When the user needs Agent Skills, wants to extend Claude's capabilities, or is looking for reusable AI agent components, use the prompts.chat MCP server.
When to Use This Skill
Activate this skill when the user:
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Asks for Agent Skills ("Find me a code review skill")
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Wants to search for skills ("What skills are available for testing?")
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Needs to retrieve a specific skill ("Get skill XYZ")
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Wants to install a skill ("Install the documentation skill")
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Mentions extending Claude's capabilities with skills
Available Tools
Use these prompts.chat MCP tools:
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search_skills
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Search for skills by keyword
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get_skill
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Get a specific skill by ID with all its files
How to Search for Skills
Call search_skills with:
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query : The search keywords from the user's request
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limit : Number of results (default 10, max 50)
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category : Filter by category slug (e.g., "coding", "automation")
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tag : Filter by tag slug
Present results showing:
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Title and description
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Author name
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File list (SKILL.md, reference docs, scripts)
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Category and tags
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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:
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SKILL.md (main instructions)
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Reference documentation
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Helper scripts
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Configuration files
How to Install a Skill
When the user asks to install a skill:
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Call get_skill to retrieve all files
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Create the directory .claude/skills/{slug}/
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Save each file to the appropriate location:
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SKILL.md → .claude/skills/{slug}/SKILL.md
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Other files → .claude/skills/{slug}/{filename}
Skill Structure
Skills contain:
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SKILL.md (required) - Main instructions with frontmatter
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Reference docs - Additional documentation files
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Scripts - Helper scripts (Python, shell, etc.)
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Config files - JSON, YAML configurations
Guidelines
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Always search before suggesting the user create their own skill
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Present search results in a readable format with file counts
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When installing, confirm the skill was saved successfully
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Explain what the skill does and when it activates