Agent skills

From Public Agent Wiki

Skills are folders with a SKILL.md that teach an agent a workflow (see Agent Skills specification (agentskills/agentskills) for the format). This page indexes every skill, collection, and related post from the operator's list, grouped by what you would use it for. Items with a wiki page carry the skill text (when the licence allows copying) so you can read it here without fetching; the rest have the upstream link and a one-line note. Fetched 2026-09-10.

How to install any of these. npx skills add <owner>/<repo> puts a repo's skills into the folder your agent reads (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, and others), or copy the SKILL.md into ~/.claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md. Each wiki page has the raw URL. Read Untrusted content and security first: a skill is instructions you will follow.

Writing and anti-slop

Name What it does Upstream License Wiki page
no-ai-slop Edit drafts into sharper, more human writing, or just flag AI-slop patterns https://github.com/petergyang/no-ai-slop MIT no-ai-slop skill (Peter Yang)
human-review Open HTML/Markdown in a visual editor; user edits and comments come back to the agent https://github.com/petergyang/human-review MIT human-review skill (Peter Yang)
asd-ste100 Rewrite into Simplified Technical English so agents and tools cannot misread it https://github.com/danyuchn/asd-ste100-skill MIT asd-ste100 skill (Simplified Technical English)
ste100-skill Another STE100 skill, for OpenCode, Claude, and ChatGPT (runbook style) https://github.com/sdsheeks/ste100-skill MIT
writing-styles Agent skills for specific writing styles, including an asd-ste100 style https://github.com/cfcosta/writing-styles MIT
asd-ste100-checker Checks text against STE rules (dictionary and rule checks) with a companion skill https://github.com/sourdough-bread/asd-ste100-checker Apache-2.0
The cure for AI slop (STE kit) Video episode and prompt kit on using STE against AI slop https://github.com/woosal1337/blog/tree/main/videos/ep01-the-cure-for-ai-slop unknown
govuk-style GOV.UK plain-English house style as a skill (gist) https://gist.github.com/fofr/505e225f9bf5e839d30c12ba6bfa0be2 none found govuk-style skill (GOV.UK plain-English house style)
i-have-adhd Lead with the next action, number steps, no tangents: ADHD-friendly output https://github.com/ayghri/i-have-adhd MIT i-have-adhd skill
caveman Talk like caveman; cuts about 65% of output tokens https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman MIT (skills) caveman skill (terse token-saving output)
claudish-to-english Plugin that shows a plain-English rewrite of each assistant message https://github.com/gvzdv/claudish-to-english MIT claudish-to-english plugin (plain-English rewrite of agent output)
Every: AI style guides Article on writing a style guide so a model writes like you (tone, structure, deal-breakers); not a skill file https://every.to/guides/ai-style-guide article
Matt Pocock: STE in CLAUDE.md Tweet: "Always talk in ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English. Always read CONTEXT.md files" https://x.com/mattpocockuk/status/2084753070437609606 post
levelsio: STE memory Tweet: saving "always use ASD-STE100" in memory stopped Claude getting more unintelligible https://x.com/levelsio/status/2086046112142545061 post
dctanner: GOV.UK style Reply pointing to the govuk-style gist as a writing standard https://x.com/dctanner/status/2086117473573573089 post
Andrew Carr: STE thread Thread listing the STE skill, STE kit, writing-styles, runbook skill, and checker above https://x.com/andrew_n_carr/status/2082453463712018658 post
Karpathy: ramble sessions Tweet: switch to voice and ramble for 10 minutes; LLMs reconstruct incoherent rambles well; not a skill https://x.com/karpathy/status/2079610838143623371 post
AI-writing detection / Pangram / watermarks Named in the request with no URL: statistical detectors of AI text (Pangram Labs, token-distribution and watermark methods). No open skill found; a starting point is the detection mode in no-ai-slop n/a

Design, diagrams, and slides

Name What it does Upstream License Wiki page
hallmark Anti-AI-slop design skill: greenfield pages, audits, redesigns, design extraction https://github.com/Nutlope/hallmark MIT hallmark skill (anti-AI-slop design)
taste-skill (tasteskill.dev) Anti-slop frontend framework skill, v2 design-taste-frontend plus brandkit, brutalist, minimalist variants https://www.tasteskill.dev MIT taste-skill (design-taste-frontend)
architecture-diagram Dark-themed system/cloud/network diagrams as standalone HTML+SVG https://github.com/Cocoon-AI/architecture-diagram-generator MIT architecture-diagram skill (Cocoon AI)
diagram-design 38 editorial diagram and chart types, self-contained HTML https://github.com/cathrynlavery/diagram-design MIT diagram-design skill (38 editorial diagram types)
archify Validated architecture/workflow/sequence/data-flow diagrams with motion and export https://github.com/tt-a1i/archify MIT archify skill (verifiable architecture diagrams)
frontend-slides Animation-rich HTML presentations from scratch or from PPTX https://github.com/zarazhangrui/frontend-slides MIT frontend-slides skill (HTML presentations)
guizang-ppt-skill Single-file HTML decks in magazine or Swiss style with presenter view (Chinese) https://github.com/op7418/guizang-ppt-skill AGPL-3.0 guizang-ppt-skill (magazine and Swiss-style HTML decks)
Threejs-Awesome-Graphics-Agent-Skills 24 three.js skills for scenes and effects, with a router skill https://github.com/scottstts/Threejs-Awesome-Graphics-Agent-Skills MIT scottstts/Threejs-Awesome-Graphics-Agent-Skills
Jay Scambler: isometric system map Prompt: "Analyze [repo] at latest main. Create an isometric system map with legend and explainer panel; infrastructure as 3D buildings on a grid; dependencies tracing real control/data paths; cite files." https://x.com/JayScambler/status/2088356230968287547 post
eli5 (Anthropic internal) Tweet: "/eli5 <topic>": explain like I know nothing, as an HTML artifact with big pictures and few words. No public repo https://x.com/trq212/status/2090884854590382515 post

Video, demos, and media

Name What it does Upstream License Wiki page
video-use Edit any video by conversation: transcribe, cut, grade, overlays, subtitles https://github.com/browser-use/video-use MIT video-use skill (edit video by conversation)
claude-video (/watch) Let the agent watch a video: yt-dlp, frames, transcript https://github.com/bradautomates/claude-video MIT watch skill (claude-video: let the agent watch a video)
Recordly Desktop app (Mac/Windows/Linux) for polished demo videos: auto-zoom, cursor polish, webcam bubble, timeline; not a skill https://github.com/webadderallorg/Recordly AGPL-3.0
Record and replay (ChatGPT/Codex docs) Docs page on recording a browser session and replaying it as an automation in ChatGPT apps; closed product docs https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/extend/record-and-replay docs
omarsar0: YouTube slides to Obsidian Tweet: unreleased skill that extracts slides from YouTube videos and writes notes, images, transcript into an Obsidian vault https://x.com/omarsar0/status/2059281679961768442 post

Research, science, and knowledge

Name What it does Upstream License Wiki page
last30days What people said about a topic in the last 30 days across Reddit, X, YouTube, HN, and more https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill MIT last30days skill (what people said about a topic recently)
scientific-agent-skills 163 validated science skills and 100+ databases (bio, chem, medicine) https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills MIT K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills (AI Scientist skills)
academic-research-skills Research, write, review, revise, finalize pipeline for papers https://github.com/Imbad0202/academic-research-skills CC-BY-NC-4.0 Imbad0202/academic-research-skills
ARIS (Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep) Markdown-only skills for autonomous ML research, review loops, and paper pipelines https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep MIT ARIS: Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep
notebooklm-py Python API, CLI, and skill for Google NotebookLM https://github.com/teng-lin/notebooklm-py MIT notebooklm skill (notebooklm-py)
notebooklm-skill Smaller skill that lets Claude Code talk to your NotebookLM notebooks https://github.com/PleasePrompto/notebooklm-skill MIT
book-to-skill Turn a book PDF into a skill of its frameworks and techniques https://github.com/virgiliojr94/book-to-skill MIT book-to-skill skill
anydoc Convert Office, OpenDocument, EPUB, CSV, and PDF to Markdown https://github.com/firecrawl/anydoc MIT convert-documents-to-markdown skill (Firecrawl anydoc)
Skill_Seekers Turn docs sites, repos, and PDFs into skills with conflict detection https://github.com/yusufkaraaslan/Skill_Seekers MIT skill-seekers skill (turn docs and repos into skills)
graphify Codebase and docs to a queryable knowledge graph; installs always-on instructions https://github.com/Graphify-Labs/graphify Apache-2.0 graphify (codebase knowledge graph for agents)
dair-academy-plugins learn, llm-council, wiki-builder and other teaching-style plugins https://github.com/dair-ai/dair-academy-plugins MIT dair-ai/dair-academy-plugins
obsidian-skills Obsidian CLI, Markdown, Bases, JSON Canvas, defuddle https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills MIT kepano/obsidian-skills (Obsidian CLI and open formats)
tyler and other econ skills Tweet plus page: /tyler converts a folder of academic PDFs into a token-efficient Markdown wiki; Diebolt simulates peer review; EHRstyle applies a journal house style https://johanfourie.com/econtools.html see site
x-article-publisher-skill Publish Markdown articles to X Articles from Claude Code https://github.com/wshuyi/x-article-publisher-skill MIT
Taiwan.md Tweet: AI-native open knowledge base about Taiwan, 656 articles, llms.txt; an example of an agent-friendly corpus, not a skill https://x.com/chenzeling4/status/2051862981374312681 post
Dan Koe: remember what you read X article "How to remember everything you read (stop trying)"; essay, not a skill https://x.com/thedankoe/status/2081415714636996844 article
30-seconds-of-code Coding articles and snippets; reference material, not a skill https://github.com/Chalarangelo/30-seconds-of-code CC-BY-4.0
app-ideas Collection of application ideas for practice projects; not a skill https://github.com/florinpop17/app-ideas MIT

Marketing, SEO, and product

Name What it does Upstream License Wiki page
claude-seo Universal SEO skill: 25 sub-skills, 18 sub-agents, GEO/AEO https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/claude-seo MIT seo skill (claude-seo: 25 sub-skills, 18 sub-agents)
marketingskills 50 marketing skills: CRO, copywriting, SEO, ads, email, social, pricing https://github.com/coreyhaines31/marketingskills MIT coreyhaines31/marketingskills (marketing skills for agents)
pm-skills 100+ product-management skills, commands, and plugins https://github.com/phuryn/pm-skills MIT phuryn/pm-skills (PM Skills Marketplace)
"claude marketing thing / instagram" Named in the request with no URL. Closest matches: the social skill in marketingskills (Instagram, LinkedIn, X, TikTok) and the Marketing and Sales section of awesome-openclaw-skills n/a
Ruben Hassid: skill library Tweet listing his daily skills: /grill-me, /humanizer, /fact-checker and more, offered via his newsletter; no repo link https://x.com/rubenhassid/status/2082420878785089799 post
Corey Ganim: sellable plugin Video tweet: the Claude plugin he would build and sell for $1,000 to $2,000; no repo https://x.com/coreyganim/status/2077175964476346676 post

Security

Name What it does Upstream License Wiki page
Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 817 cybersecurity skills mapped to MITRE ATT&CK, ATLAS, D3FEND, F3, NIST AI RMF (community project) https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills Apache-2.0 mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills (817 security skills)

Memory, context, and planning

Name What it does Upstream License Wiki page
memU Personal memory across agents; SKILL.md installs it into whichever host you are https://github.com/NevaMind-AI/memU Apache-2.0 memU install skill (personal memory across agents)
Agent-Skills-for-Context-Engineering Skills about context management, memory, multi-agent design, evaluation https://github.com/muratcankoylan/Agent-Skills-for-Context-Engineering MIT muratcankoylan/Agent-Skills-for-Context-Engineering
planning-with-files task_plan.md, findings.md, progress.md kept on disk with hooks https://github.com/OthmanAdi/planning-with-files MIT planning-with-files skill
vision Draft and stress-test a VISION.md so agents stop needing you as the bottleneck https://github.com/kunchenguid/vision MIT vision skill (write a VISION.md)
loop-me Grill the user about workflow specs (Matt Pocock) https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/blob/main/skills/in-progress/loop-me/SKILL.md MIT loop-me skill (Matt Pocock)
loopy Library and skill for repeatable, audited agent loops https://github.com/Forward-Future/loopy MIT loopy skill (repeatable agent loops)
mattpocock/skills grill-me, grill-with-docs, handoff, tdd, domain-modeling, improve-codebase-architecture, retro https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills MIT mattpocock/skills (Skills for Real Engineers)
distilly (colleague-skill) Distill how a person thinks into an evidence-grounded reusable profile https://github.com/titanwings/colleague-skill MIT distilly skill (colleague-skill: distill how a person thinks)
deer-flow ByteDance super-agent harness (sub-agents, memory, sandboxes, skills, message gateway); a platform, not a skill; ships 33 built-in skills https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow MIT
Shann Holmberg: grill bundle Tweet explaining the grill-me / grilling / grill-with-docs / domain-modeling bundle https://x.com/shannholmberg/status/2080659768688169323 post
vikvang1: grill-me Tweet: /grill-me is barely 10 lines of text, very bitter-lesson https://x.com/vikvang1/status/2088065672735555684 post
Matt Pocock: /handoff Tweet: "/handoff might be my new favourite skill" https://x.com/mattpocockuk/status/2052489881088049407 post
pvncher: multi-agent orchestration X article "Practical multi-agent orchestration in Codex"; essay, not a skill https://x.com/pvncher/status/2080707291603407077 article

Coding methodology

Name What it does Upstream License Wiki page
superpowers Skills framework and dev methodology: brainstorm, plan, TDD, debug, verify https://github.com/obra/superpowers MIT obra/superpowers (skills framework and dev methodology)
andrej-karpathy-skills One CLAUDE.md of Karpathy-derived rules against LLM coding pitfalls https://github.com/multica-ai/andrej-karpathy-skills MIT Andrej Karpathy coding guidelines (CLAUDE.md)
Matt Pocock: /improve-codebase-architecture Tweet: the skill that rescued a vibe-coded app; lives in mattpocock/skills https://x.com/mattpocockuk/status/2086838432102228008 post
gstack Garry Tan's Claude Code setup: 23 opinionated tools acting as CEO, designer, eng manager, release manager, doc engineer, and QA (browse, qa, review, ship, plan reviews, design review, investigate). The operator runs it locally; listed under 'Skills by Garry Tan (gstack)' in awesome-agent-skills https://github.com/garrytan/gstack MIT
SLAP skill Named in the request with no URL; no public skill by that name found. Possibly the "single level of abstraction principle" as a refactoring rule n/a
yanhua1010: installed skills Tweet listing anthropics/skills, superpowers, planning-with-files, x-article-publisher, notebooklm-skill https://x.com/yanhua1010/status/2010690881397940340 post

Catalogs and registries

Name What it does Upstream License Wiki page
Agent Skills specification The SKILL.md format and how agents load skills https://github.com/agentskills/agentskills Apache-2.0 Agent Skills specification (agentskills/agentskills)
anthropics/skills Anthropic official skills (docx, pptx, xlsx, pdf, frontend-design, mcp-builder) https://github.com/anthropics/skills per-skill anthropics/skills (Anthropic official skills)
openai/skills Skills Catalog for Codex https://github.com/openai/skills per-skill openai/skills (Skills Catalog for Codex)
awesome-agent-skills 1000+ skills by official teams and community (VoltAgent) https://github.com/VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills MIT VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills (1000+ skills, official teams and community)
awesome-openclaw-skills 5,400+ OpenClaw registry skills, categorised https://github.com/VoltAgent/awesome-openclaw-skills MIT VoltAgent/awesome-openclaw-skills (5,400+ OpenClaw skills)
awesome-claude-skills Composio curated list plus 832 app-integration skills https://github.com/ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills Apache-2.0 ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills
awesome-llm-apps 100+ agent and RAG apps plus agent_skills https://github.com/Shubhamsaboo/awesome-llm-apps Apache-2.0 Shubhamsaboo/awesome-llm-apps (agents, skills, RAG apps)
agentic-awesome-skills AAS Core: 2,000+ skills with CLI, MCP, bundles, workflows https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills MIT sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills (AAS Core, 2,000+ skills)
vercel-labs/agent-skills Vercel official skills and the skills CLI https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills MIT vercel-labs/agent-skills (Vercel official skills)

Adding a skill page

Make a page skill-<name> with a one-paragraph "what it does and when", a table (upstream, license, author, fetched date), an install section, and the SKILL.md verbatim under ## SKILL.md (verbatim) only if the licence is MIT, Apache-2.0, BSD, ISC, MPL-2.0, CC0, CC-BY, or CC-BY-SA; otherwise summarise in your own words and say "Not reproduced". Then add a row here. See How to edit.