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01 · Knowledge Work · Skill Discovery

AI Skill Discovery

Searches local and external skill sources for existing matches before a new skill is created.

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ECC Skill Scout · Original SKILL.md

---
name: skill-scout
description: Search existing local, marketplace, GitHub, and web skill sources before creating a new skill. Use when the user wants to create, build, fork, or find a skill for a workflow.
metadata:
origin: community
---

# Skill Scout

Use this skill before creating a new skill. The goal is to avoid duplicating
existing community or marketplace work, while still vetting anything external
before adoption.

Source: salvaged from stale community PR #1232 by `redminwang`.

## When to Use

- The user says "create a skill", "build a skill", "make a skill", or "new
skill".
- The user asks "is there a skill for X?" or "does a skill exist that does Y?"
- The user describes a workflow and you are about to suggest creating a new
skill.
- The user wants to fork or extend an existing skill.

If the user explicitly says to skip search or create from scratch, acknowledge
that and proceed with the requested creation workflow.

## How It Works

### Step 1 - Capture Intent

Extract:

- The task the skill should perform.
- The trigger conditions for using it.
- The domain, tools, frameworks, or data sources involved.
- Three to five search keywords plus useful synonyms.

### Step 2 - Search Local Sources

Search installed and marketplace skill names first. Local sources are preferred
because they are already part of the user's environment.

```bash
find ~/.claude/skills -maxdepth 2 -name SKILL.md 2>/dev/null | grep -iE "keyword|synonym"
find ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces -path '*/skills/*/SKILL.md' 2>/dev/null | grep -iE "keyword|synonym"
```

Then search frontmatter descriptions:

```bash
grep -RilE "keyword|synonym" ~/.claude/skills ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces 2>/dev/null
```

### Step 3 - Search Remote Sources

Use available GitHub and web search tools. Prefer concise queries:

```bash
gh search repos "claude code skill keyword" --limit 10 --sort stars
gh search code "name: keyword" --filename SKILL.md --limit 10
```

For web search, use at most three targeted queries such as:

```text
"claude code skill" keyword
"SKILL.md" keyword
"everything-claude-code" keyword
```

### Step 4 - Vet External Matches

Before recommending any external skill for adoption or forking:

- Read the `SKILL.md` frontmatter and instructions.
- Look for unexpected shell commands, file writes, network calls, credential
handling, or package installs.
- Check whether the repository appears maintained.
- Prefer copying into a fresh local branch and reviewing the diff over editing
marketplace originals.

### Step 5 - Rank Results

Rank candidates by:

1. Exact keyword match in the skill name.
2. Keyword or synonym match in description.
3. Local installed or marketplace source.
4. Maintained GitHub source with recent activity.
5. Web-only mention.

Cap the final list at 10 results.

### Step 6 - Present Decision Options

Give the user a short table:

| Option | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| Use existing | Invoke or install a matching skill as-is. |
| Fork or extend | Copy the closest skill and modify it. |
| Create fresh | Build a new skill after confirming no close match exists. |

Only create a new skill after the user chooses that path or after the search
finds no close match.

## Examples

### Result Table

```markdown
| # | Skill | Source | Why it matches | Gap |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | article-writing | Local ECC | Drafts articles and guides | Not focused on release notes |
| 2 | content-engine | Local ECC | Multi-format content workflow | Heavier than needed |
| 3 | blog-writer | GitHub | Blog writing skill with recent commits | Needs security review |
```

### User-Facing Summary

```markdown
I found two close local matches and one external candidate. The closest fit is
`article-writing`; it covers drafting and revision, but it does not include the
release-note checklist you asked for. I can either use it as-is, fork it into a
release-note variant, or create a fresh skill.
```

## Anti-Patterns

- Do not jump directly to new skill creation when a search is reasonable.
- Do not install external skills without reading them first.
- Do not present a long unranked list of weak matches.
- Do not treat web-only mentions as trusted sources.
- Do not edit installed marketplace originals in place.

## Related

- `search-first` - General search-before-building workflow.
- `skill-stocktake` - Audit installed skills for health, duplicates, and gaps.
- `agent-sort` - Categorize and organize existing agents and skills.

When to use

Use when someone wants to find, create, fork, or extend a skill for a workflow. If they explicitly request skipping the search, proceed according to that request.

What you get

• Ranked skill matches
• Match and gap summary
• Use, fork, or create options

How it works

1. Define the workflow and search terms.
2. Search local sources, then available external sources.
3. Review and rank matches and explain gaps.

Requirements

Local discovery requires access to relevant skill directories; external discovery depends on available GitHub and web search tools. No specific runtime or mandatory reference files are specified.

Starting prompt

Use the skill below to find an existing skill for [TASK]. Search only sources you can access, compare the actual instructions and explain the gaps. Do not install or adopt a candidate automatically.

Not for

Automatically installing or approving discovered third-party skills.

What M11 added

M11 added capability-gap routing, explicit no-auto-install boundaries, stable discovery metadata and source integrity around the unchanged scout skill.

Original authorship remains with affaan-m/ECC · Original source ↗

Original license & copyright

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Affaan Mustafa

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

Source SHA-256: 71b1e8a4aedebeaf4468838389c0a93e4d3bf4e2779bd0a99e0396b045f82d32
Snapshot checked: 2026-09-22T15:05:00.000Z

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