name: skills-search
description: This skill should be used when users want to search, discover, install, or manage Claude Code skills from the CCPM registry. Triggers include requests like "find skills for PDF", "search for code review skills", "install cloudflare-troubleshooting", "list my installed skills", "what does skill-creator do", or any mention of finding/installing/managing Claude Code skills or plugins.

Skills Search

Overview

Search, discover, and manage Claude Code skills from the CCPM (Claude Code Plugin Manager) registry. This skill wraps the ccpm CLI to provide seamless skill discovery and installation.

Quick Start

# Search for skills
ccpm search <query>

# Install a skill
ccpm install <skill-name>

# List installed skills
ccpm list

# Get skill details
ccpm info <skill-name>

Commands Reference

Search Skills

Search the CCPM registry for skills matching a query.

ccpm search <query> [options]

Options:
  --limit <n>    Maximum results (default: 10)
  --json         Output as JSON

Examples:

ccpm search pdf              # Find PDF-related skills
ccpm search "code review"    # Find code review skills
ccpm search cloudflare       # Find Cloudflare tools
ccpm search --limit 20 react # Find React skills, show 20 results

Install Skills

Install a skill to make it available in Claude Code.

ccpm install <skill-name> [options]

Options:
  --project      Install to current project only (default: user-level)
  --force        Force reinstall even if already installed

Examples:

ccpm install pdf-processor                    # Install pdf-processor skill
ccpm install @daymade/skill-creator           # Install namespaced skill
ccpm install cloudflare-troubleshooting       # Install troubleshooting skill
ccpm install react-component-builder --project # Install for current project only

Important: After installing a skill, Claude Code must be restarted for the skill to become available.

List Installed Skills

Show all currently installed skills.

ccpm list [options]

Options:
  --json         Output as JSON

Output includes:
- Skill name and version
- Installation scope (user/project)
- Installation path

Get Skill Information

Show detailed information about a skill from the registry.

ccpm info <skill-name>

Output includes:
- Name, description, version
- Author and repository
- Download count and tags
- Dependencies (if any)

Example:

ccpm info skill-creator

Uninstall Skills

Remove an installed skill.

ccpm uninstall <skill-name> [options]

Options:
  --global       Uninstall from user-level installation
  --project      Uninstall from project-level installation

Example:

ccpm uninstall pdf-processor

Workflow: Finding and Installing Skills

When a user needs functionality that might be available as a skill:

1. Search for relevant skills:
   bash ccpm search <relevant-keywords>

2. Review the search results - check download counts and descriptions

3. Get details on promising skills:
   bash ccpm info <skill-name>

4. Install the chosen skill:
   bash ccpm install <skill-name>

5. Inform user to restart Claude Code to use the new skill

Popular Skills

Common skills users may want:

Troubleshooting

"ccpm: command not found"

Install CCPM globally:

npm install -g @daymade/ccpm

For more information, visit CCPM official website.

Skill not available after install

Restart Claude Code - skills are loaded at startup.

Permission errors

Try installing with user scope (default) or check write permissions to ~/.claude/skills/.