pai-skills-root
Machine-readable index file for discovering agent-supported skills.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/pai-skills-root && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/14315" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/pai-skills-root && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/pai-skills-root
Activation
This is the description your AI agent reads to decide when to run this skill — the better it matches your request, the more reliably it fires.
Index of all PAI skills.Key capabilities
- →Enumerate every `SKILL.md` under `/skills/`
- →Parse the YAML frontmatter of each `SKILL.md` file
- →Build an in-memory registry keyed by `name` with `triggers`
- →Match user intent with skill `triggers`
- →Load the full `SKILL.md` body when a user request matches
- →Report problems if `SKILL.md` fails to parse or frontmatter is incomplete
How it works
The skill acts as a root index for all PAI skills, discovering them by enumerating `SKILL.md` files, parsing their frontmatter, and building an in-memory registry. It then matches user intent to skill triggers to load the relevant skill documentation.
Inputs & outputs
When to use pai-skills-root
- →List available skills
- →Validate skill configuration
- →Debug skill discovery
About this skill
PAI Skills — Root Index
This file is the machine-readable index of every skill shipped in PAI.
Agents scan /skills/*/SKILL.md at session start and use this file as
the canonical list of what is available.
For the human-facing overview of the skill convention, see ../SKILLS.md. For how agents consume skills, see ../AGENTS.md. For the underlying primitives skills are built from, see ../TOOLS.md.
Catalog
| Name | Description | Status | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
example-tool | Template skill demonstrating the PAI SKILL.md format. | stable | example-tool/SKILL.md |
How skills are discovered by agents
At session start, an agent should:
- Enumerate every
SKILL.mdunder/skills/(excluding this root index itself). - Parse the YAML frontmatter of each file.
- Build an in-memory registry keyed by
name, withtriggersused to match user intent. - When a user request matches one or more triggers, the agent loads
the full
SKILL.mdbody and follows its instructions.
Agents MUST NOT invoke a skill whose SKILL.md failed to parse or
whose frontmatter is incomplete. Report the problem to the user
instead.
When not to use it
- →When invoking a skill whose `SKILL.md` failed to parse
- →When invoking a skill whose frontmatter is incomplete
Limitations
- →Agents MUST NOT invoke a skill whose `SKILL.md` failed to parse
- →Agents MUST NOT invoke a skill whose frontmatter is incomplete
How it compares
This skill functions as a centralized, machine-readable index for skill discovery, providing a structured way for agents to find and load skills based on user intent, which is more automated and consistent than manual skill management.
Compared to similar skills
pai-skills-root side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pai-skills-root (this skill) | 0 | 3mo | No flags | Beginner |
| sequential-thinking | 136 | 9mo | No flags | Intermediate |
| planning-with-files | 233 | 6mo | Review | Intermediate |
| ralph-plan | 14 | 6mo | No flags | Beginner |
Try saying
Example prompts that trigger this skill in your AI assistant.
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