# janitor-discover

Search GitHub for skills, compare candidates with local ones, and check security before installation. Useful for discovery and pre-install review.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 122
- Author: Krzysztof Hendzel
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/khendzel/skills-janitor/tree/HEAD/skills/janitor-discover/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-30
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/janitor-discover

## What it does

\`janitor-discover` searches GitHub by keyword, filters for repositories that show a skill signal, and ranks the matches by relevance. It can also look for alternatives to a local skill or inspect a repository URL, short `user/repo` reference, or local folder before installation.

The pre-install path checks overlap with skills already present and runs a security scan through `security.sh`. The skill uses `discover.sh`, `search.sh`, `precheck.sh`, and `compare.sh`, with an optional JSON output. It needs Claude Code with the `skills-janitor` plugin, `bash` 3.2+, `curl`, and network access to `api.github.com`. Setting `GITHUB_TOKEN` raises rate limits and enables code search.

A remote URL scan covers the fetched `SKILL.md` only; bundled scripts are not downloaded. Recheck those scripts after cloning. A local path is scanned as a full directory, including its bundled scripts.

## Requirements
- Works with: GitHub

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add khendzel/skills-janitor --skill janitor-discover -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/janitor-discover/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/janitor-discover/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add khendzel/skills-janitor --skill janitor-discover -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/janitor-discover/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add khendzel/skills-janitor --skill janitor-discover -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/janitor-discover/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install khendzel/skills-janitor janitor-discover
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/janitor-discover/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add khendzel/skills-janitor --skill janitor-discover -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/khendzel/skills-janitor --path skills/janitor-discover
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/janitor-discover/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add khendzel/skills-janitor --skill janitor-discover -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/khendzel/skills-janitor/tree/HEAD/skills/janitor-discover/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find GitHub skills by topic
- compare a local skill with alternatives
- check overlap before installation
- review a candidate for security risk
- return discovery data as JSON

## Example prompts
- Find skills related to `n8n` with `/janitor-discover n8n` and mark any installed matches.
- Check `user/my-skill` before installing it with `/janitor-discover user/my-skill`.
- Find alternatives to the local skill `marketing-seo-audit` with `/janitor-discover --compare marketing-seo-audit`.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: janitor-discover
description: "Find new skills on GitHub or check a specific skill before installing. Use when the user wants to search for skills, evaluate a skill URL, check overlap and security risk before installing, or compare a local skill against alternatives. Trigger with '/janitor-discover'."
allowed-tools: Read, Bash(bash:*)
argument-hint: "<query-or-url> [--limit N] [--compare <skill>] [--json]"
version: 1.6.0
author: Krzysztof Hendzel <krzysztoff.hendzel@gmail.com>
license: MIT
compatibility: Designed for Claude Code. Requires bash 3.2+, curl, and network access to the GitHub API (anonymous works; GITHUB_TOKEN raises rate limits).
tags:
  - skills
  - discovery
  - github-search
  - pre-install
  - duplicates
  - security
---

# Skill Discovery & Pre-Install Check

Combined entry point for finding skills on GitHub and for evaluating a specific skill (URL or local path) before installing it.

## Overview

Replaces the v1.2 split between `/janitor-search` and `/janitor-precheck`. The dispatcher picks the right mode from the argument shape. Search results are relevance-gated (a repo must carry a skill signal in its name/description/topics) and ranked by relevance before stars, so generic mega-repos don't crowd out actual skills.

| Argument | Mode | What runs |
|---|---|---|
| Keyword(s) like `seo` or `n8n workflows` | Discovery | `search.sh` — find matching skills on GitHub |
| `--compare <skill-name>` | Comparison | `search.sh --compare` — find alternatives to a local skill |
| Full URL: `https://github.com/user/skill` | Pre-install check | `precheck.sh` — analyze before installing |
| Short repo: `user/skill` | Pre-install check | `precheck.sh` (auto-expanded to URL) |
| Local path: `~/path/to/skill` | Pre-install check | `precheck.sh` (local folder) |

Pre-install mode runs **two** checks, not one: overlap against what's already installed, and
(since v1.6) a security scan of the candidate via `security.sh` — the same heuristics
`/janitor-security` uses on installed skills.

## Prerequisites

- Claude Code with the skills-janitor plugin installed (provides `scripts/discover.sh`, `search.sh`, `precheck.sh`, `compare.sh`)
- bash 3.2+ and `curl`
- Network access to `api.github.com` (anonymous OK; set `GITHUB_TOKEN` for higher rate limits and code search)

## Instructions

### Step 1: Dispatch on argument shape

```bash
bash ~/.claude/skills/skills-janitor/scripts/discover.sh <query-or-url> [options]
```

Examples:

- `discover.sh seo` — search for SEO-related skills
- `discover.sh n8n --limit 20` — top 20 n8n skills
- `discover.sh --compare marketing-seo-audit` — alternatives to a local skill
- `discover.sh https://github.com/user/my-skill` — check before installing
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