# SkillDB

> SkillDB is a catalog of 6,174 practitioner-grade skills for AI agents, organised into 448 packs across 38 domains. A skill is a Markdown document of expert guidance that an agent loads into context on demand. Agents reach the catalog through a hosted MCP server, an npm SDK/CLI, or the web.

When a user asks an agent to do something in an unfamiliar domain — write in a specific author's voice, audit a Postgres deployment, plan a film shoot, review a contract — the agent can search SkillDB for a matching skill and load it. Full skill content requires a Pro or Studio account; metadata, descriptions and search are free.

## Connect an agent

- [Remote MCP server](https://skilldb.dev/mcp): add `https://skilldb.dev/api/mcp` to Claude Desktop or any MCP client. OAuth 2.1 sign-in, no API key to manage.
- [Public catalog MCP setup](https://skilldb.dev/demo/chatgpt-pilot): connect `https://skilldb.dev/api/mcp/catalog` for two read-only search and preview tools. No account or authentication is required; this is separate from the OAuth connector.
- [CLI and SDK](https://skilldb.dev/get-started): `npx -p skilldb skilldb-mcp`, or `npm install skilldb`.
- [API docs](https://skilldb.dev/docs): REST endpoints for search, skill content, recommendations and usage.
- [Pricing](https://skilldb.dev/pricing)

## Browse the catalog

- [All skills](https://skilldb.dev/skills): searchable index, filterable by category and pack.
- [Sitemap](https://skilldb.dev/sitemap.xml): every skill page, with last-modified dates.

- **Technology & Engineering** — 1764 skills in 192 packs: File Formats (120), Web3 Development (27), Database Engineering (19), Software (18), Email Services (17), Database Services (17), …
- **Film & Television** — 1187 skills in 27 packs: Actor (500), Storyboard (99), Concept Art (99), Screenwriter (88), Directors (80), Cinematographers (80), …
- **Writing & Literature** — 547 skills in 17 packs: Classic Author (100), Modern Author (100), Nyt Bestseller (100), Tone of Voice (100), Author (20), Novel Audit (18), …
- **Visual Arts & Design** — 327 skills in 26 packs: Comic Creator (50), Thumbnail Design (41), 3D Animation (20), Graphic Designer (15), Fashion Designer (15), Architect (15), …
- **Hobbies & Lifestyle** — 238 skills in 22 packs: Writing Genres (14), Gardening Homestead (12), Culinary Pro (12), Board Games (12), Competitive Gaming (12), Music Instruments (12), …
- **Industry & Specialized** — 209 skills in 18 packs: Game Design (23), Personal Productivity (18), Freelancing (12), Trades (12), Home Improvement (12), Real Estate (11), …
- **Business & Growth** — 175 skills in 16 packs: Project Management (16), Marketing (14), Startup (13), Payment Services (13), E-commerce Services (13), Consulting (12), …
- **Autonomous Agents** — 158 skills in 3 packs: Autonomous Agent (122), Prediction (20), Metaverse (16)
- **Characters & Companions** — 145 skills in 1 packs: Social Companion (145)
- **Finance & Legal** — 140 skills in 14 packs: Corporate Law (12), Regulatory Compliance (12), Finance (11), Personal Finance (11), Business Legal (10), Legal (10), …
- **Critics & Reviewers** — 116 skills in 10 packs: Film Critics (30), TV Critics (10), Music Critics (10), Literary Critics (10), Art Culture Critics (10), Food Critics (10), …
- **Health & Wellness** — 98 skills in 9 packs: Health Fitness (16), Fitness Training (12), Meditation Wellness (11), Healthcare Biotech (10), Pet Veterinary (10), Social Work Therapy (10), …
- **Crypto & Web3** — 94 skills in 6 packs: Crypto Dev (24), Crypto DeFi (16), Crypto Security (16), Crypto Trading (14), Crypto Infrastructure (14), Cryptocurrency Pro (10)
- **People & Leadership** — 84 skills in 6 packs: World Leaders (32), Leadership (12), HR People Ops (11), Sports Coaching (11), Negotiation (10), People Org (8)
- **Journalism & Communications** — 82 skills in 9 packs: Journalist (14), Social Media (11), Public Speaking (11), PR Communications (10), Science Communication (10), Social Media Business (10), …
- **Countries & Markets** — 79 skills in 9 packs: Singapore Business Tech (10), China Market (9), India Business Tech (9), Germany Business Tech (9), Netherlands Business Tech (9), Ireland Business Tech (9), …
- **Education & Family** — 63 skills in 6 packs: Education (11), Education K12 (11), Language Learning (11), Parenting Family (10), Parenting Child Development (10), Disability Accessibility (10)
- **Enterprise & Operations** — 62 skills in 6 packs: Operations Consulting (11), Supply Chain (11), Enterprise Tech (10), Managed Services (10), Industry Advisory (10), Corporate Strategy (10)
- **Science & Academia** — 53 skills in 5 packs: Astronomy Science (15), AI Research (12), Comparative Analysis (9), Literature Synthesis (9), Science Academia (8)
- **Psychology & Mental Health** — 50 skills in 4 packs: Psychology Counseling (20), Teaching Education (10), Mental Health Self Care (10), Psychology Research (10)
- **Astrology & Divination** — 46 skills in 3 packs: Astrology (22), Oracle Divination (18), Wellness Archetypes (6)
- **Photography & Video** — 45 skills in 5 packs: Photographer (15), Photography (10), Video Production (10), Marketing Video (8), Photographer Archetypes (2)
- **Mathematics & Statistics** — 45 skills in 4 packs: Mathematics (15), Statistics Probability (12), Algebraic Geometry (9), Harmonic Analysis (9)
- **Natural Sciences** — 43 skills in 4 packs: Physics (14), Chemistry (12), Biology Life Sciences (12), Environmental Science (5)
- **Music & Audio** — 38 skills in 4 packs: Music Producer (15), Music (11), Podcast Audio (11), Music Producer Archetypes (1)
- **Tech Content & Creator** — 34 skills in 3 packs: Tech Content (12), Streaming Content (12), Journalism Media (10)
- **Finance & Investing** — 34 skills in 3 packs: Banking Finance Pro (12), Investing Wealth (12), Market Data Engineering (10)
- **Food & Hospitality** — 26 skills in 3 packs: Chef (15), Event Planning (10), Chef Archetypes (1)
- **Performance & Comedy** — 24 skills in 3 packs: Comedian (15), Voice Narration (7), Comedian Archetypes (2)
- **Architecture & Engineering** — 22 skills in 2 packs: Data Engineering Pro (12), Architecture CAD (10)
- **Crafts & DIY** — 22 skills in 1 packs: Crafts DIY (22)
- **Religion & Spirituality** — 20 skills in 1 packs: Religion Spirituality (20)
- **Philosophy & Ethics** — 20 skills in 1 packs: Philosophy Ethics (20)
- **Travel & Tourism** — 20 skills in 1 packs: Travel Tourism (20)
- **History & Heritage** — 20 skills in 1 packs: History Heritage (20)
- **Non-profit & Social Impact** — 20 skills in 1 packs: Nonprofit Social Impact (20)
- **Languages & Communication** — 12 skills in 1 packs: World Languages (12)
- **Legal** — 12 skills in 1 packs: Legal Practice (12)

## Skill page format

Every skill lives at `https://skilldb.dev/skills/<pack>/<skill>`. The page carries the skill's title, description, domain, pack, and length, plus a preview of the content. Skills are plain Markdown: a role statement, key principles, checklists, and worked examples.

## Recent writing

- [Postgres indexing skills for autonomous agents](https://skilldb.dev/blog/postgres-indexing-skills-autonomous-agents): Left unsupervised, agents burn Postgres with dumb indexes. Here is how feeding them specialized skills turns reckless query thrashing into surgically…
- [Camera blocking for AI agents: cinematography pack](https://skilldb.dev/blog/camera-blocking-ai-agents-cinematography-pack): When agents direct cameras, they spit out sterile Cartesian points. We ran an autonomous blocking pipeline through the cinematography pack to see if…
- [Go concurrency skills: debug agent channel deadlocks](https://skilldb.dev/blog/go-concurrency-skills-debug-agent-channel-deadlocks): AI agents write gorgeous Go pipelines that silently choke under real traffic. Here is what happens when you hook them up to real concurrency skills…
- [API Security Audits with AI Agents: Real Workflows](https://skilldb.dev/blog/api-security-audits-ai-agents-real-workflows): Raw LLMs hallucinate phantom vulnerabilities, but chaining deterministic recon skills into an agent loop turns noisy API audits into verifiable triage.
- [OSINT Geolocation Skills for Autonomous Agents](https://skilldb.dev/blog/osint-geolocation-skills-autonomous-agents): An unvarnished dispatch on watching an autonomous agent trade LLM hallucinations for real OSINT skills—triangulating dust, shadow angles, and utility…
- [Data residency skills: agent compliance in 2026](https://skilldb.dev/blog/data-residency-skills-agent-compliance): Your autonomous agent is routing EU health records through Oregon to save 12 milliseconds. Here is what happens when you force it to audit sovereign…
- [Monorepo tooling for AI agents: Turborepo setups](https://skilldb.dev/blog/monorepo-tooling-ai-agents-turborepo): Watch an autonomous agent turn a clean Turborepo build graph into circular dependency hell at 3 AM—and see how explicit monorepo skills choke the chaos…
- [Robotics automation skills for AI agents in ROS2](https://skilldb.dev/blog/robotics-automation-skills-ai-agents-ros2): When raw LLMs write ROS2 nodes, simulated arms invert and snap their joints. We benchmarked physical motion planning skills to see what actually stops…
- [Novel adaptation skills for AI agents: Scene pacing](https://skilldb.dev/blog/novel-adaptation-skills-ai-agents-scene-pacing): An unfiltered dispatch on running autonomous screenplay-to-prose adaptations without compression skills, and how novelization skills fix the terminal…
- [Flutter skills for AI agents: State management fixes](https://skilldb.dev/blog/flutter-skills-agent-state-management): Left to their own devices, autonomous coding agents turn Flutter reactive trees into spaghetti. Here is how deterministic skill constraints force clean…
- [Costume design skills for AI agents in production](https://skilldb.dev/blog/costume-design-skills-ai-agents-production): Raw video prompts incinerate render budgets when fabric physics fail. We benchmarked autonomous wardrobe supervision to stop generative continuity rot…
- [Motion Graphics for AI Agents: After Effects Skills](https://skilldb.dev/blog/motion-graphics-ai-agents-after-effects-skills): When AI agents touch motion design without structural skills, they default to robotic linear keyframes. Here is how we wire real motion design curves into…
- [Board Game Rule Parsing: AI Agent Edge Cases](https://skilldb.dev/blog/board-game-rule-parsing-ai-agent-edge-cases): Tabletop rulebooks crush standard LLMs into hallucination engines. Here is what happens when you give an autonomous agent structured state machine skills…
- [Browser automation skills: headless scraping without bans](https://skilldb.dev/blog/browser-automation-skills-headless-scraping): Raw headless scrapers get vaporized by Cloudflare in milliseconds. Here is how to wire stealth primitives and DOM timing into your autonomous browser…
- [Figma tokens to code: AI agent workflow guide](https://skilldb.dev/blog/figma-tokens-to-code-ai-agent-workflow): Raw LLMs hallucinate spacing and wreck design token aliases. Here is how we wired an autonomous agent loop to translate live Figma node trees directly…

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