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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 — ## 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