Skill Lookup
researched 2026-05-25· 0 sources · 7 concepts · skill skill-lookup
1. Search for skills matching the user's request using search_skills
Workflow
- Search for skills matching the user's request using search_skills [source]
- Present results with title, description, author, and file list [source]
- If the user picks a skill, retrieve it with get_skill to get all files [source]
- Install by saving files to .claude/skills/{slug}/ and verify the SKILL.md exists [source]
- Confirm installation and explain what the skill does and when it activates [source]
Available Tools
How to Search for Skills
- Call search_skills with: [source]
- query: The search keywords from the user's request [source]
- limit: Number of results (default 10, max 50) [source]
- category: Filter by category slug (e.g., "coding", "automation") [source]
- tag: Filter by tag slug [source]
- Present results showing: [source]
- Title and description [source]
- Author name [source]
- File list (SKILL.md, reference docs, scripts) [source]
- Category and tags [source]
- Link to the skill [source]
How to Get a Skill
How to Install a Skill
- When the user asks to install a skill: [source]
- Call get_skill to retrieve all files [source]
- Create the directory .claude/skills/{slug}/ [source]
- Save each file to the appropriate location: [source]
- SKILL.md → .claude/skills/{slug}/SKILL.md [source]
- Other files → .claude/skills/{slug}/{filename} [source]
- Read back SKILL.md to verify the frontmatter is intact [source]
Guidelines
Children
- Skill Discovery (frontier)
- Skill Installation (frontier)
- Skill Search Workflow (frontier)
Frontier under this node: Skill Discovery, Skill Installation, Skill Search Workflow