--- type: reference title: Skills Ecosystem and Top Skills description: The skills.sh registry, the Agent Skills ecosystem, and the verified top 50 skills by installs. tags: - skills - skills-sh - agent-skills - ecosystem - engineering - unverified --- verified: 2026-08-28 # Skills Ecosystem and Top Skills This page covers the open agent skills ecosystem. It describes the registries, the install tooling, and the top skills by category. ## The Ecosystem `skills.sh` is the primary registry and leaderboard for agent skills. It runs on the open-source `skills` CLI from Vercel Labs. Use these commands: ```bash npx skills add # Install skills npx skills find [query] # Search skills npx skills list # List installed skills ``` The underlying standard is the Agent Skills specification at [agentskills.io](https://agentskills.io). Over 20 coding agents support it. A single `SKILL.md` works across these agents. Related registries: | Registry | Focus | |----------|-------| | skills.sh | Primary registry and leaderboard. | | agentskill.sh | Directory and marketplace with many indexed skills. | | officialskills.sh | Verified skills from major organizations. | | qaskills.sh | QA and testing skills. | Use the local `npx skills` command to explore what is available. You can query the leaderboard data directly at `GET /api/skills/all-time/{page}` on skills.sh. The page index is zero-based and returns 200 skills per page. ## Top 50 Skills by All-Time Installs The table lists the top 50 skills verified from the live skills.sh API on 2026-08-12. Install counts are exact at query time. | # | Skill | Source | Installs | |----|-------|--------|----------| | 1 | `find-skills` | vercel-labs/skills | 2,918,155 | | 2 | `grill-me` | mattpocock/skills | 832,797 | | 3 | `frontend-design` | anthropics/skills | 767,871 | | 4 | `grill-with-docs` | mattpocock/skills | 708,703 | | 5 | `improve-codebase-architecture` | mattpocock/skills | 683,652 | | 6 | `tdd` | mattpocock/skills | 660,660 | | 7 | `agent-browser` | vercel-labs/agent-browser | 659,465 | | 8 | `vercel-react-best-practices` | vercel-labs/agent-skills | 625,739 | | 9 | `setup-matt-pocock-skills` | mattpocock/skills | 607,703 | | 10 | `handoff` | mattpocock/skills | 570,592 | | 11 | `triage` | mattpocock/skills | 568,784 | | 12 | `lark-doc` | open.feishu.cn | 561,794 | | 13 | `lark-approval` | open.feishu.cn | 561,758 | | 14 | `lark-base` | open.feishu.cn | 561,634 | | 15 | `lark-drive` | open.feishu.cn | 561,452 | | 16 | `lark-shared` | open.feishu.cn | 561,337 | | 17 | `lark-calendar` | open.feishu.cn | 561,273 | | 18 | `lark-im` | open.feishu.cn | 561,248 | | 19 | `lark-contact` | open.feishu.cn | 561,157 | | 20 | `lark-sheets` | open.feishu.cn | 561,006 | | 21 | `lark-wiki` | open.feishu.cn | 560,924 | | 22 | `lark-attendance` | open.feishu.cn | 560,891 | | 23 | `lark-event` | open.feishu.cn | 560,888 | | 24 | `lark-minutes` | open.feishu.cn | 560,818 | | 25 | `lark-openapi-explorer` | open.feishu.cn | 560,777 | | 26 | `lark-whiteboard` | open.feishu.cn | 560,768 | | 27 | `lark-mail` | open.feishu.cn | 560,720 | | 28 | `lark-task` | open.feishu.cn | 560,692 | | 29 | `lark-slides` | open.feishu.cn | 560,590 | | 30 | `lark-skill-maker` | open.feishu.cn | 560,554 | | 31 | `lark-vc` | open.feishu.cn | 560,466 | | 32 | `lark-workflow-meeting-summary` | open.feishu.cn | 560,368 | | 33 | `lark-workflow-standup-report` | open.feishu.cn | 560,358 | | 34 | `prototype` | mattpocock/skills | 556,403 | | 35 | `lark-okr` | open.feishu.cn | 541,430 | | 36 | `web-design-guidelines` | vercel-labs/agent-skills | 535,426 | | 37 | `lark-markdown` | open.feishu.cn | 526,555 | | 38 | `microsoft-foundry` | microsoft/azure-skills | 523,287 | | 39 | `azure-diagnostics` | microsoft/azure-skills | 518,052 | | 40 | `azure-ai` | microsoft/azure-skills | 517,867 | | 41 | `azure-deploy` | microsoft/azure-skills | 517,694 | | 42 | `azure-prepare` | microsoft/azure-skills | 517,512 | | 43 | `azure-validate` | microsoft/azure-skills | 517,228 | | 44 | `azure-storage` | microsoft/azure-skills | 516,821 | | 45 | `entra-app-registration` | microsoft/azure-skills | 516,567 | | 46 | `appinsights-instrumentation` | microsoft/azure-skills | 516,335 | | 47 | `azure-resource-lookup` | microsoft/azure-skills | 516,249 | | 48 | `azure-compliance` | microsoft/azure-skills | 516,198 | | 49 | `azure-aigateway` | microsoft/azure-skills | 516,058 | | 50 | `azure-kusto` | microsoft/azure-skills | 515,980 | ## Notable Categories The top 50 breaks down into these groups: * Development workflow: find-skills, grill-me, tdd, handoff, triage, prototype. * Design and frontend: frontend-design, vercel-react-best-practices, web-design-guidelines. * Lark office suite: 22 skills from open.feishu.cn, roughly ranks 12-35. * Azure infrastructure: 13 skills from microsoft/azure-skills, ranks 38-50. * Agent orchestration: agent-browser, setup-matt-pocock-skills. `find-skills` leads by a wide margin with 2.9 million installs. The Lark suite and Azure suite dominate the middle of the list. ## SKILL.md Format A skill is a directory that contains a `SKILL.md` file: ```yaml --- name: my-skill description: What this skill does --- ``` The `name` field is required and lowercase. The `description` field is required. Skills load progressively: discovery loads only the metadata, activation loads the full file on match. ## 2025/2026 Trends * The Agent Skills spec is the common standard across 20+ agents. * Skills are write once, use everywhere. * Registries add security audits for skill content. * Specialized registries, such as QA, are emerging. ## Citations * [skills.sh](https://skills.sh) * [skills.sh API `/api/skills/all-time/0`](https://skills.sh/api/skills/all-time/0) * [vercel-labs/skills](https://github.com/vercel-labs/skills) * [vercel-labs/agent-skills](https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills) * [agentskills.io](https://agentskills.io) * [openai/skills](https://github.com/openai/skills) ## See Also * [Agent Instruction Files](agents-files.md) * [Pi Plugins](plugins.md) * [Skills Documentation](../skills/index.md)