How to Find AI Agent Skills on GitHub — Complete Guide
There are over 5,000 AI agent skills on GitHub. But finding the right one takes more than a random search. This guide shows you exactly how to discover, evaluate, and install the best skills for Claude Code, Cursor, and other AI coding tools.
Method 1: Use SkillsNav (Fastest)
We have already done the hard work — 5,300+ skills ranked by real GitHub stars, with install commands and full descriptions. Start at our homepage, browse categories, or use the sidebar to drill into specific topics like Coding or MCP Servers.
Method 2: GitHub Search
Want to find skills yourself? Here are the exact search queries to use:
| What you want | GitHub search |
|---|---|
| All SKILL.md files | filename:SKILL.md |
| Skills by topic | filename:SKILL.md security |
| Most popular first | filename:SKILL.md sort:stars |
| Recently added | filename:SKILL.md sort:updated |
| From a specific repo | repo:anthropics/skills filename:SKILL.md |
Method 3: Curated Awesome Lists
Several GitHub repositories aggregate the best skills. The largest is sickn33/antigravity-awesome-skills (41K ★) with 820+ categorized skills. Other notable collections include anthropics/skills (153K ★), mattpocock/skills (138K ★), and obra/superpowers (235K ★).
How to Evaluate a Skill
Before installing, check 4 things:
- GitHub Stars — More stars = more community validation. Above 1,000 ★ is solid. Above 10,000 ★ is battle-tested.
- Description quality — A good SKILL.md clearly states WHEN to use it and WHAT it does. Vague skills waste your context window.
- Recency — Skills from 2024 may use outdated APIs. Check the last commit date.
- Risk level — SkillsNav labels each skill as Safe/Critical. Never install a skill marked Critical without reviewing its source code.
How to Install a Skill
For Claude Code: copy the SKILL.md to ~/.claude/skills/. For Cursor: copy the SKILL.md content into .cursorrules. Each skill page on SkillsNav has one-click copy install commands.
See our Beginner Guide for step-by-step instructions.
Common Mistakes
- Installing too many skills at once — Skills consume context tokens. Start with 3-5 and add more as needed.
- Not reading the SKILL.md first — Some skills trigger on keywords you use in normal conversation, causing unexpected behavior.
- Ignoring the source repo — Always check the original GitHub repository. A skill from an abandoned repo may be outdated.
Start Finding Skills Now
Browse our 5,300+ skills ranked by real GitHub stars — daily updates, install commands, and full documentation. Or search directly on GitHub.