Resource Scout
Resource Scout identifies relevant online resources & documents based on your query, saving you time researching and gathering information.
Install on your platform
We auto-selected Claude Code based on this skill’s supported platforms.
Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add resource-scout npx -- -y @trustedskills/resource-scout
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"resource-scout": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/resource-scout"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
The resource-scout skill helps you find and install other skills. It acts as a discovery tool, allowing agents to search for available skills based on keywords or descriptions. Once found, the agent can then proceed with installing those identified skills into its workflow.
When to use it
- Expanding Agent Capabilities: You want your AI agent to perform tasks beyond its current skillset and need help finding suitable skills to add.
- Discovering New Tools: You're exploring the TrustedSkills registry and want an automated way to identify potentially useful skills for a specific purpose.
- Automated Workflow Building: You are building complex workflows that require integrating multiple skills, and you need a tool to automatically discover and install dependencies.
- Skill Dependency Management: Your agent needs to incorporate new skills as they become available or when existing ones are updated.
Key capabilities
- Search for skills by keyword or description.
- Identify available skills within the TrustedSkills registry.
- Initiate skill installation processes.
Example prompts
- "Find me a skill related to data visualization."
- "What skills can help with sentiment analysis?"
- “Install any skills that improve text summarization.”
Tips & gotchas
The resource-scout skill relies on the TrustedSkills registry being up-to-date. Ensure your agent has network access to reliably query and install skills.
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TrustedSkills Verification
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Security Audits
| Gen Agent Trust Hub | Pass |
| Socket | Pass |
| Snyk | Pass |
🌐 Community
Passed automated security scans.