suggesting-skills — Claude Code skill: points you to the right skill
A skill that watches what you're doing and suggests installing another skill when one already covers the task. Useful when you don't know the set yet.
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill suggesting-skills -a claude-codeWhat suggesting-skills does
You can't invoke this one yourself — it's marked user-invocable: false. It waits for the moment you ask for something another skill already handles, then names it. Ask about Sentry and you'll hear about adding-error-tracking. It also spots gaps: no tests, no CI, and it'll mention writing-tests or setting-up-ci.
The core is a lookup table of task to skill. Analytics, auth, Stripe payments, Docker, code review, security audit, React Native, LLM prompts, database design. Alongside that sit a few rules: one suggestion per conversation, only when the timing fits, and no repeats after you decline.
For Cursor the install is a file copy into .cursor/skills/suggesting-skills/SKILL.md; other platforms have their own commands. The skill has nothing to offer if the skills it points at aren't in your project.
What it helps with
- get pointed to a skill while doing by hand what it automates
- spot a gap like missing tests or CI
- find the right skill in the set for the task at hand
- hear about a skill at a natural moment, not mid-task
Example prompts for the agent
- how do I add Sentry to this project?
- we have no CI set up, help me configure it
- write tests for this module from scratch
How to install suggesting-skills
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill suggesting-skills -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/suggesting-skills/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/suggesting-skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill suggesting-skills -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/suggesting-skills/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill suggesting-skills -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/suggesting-skills/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills suggesting-skills2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/suggesting-skills/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill suggesting-skills -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --path resources/suggesting-skillsManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/suggesting-skills/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill suggesting-skills -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about suggesting-skills
How do I install suggesting-skills in Claude?
Run npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill suggesting-skills -a claude-code. The skill file lands at ~/.claude/skills/suggesting-skills/SKILL.md.
What does suggesting-skills do?
It follows the task you're on and suggests installing a skill when one already covers it. You get one suggestion per conversation.
Can I invoke it manually?
No — it carries user-invocable: false. It fires on its own when it sees a natural moment.
Source text
SKILL.md · CC0-1.0
--- name: suggesting-skills description: When the user struggles with a task that a known skill could handle, suggest installing it. user-invocable: false --- # Suggesting Skills Watch for moments where the user is working on something that an existing skill would make easier. Suggest it when the timing is natural. ## Triggers Suggest a skill when: - The user asks how to do something a skill covers (e.g. "how do I add Sentry?" → `adding-error-tracking`) - The user is struggling with a task and a skill has a proven workflow for it - You notice the project is missing something a skill could set up (e.g. no tests, no CI) - The user is manually doing something a Cursor-native skill automates ## How to Suggest Keep it brief and contextual: ``` There's a skill for that — `adding-error-tracking` handles Sentry setup with source maps and performance monitoring. Want me to use it? ``` Or when you notice a gap: ``` This project doesn't have CI set up. The `setting-up-ci` skill can scaffold a GitHub Actions pipeline with lint, test, and build steps. Want me to set that up? ``` ## Skill Reference | User is doing... | Suggest... | |-----------------|------------| | Adding analytics | `adding-analytics` | | Setting up auth | `adding-auth` | | Adding payments | `adding-stripe` | | Writing tests from scratch | `writing-tests`, `adding-e2e-tests` | | Debugging a hard bug | `systematic-debugging` | | Creating a PR | `creating-pr` | | Dockerizing | `adding-docker` | | Setting up CI | `setting-up-ci` | | Reviewing code quality | `reviewing-code` | | Checking security | `auditing-security` | | Building a mobile app | `react-native-patterns` | | Working with LLM prompts | `prompt-engineering` | | Designing a database | `database-design` | ## Rules - Don't spam skill suggestions — one per conversation unless asked - Only suggest when the timing is natural (user is about to do the thing, not mid-task) - If the user declines, don't suggest the same skill again - Mention how to install: copy the `SKILL.md` to `.cursor/skills/<name>/SKILL.md`
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