Skills You Can Use Right Now
Pre-built skills for non-technical work
You’ve built your own skill. But you don’t have to build everything from scratch — there’s a growing ecosystem of pre-built skills you can install and use right now.
Because skills follow an open standard, they work across AI tools — Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and 40+ others. A skill you find on GitHub today works on whichever tool you use tomorrow.
Top picks by category
Here are some of the most popular community-created skills. Each links to its source so you can grab it:
Copywriting
Write marketing copy for homepages and landing pages.
SEO Audit
Conduct technical and on-page SEO reviews of any page.
Content Brief Generator
Generate comprehensive content briefs with audience, SEO, and strategic alignment.
Cold Email Sequences
Develop B2B cold outreach email sequences.
Social Content
Create social media content across platforms.
These are just our top picks. Browse more marketing skills on SkillsMP →
Where to find more
The picks above are just a starting point. These directories index thousands more:
How to install a skill
Not sure which method to use? Most people should start with Upload if you use a web app, or Plugin marketplace if your tool has one.
Find the skill on GitHub (look for the folder with SKILL.md inside)
Download the skill folder and zip it
Go to your AI tool’s settings, find Skills, and upload the zip
This is how most web-based AI tools handle skills. Check your tool’s settings for a Skills or Plugins section.
A note on trust: Some skills include code that runs automatically. Only install skills from authors you trust, and if you’re unsure, stick to popular skills from the directories above.
Not getting the output you want?
Every skill is just a SKILL.md file you can edit. If a community skill is close but not quite right, open it up and adjust the instructions to fit your workflow. In most tools, the files live in your project — just edit and save. If you uploaded a zip, download it, edit SKILL.md, re-zip, and re-upload. You own the copy.
Most AI tools come loaded with skills already
For example, Claude’s paid plans include built-in skills for creating PDFs, Word docs, PowerPoints, and spreadsheets that activate automatically. Try asking your AI tool “What skills do you have?” — it will most likely give you the full list.
Try one now
Pick one skill from the list above and install it using the method for your tool. Run it on a real task and see if the output matches what you’d expect. If it’s close but not quite right — edit the SKILL.md and make it yours.
Takeaway: Build what’s unique to you. Use pre-built for everything else. The best workflow is a mix of both — your custom skills for your specific processes, plus community skills for common tasks.
The skills ecosystem is growing fast. Beyond the directories listed above, here are more places to discover skills:
Marketplaces:
- Smithery — 100K+ skills tied to specialist agents
- SkillHub — 7K+ AI-evaluated skills with quality ratings
- AgentSkill.sh — 59K+ skills across platforms
- Agent-Skills.cc — 1K+ curated skills
GitHub collections for non-technical roles:
- marketingskills — 32 marketing skills (SEO, copy, ads, growth) — 9.7K stars
- Product-Manager-Skills — 42 PM frameworks (PRDs, roadmaps, discovery)
- claude-skills — 66+ skills across marketing, PM, ops, and exec advisory
- jamesrochabrun/skills — content briefs, design briefs, PRD generator, and more
Evaluating quality:
- Clear SKILL.md — does it explain what the skill does and when it activates?
- Examples — does it include example output? Skills with examples produce more consistent results.
- Maintenance — when was it last updated? Is the author responsive?
- Ratings — some marketplaces like SkillHub provide AI-evaluated quality scores.
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