Description
using-agent-skills is a meta-skill from Addy Osmani's agent-skills collection that helps an agent discover the right skill for the work in front of it. The collection contains engineering workflow skills organized by development phase, and each one encodes a process that senior engineers follow. This meta-skill is meant to be used when a session starts, or whenever it is unclear which skill or workflow applies to the current task. Its method is skill discovery: when a task arrives, the agent identifies the development phase it belongs to and applies the skill that matches that phase. The collection spans phases such as defining an idea, writing a spec, planning, building, testing, reviewing, and shipping, and this meta-skill is the entry point for choosing among them. The skill is listed on skills.sh, with its security audit results shown there. It suits anyone who installs several of the collection's skills and wants the agent to pick the right one at each stage, rather than relying on a single generic workflow for every task.…
Highlights
- Entry point for choosing a skill
- Skills organized by development phase
- Applies the matching phase workflow
- Start-of-session discovery
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using-agent-skills FAQ
What does the using-agent-skills skill do?
It helps an agent discover which skill or workflow applies to the current task, based on the development phase it belongs to.
How do I install it?
Run: npx skills add https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills --skill using-agent-skills
When should I use it?
When a session starts, or when it is unclear which skill fits the task at hand.
What does the collection cover?
Engineering workflow skills for each development phase, each encoding a process that senior engineers follow.
What security checks has it passed?
skills.sh lists three audits: Gen Agent Trust Hub Pass, Socket Pass and Snyk Pass.
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