Best Agent Skills with Taste
Curated skills that keep your agent’s work free of AI slop, for ChatGPT, Claude, Codex and more.
Picked for taste, tested on real work
Each result below was made by the skill named under it, following its own instructions. The brands inside are invented examples.
Rising now
Blue: installs in the last 24 hours, counted by skills.sh (Oct 20, 2026). Orange: US Google searches in September 2026, each well above its 12-month average (PageGun keyword data).
Start with the result you want
Every card shows something the skill really made when we ran it on a brief. Skills we have not run yet are listed under “See all”.
Pitch decks & slides
Reports, PDFs & spreadsheets
Websites & landing pages
Launch & explainer videos
Writing that sounds like you
SEO & marketing
Posters, banners & diagrams
Data & spreadsheets
Most installed, picked for taste
The twelve skills people install most, from our curated set. Each has a page with example prompts and install steps. Install counts from skills.sh, Oct 20, 2026.
- 1 Coding by Vercel Labs Premium
Agent Browser
Lets your agent drive a real browser: open sites, fill forms, click, take screenshots and test web apps.
1.2M installs
- 2 Websites by Anthropic Premium
Frontend Design
Gives pages a distinctive look, with deliberate typography and layout, so they do not look like a template.
1M installs
- 3 Coding by Matt Pocock Free
Code Review
Reviews a branch two ways at once: does it follow your coding standards, and does it match what was asked.
769.1K installs
- 4 Video by HeyGen Premium
Brand Reels & Montages
Builds longer or multi-scene videos: brand and sizzle reels, montages, title cards and footage remixes.
649.8K installs
- 5 Websites by Leonxlnx Premium
Taste Skill
Art direction for websites drawn from 247 award-gallery sites, then checks the result in a real browser.
644.9K installs
- 6 Writing by Julius Brussee Free
Caveman
Makes your agent answer in short, blunt sentences: answer first, no fluff, every fact kept.
583.4K installs
- 7 Video by HeyGen Premium
Product Launch Video
Turns a product page, script or brief into a launch or promo video.
529.6K installs
- 8 Video by HeyGen Premium
Faceless Explainer
Turns an article, notes or a topic into an explainer video with invented visuals for each scene.
512.8K installs
- 9 Coding by Matt Pocock Premium
Git Guardrails
Blocks risky git commands before Claude Code can run them.
486.9K installs
- 10 Video by HeyGen Premium
Music to Video
Turns a music track into a beat-synced video: a lyric video, slideshow or kinetic promo.
412.3K installs
- 11 Coding by Anthropic Free
Skill Creator
Helps you write your own agent skill, test it on sample prompts and improve it step by step.
410.8K installs
- 12 Websites by Next Level Builder Premium
UI UX Pro Max
Design know-how for websites and apps, with searchable libraries of styles, color palettes and font pairings.
405.8K installs
Curated, not piled up
Every skill, shown with a real result
A skill is a set of written instructions your AI app follows. That is hard to judge from a description, so we ran skills ourselves and kept what they made: a poster, a website, a deck, a launch video. The skill that made each one is named right under it. We pick skills, and we do not claim to have written them.
- Real results, made by the skill named under each one
- Every skill shows its author, licence and file list
- Honest labels: Free, Premium, or built into Claude
How to use a skill
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Pick the result
Start from what you want to make, such as a deck, a report or a video, not from a tool name.
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Add it to your app
Choose ChatGPT, Claude, Codex and more on the skill page. Most take one paste or one upload.
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Ask in plain words
Say what you need. Your app opens the skill when your request matches it.
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Check what it made
Every skill says what it ships and shows a real example where we have one.
Add it to your app
Add taste to the app you use
No terminal needed. Pick your app and follow the plain steps, or paste one ready-made prompt and let the app do the copying.
See skills for every appAdd a skill to the app you use
ChatGPT by OpenAI
Skills come inside plugins, and work in ChatGPT on the web, desktop and mobile. The desktop app also holds standalone skills.
- 1 Get skills by adding a plugin that includes them. ChatGPT and Codex share one plugin directory, and a plugin can carry one or more skills.
- 2 In a chat, type @ and pick a skill. ChatGPT can also choose a skill on its own when your request matches what the skill is for.
- 3 In the ChatGPT desktop app, your skills are listed under Skills in the sidebar.
To make your own, describe the workflow to @skill-creator in ChatGPT Work and it drafts a skill for you.
Claude app by Anthropic
Claude can create documents with built-in skills or use a custom skill uploaded as a ZIP. Claude Code has a separate installation process.
- 1 In Settings > Capabilities, enable Code execution and file creation (also called Create and edit files). Team and Enterprise users may need an owner to enable skills in Organization settings > Plugins & skills.
- 2 For a custom skill you already have, package its folder with SKILL.md and supporting files as a ZIP. In Customize > Skills, choose +, Create skill, then Upload a skill.
- 3 Enable the uploaded skill, then ask for a task that matches it. For built-in document skills, just ask Claude to create the document.
The current Claude Help Center lists Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise. Organization policy can restrict uploads and sharing. Chat runs code in an isolated environment; uploading a skill does not give it your local project, coding-agent tools or unrestricted network access.
Codex by OpenAI
Reads skills from a skills folder on your computer. Ask it to install one of OpenAI's curated skills by name.
- 1 In Codex, type $skill-installer followed by a skill name (for example $skill-installer linear) to add a skill from OpenAI's curated list.
- 2 For any other skill, paste the install prompt below and Codex puts it in your skills folder.
- 3 Type $ or run /skills to pick a skill, or just ask: Codex uses a skill when your request matches it.
Install prompt: paste this into Codex
I downloaded the agent skill "Humanizer" as humanizer.zip. Unzip it and copy the humanizer folder into ~/.agents/skills. Before you finish, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example with the Humanizer skill, after you download it. Every skill page has its own steps.
- Skills folder:
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~/.agents/skills
Claude Code by Anthropic
Reads skills from a skills folder. Skills can also arrive inside Claude Code plugins.
- 1 Paste the install prompt below and Claude Code puts the skill in your skills folder.
- 2 New skills are picked up while you work. Claude uses a skill when your request matches it, or you can call it by name with /.
Install prompt: paste this into Claude Code
I downloaded the agent skill "Humanizer" as humanizer.zip. Unzip it and copy the humanizer folder into ~/.claude/skills. Before you finish, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example with the Humanizer skill, after you download it. Every skill page has its own steps.
- Skills folder:
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~/.claude/skills
Cursor
Cursor discovers skill folders and can run their scripts through Agent tools. Discovery alone does not confirm that a skill can run in your project.
- 1 For a skill you already have, keep SKILL.md and its supporting files together in .cursor/skills/<skill-name>/ inside your project. Use ~/.cursor/skills/<skill-name>/ for local personal skills.
- 2 Start a new Agent chat. Open Customize > Skills to check that the skill is discovered, or type / in chat and search for its name.
- 3 Try a small task and inspect the result. Scripts still need their dependencies, file access and any permissions required by your Run Mode. A skill appearing in the menu is only a discovery check.
Install prompt: paste this into Cursor
I downloaded the agent skill "Humanizer" as humanizer.zip. Unzip it and copy the humanizer folder into ~/.cursor/skills. Before you finish, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example with the Humanizer skill, after you download it. Every skill page has its own steps.
- Skills folder:
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~/.cursor/skills(also reads~/.agents/skills,~/.claude/skills,~/.codex/skills)
These steps cover local Cursor. Personal skill folders do not automatically reach cloud or remote sessions. Cloud Agents can use synced ~/.cursor/skills/ skills; repository skills are needed for automations. Scripts can be limited by sandbox file and network rules or team settings.
GitHub Copilot by GitHub
Copilot in VS Code, the Copilot app and the Copilot CLI read skills from a skills folder.
- 1 Paste the install prompt below into Copilot's agent mode and it puts the skill in your skills folder.
- 2 In VS Code you can also manage skills in the Agent Customizations editor.
Install prompt: paste this into GitHub Copilot
I downloaded the agent skill "Humanizer" as humanizer.zip. Unzip it and copy the humanizer folder into ~/.copilot/skills. Before you finish, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example with the Humanizer skill, after you download it. Every skill page has its own steps.
- Skills folder:
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~/.copilot/skills(also reads~/.agents/skills)
Gemini CLI by Google
Reads skills from a skills folder and asks for your consent before it uses one.
- 1 Paste the install prompt below and Gemini CLI puts the skill in your skills folder.
- 2 Gemini asks for your OK when a skill is activated. /skills enable and /skills disable turn skills on and off.
Install prompt: paste this into Gemini CLI
I downloaded the agent skill "Humanizer" as humanizer.zip. Unzip it and copy the humanizer folder into ~/.gemini/skills. Before you finish, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example with the Humanizer skill, after you download it. Every skill page has its own steps.
- Skills folder:
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~/.gemini/skills(also reads~/.agents/skills)
Windsurf
Cascade reads skills from a skills folder. You can also manage them in Cascade's Customizations panel.
- 1 Paste the install prompt below into Cascade and it puts the skill in your skills folder.
- 2 Manage skills in Cascade under Customizations, then Skills.
Install prompt: paste this into Windsurf
I downloaded the agent skill "Humanizer" as humanizer.zip. Unzip it and copy the humanizer folder into ~/.codeium/windsurf/skills. Before you finish, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example with the Humanizer skill, after you download it. Every skill page has its own steps.
- Skills folder:
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~/.codeium/windsurf/skills
Kiro
Kiro's default agent loads skills from its skills folder with no setup.
- 1 Paste the install prompt below and Kiro puts the skill in your skills folder.
Install prompt: paste this into Kiro
I downloaded the agent skill "Humanizer" as humanizer.zip. Unzip it and copy the humanizer folder into ~/.kiro/skills. Before you finish, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example with the Humanizer skill, after you download it. Every skill page has its own steps.
- Skills folder:
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~/.kiro/skills
Antigravity by Google
Reads skills from its skills folder.
- 1 Paste the install prompt below and Antigravity puts the skill in your skills folder.
Install prompt: paste this into Antigravity
I downloaded the agent skill "Humanizer" as humanizer.zip. Unzip it and copy the humanizer folder into ~/.gemini/antigravity/skills. Before you finish, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example with the Humanizer skill, after you download it. Every skill page has its own steps.
- Skills folder:
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~/.gemini/antigravity/skills
OpenCode
Reads skills from its own folder plus the shared .agents and Claude Code folders.
- 1 Paste the install prompt below and OpenCode puts the skill in your skills folder.
Install prompt: paste this into OpenCode
I downloaded the agent skill "Humanizer" as humanizer.zip. Unzip it and copy the humanizer folder into ~/.config/opencode/skills. Before you finish, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example with the Humanizer skill, after you download it. Every skill page has its own steps.
- Skills folder:
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~/.config/opencode/skills(also reads~/.agents/skills,~/.claude/skills)
Cline
Reads skills from the shared .agents skills folder.
- 1 Paste the install prompt below and Cline puts the skill in your skills folder.
Install prompt: paste this into Cline
I downloaded the agent skill "Humanizer" as humanizer.zip. Unzip it and copy the humanizer folder into ~/.agents/skills. Before you finish, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example with the Humanizer skill, after you download it. Every skill page has its own steps.
- Skills folder:
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~/.agents/skills
Amp
Reads skills from several folders, and skills can bring their own connectors.
- 1 Paste the install prompt below and Amp puts the skill in your skills folder.
Install prompt: paste this into Amp
I downloaded the agent skill "Humanizer" as humanizer.zip. Unzip it and copy the humanizer folder into ~/.config/agents/skills. Before you finish, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example with the Humanizer skill, after you download it. Every skill page has its own steps.
- Skills folder:
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~/.config/agents/skills(also reads~/.agents/skills,~/.config/amp/skills,~/.claude/skills)
Goose by Block
Loads skills through its built-in Summon extension (version 1.25 and later).
- 1 Paste the install prompt below and Goose puts the skill in your skills folder.
- 2 Type /skills to see what Goose has loaded.
Install prompt: paste this into Goose
I downloaded the agent skill "Humanizer" as humanizer.zip. Unzip it and copy the humanizer folder into ~/.agents/skills. Before you finish, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example with the Humanizer skill, after you download it. Every skill page has its own steps.
- Skills folder:
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~/.agents/skills(also reads~/.claude/skills)
OpenClaw
Reads skills from a skills folder in your workspace and from shared folders. Skills are shared on ClawHub, and OpenClaw can install them for you.
- 1 Paste the install prompt below and OpenClaw puts the skill in your skills folder.
- 2 To use OpenClaw's own installer, run openclaw skills install followed by the skill's owner and name. By default it installs into your current workspace.
- 3 Add --global to that command to share the skill with every agent on your computer.
- 4 OpenClaw can also install straight from a Git repository or from a skills.sh reference.
Install prompt: paste this into OpenClaw
I downloaded the agent skill "Humanizer" as humanizer.zip. Unzip it and copy the humanizer folder into ~/.openclaw/skills. Before you finish, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example with the Humanizer skill, after you download it. Every skill page has its own steps.
- Skills folder:
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~/.openclaw/skills(also reads~/.agents/skills)
Hermes Agent by Nous Research
Keeps all its skills in one skills folder in your home directory. It follows the open Agent Skills standard and can install skills from several catalogs.
- 1 Paste the install prompt below and Hermes puts the skill in your skills folder.
- 2 Or run hermes skills install followed by a skill reference. Hermes scans the skill for safety before it installs.
- 3 Every installed skill becomes a slash command, so type / and the skill's name. Hermes also picks a skill when your request matches it.
Install prompt: paste this into Hermes Agent
I downloaded the agent skill "Humanizer" as humanizer.zip. Unzip it and copy the humanizer folder into ~/.hermes/skills. Before you finish, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example with the Humanizer skill, after you download it. Every skill page has its own steps.
- Skills folder:
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~/.hermes/skills
VS Code by Microsoft
Copilot in VS Code loads Agent Skills from skills folders in your project or your home directory.
- 1 Paste the install prompt below into Copilot's agent mode and it puts the skill in your skills folder.
- 2 Type /skills in the chat box to open the Configure Skills menu.
- 3 Or click Open Customizations in the chat title bar and pick Skills to see, install and manage skills.
Install prompt: paste this into VS Code
I downloaded the agent skill "Humanizer" as humanizer.zip. Unzip it and copy the humanizer folder into ~/.copilot/skills. Before you finish, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.
Example with the Humanizer skill, after you download it. Every skill page has its own steps.
- Skills folder:
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~/.copilot/skills(also reads~/.claude/skills,~/.agents/skills)
Find a skill your way
By the job in front of you, by topic, by what it makes, or by the app you use.
By job
By topic
Only use Claude? Our sister site Best Claude Apps covers connectors and plugins, and Best GPT Apps covers ChatGPT apps.
Where skills live in each app
The same skill folder works almost everywhere; only the place you put it changes. Checked against each app’s documentation.
| App | Where your skills go | How to add one |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPTOpenAI | Inside plugins; the desktop app also lists skills in the sidebar | Add a plugin that includes skills, then type @ |
| ClaudeAnthropic | Settings > Features (upload a .zip) | Upload the skill as a .zip |
| CodexOpenAI | ~/.agents/skills | Type $skill-installer, or paste an install prompt |
| Claude CodeAnthropic | ~/.claude/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent |
| Cursor | ~/.cursor/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent |
| GitHub CopilotGitHub | ~/.copilot/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent |
| Gemini CLIGoogle | ~/.gemini/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent |
| Windsurf | ~/.codeium/windsurf/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent |
| Kiro | ~/.kiro/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent |
| AntigravityGoogle | ~/.gemini/antigravity/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent |
| OpenCode | ~/.config/opencode/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent |
| Cline | ~/.agents/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent |
| Amp | ~/.config/agents/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent |
| GooseBlock | ~/.agents/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent |
| OpenClaw | ~/.openclaw/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent |
| Hermes AgentNous Research | ~/.hermes/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent |
| VS CodeMicrosoft | ~/.copilot/skills | Paste an install prompt into the agent |
A folder path starting with ~ is in your home folder. Many agents also read the shared ~/.agents/skills folder.
The basics
What is an agent skill?
Think of it as a playbook you hand to a new colleague. It is a folder with written instructions for one kind of job, and sometimes templates, examples or small programs that do the fiddly parts.
Anthropic created the format, and in December 2025 published it as an open standard. That is why the same skill can work in ChatGPT, Codex, Copilot, Cursor, Gemini and dozens of other apps.
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Your app knows the summary
It keeps a short description of every skill you have, so it knows what is available without reading them all.
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Your request matches a skill
Ask for a pitch deck and the app opens the slide skill and reads its full instructions.
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Extras load only if needed
Templates, reference files and programs inside the skill are used only when the job calls for them.
Skills, connectors, instructions and plugins
Four words you will see in every AI app's settings, and what each one is for.
| Thing | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Skill | Know-how for one kind of job. Used only when your request matches.“Turn this into a pitch deck” brings in a slide skill. | “Turn this into a pitch deck” brings in a slide skill. |
| Connector (MCP) | A live link to another service, so the agent can read data or act there.“What is on my calendar at 3pm?” uses a calendar connector. | “What is on my calendar at 3pm?” uses a calendar connector. |
| Custom instructions | Standing notes that apply to every chat or project, all the time.“Always write in British English.” | “Always write in British English.” |
| Plugin | A package that bundles skills and connectors so they install together.In ChatGPT, skills arrive inside plugins. | In ChatGPT, skills arrive inside plugins. |
Pick skills like you pick software
A skill is mostly plain text, but that text tells your agent what to do, and some skills ship programs it will run. Most are fine. Some are not.
What a 2026 scan found
- 13.4%
- of scanned skills had a critical issue
- 76
- confirmed malicious payloads
- 3,984
- skills scanned from ClawHub and skills.sh
Source: Snyk ToxicSkills study, February 2026. The malicious ones tried to steal passwords and keys, open backdoors or send data away.
Check a skill in two minutes
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Start with curated picks. Every skill here is picked by us, names its author and shows its licence, so you know where it came from.
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See whether it runs programs. Each skill page shows how many program files it ships. Program files are common, but they are what can touch your computer.
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Treat “prerequisites” as a red flag. Never download an extra file, paste a password or API key, or run a command you don’t understand because a skill says so. A 2026 malware wave on ClawHub worked exactly this way.
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Let your agent show you first. Our install prompts ask the agent to list every file, explain any scripts and stop if it sees requests for passwords, keys or outside downloads.
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Read the file list. Every downloadable skill page lists what is inside, so there are no surprises.
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Re-check after updates. A skill can change when you update it. If it suddenly asks for more, stop.
Learn the basics
Short guides in plain English.
claude skills marketplace
The Claude skills marketplace, explained in plain English
skills hub
What is a skills hub, and which one should you use?
find skills
How to find skills for Claude, ChatGPT and other AI agents
npx skills
npx skills explained for people who are not developers
skill md
What is a SKILL.md file? The agent skill file explained
skills vs mcp
Skills vs MCP: the difference, in plain English
Questions people ask
The basics of choosing, adding and trusting agent skills, in plain words.
What are agent skills?
An agent skill is a folder of instructions, sometimes with templates and small programs, that teaches an AI agent how to do one kind of job, such as making a slide deck or editing copy. The agent keeps a one-line summary of every skill in mind and reads the full instructions only when your request matches. The format was created by Anthropic and is now an open standard.
Which apps support agent skills?
This site covers 17 apps, including ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf and more. ChatGPT gets skills inside plugins; the Claude app takes .zip uploads; the rest read skills from a folder on your computer.
Do I need to code or use a terminal?
No. In the Claude app you upload a .zip in Settings > Features. In ChatGPT, skills come with plugins and you pick one by typing @. In agents that work with files, such as Codex, Copilot or Cursor, you can paste an install prompt and the agent does the copying for you.
Are agent skills free?
26 of the skills here are Free with a sign-in, and the rest are Premium. Every skill page, preview and install step is public. Licences differ: many skills are MIT or Apache-2.0, and a few, like Claude’s Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF skills, are built into the app and not available to download.
Is this a skills marketplace?
It is a curated one. We pick skills, explain each in plain words with example prompts and show how to add it to your app. We do not write them: each page names the author and the licence.
What is the difference between a skill and an MCP connector?
A skill is know-how: instructions (and sometimes programs) for how to do a task. A connector, built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP), is a live link to another service, such as your calendar or Notion, so the agent can read data or take actions there. They work well together.
Are agent skills safe?
Not automatically. A skill can tell your agent to run programs on your computer. In February 2026 Snyk scanned 3,984 skills and found critical issues in 13.4% of them, including 76 confirmed malicious payloads. Prefer curated picks, read what a skill contains before installing, and never follow a skill that asks for passwords or extra downloads.
Can I make my own skill?
Yes. A skill is just a folder with a SKILL.md text file inside. The Skill Creator skill here helps you write and test one, and our guide explains what goes in the file.
Ready to find your first skill?
Pick a result, add the skill to your app, then ask for it in plain words.