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npx skills add <owner/repo> --skill <name> -g -a claude-code -y\n
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Always pass -a claude-code to avoid installing for other agents. The -g flag installs globally (user-level) and -y skips prompts.

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Step 4: Make It Permanent

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If the user wants to keep the skill across rebuilds, add it to the externalSkills list in home/claude.nix:

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externalSkills = [\n  \"anthropics/skills --skill pdf\"\n  \"owner/repo --skill new-skill\"  # <- add here\n];\n
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Then nh darwin switch --no-nom will install it on every activation.

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Creating a Custom Skill

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If no existing skill fits, or the user wants to build their own:

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  1. Create a directory in configs/claude/skills/<skill-name>/
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  2. Add a SKILL.md with YAML frontmatter (name and description) and instructions
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  3. The gitignore allowlists directories automatically, so it will be tracked in git
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  4. Optionally add references/, scripts/, or other supporting files
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When No Skills Are Found

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If no relevant skills exist:

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  1. Acknowledge that no existing skill was found
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  2. Offer to help with the task directly
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  3. Suggest creating a custom skill if it's a repeatable workflow
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