skill-scout

Topics in the source

• Skill Scout
• When to Use
• How It Works
• Step 1 - Capture Intent
• Step 2 - Search Local Sources
• Step 3 - Search Remote Sources
• Step 4 - Vet External Matches
• Step 5 - Rank Results

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. 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. 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. Search installed and marketplace skill names first. Local sources are preferred because they are already part of the user's environment. Then search frontmatter descriptions: Use available GitHub and web search tools. Prefer concise queries: For web search, use at most three targeted queries such as: Before recommending any external skill for adopti

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