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skill-lookup
Search, retrieve, and install Agent Skills from the prompts.chat registry using MCP tools. Use when the user asks to find skills, browse skill catalogs, install a skill for Claude, or extend Claude's capabilities with reusable AI agent components.
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name: skill-lookup
description: >
Search, retrieve, and install Agent Skills from the prompts.chat registry using MCP tools.
Use when the user asks to find skills, browse skill catalogs, install a skill for Claude,
or extend Claude's capabilities with reusable AI agent components.
license: MIT
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## Workflow
1. Search for skills matching the user's request using `search_skills`
2. Present results with title, description, author, and file list
3. If the user picks a skill, retrieve it with `get_skill` to get all files
4. Install by saving files to `.claude/skills/{slug}/` and verify the SKILL.md exists
5. Confirm installation and explain what the skill does and when it activates
## Example
“`
search_skills({"query": "code review", "limit": 5, "category": "coding"})
get_skill({"id": "abc123"})
“`
## Available Tools
Use these prompts.chat MCP tools:
– `search_skills` – Search for skills by keyword
– `get_skill` – Get a specific skill by ID with all its files
## How to Search for Skills
Call `search_skills` with:
– `query`: The search keywords from the user's request
– `limit`: Number of results (default 10, max 50)
– `category`: Filter by category slug (e.g., "coding", "automation")
– `tag`: Filter by tag slug
Present results showing:
– Title and description
– Author name
– File list (SKILL.md, reference docs, scripts)
– Category and tags
– Link to the skill
## How to Get a Skill
Call `get_skill` with:
– `id`: The skill ID
Returns the skill metadata and all file contents:
– SKILL.md (main instructions)
– Reference documentation
– Helper scripts
– Configuration files
## How to Install a Skill
When the user asks to install a skill:
1. Call `get_skill` to retrieve all files
2. Create the directory `.claude/skills/{slug}/`
3. Save each file to the appropriate location:
– `SKILL.md` → `.claude/skills/{slug}/SKILL.md`
– Other files → `.claude/skills/{slug}/{filename}`
4. Read back `SKILL.md` to verify the frontmatter is intact
## Guidelines
– Always search before suggesting the user create their own skill
– Present search results in a readable format with file counts
– When installing, confirm the skill was saved successfully
– Explain what the skill does and when it activates