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Tool Selection

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nickcrew·vlatest·agents·MIT

This skill automatically selects the most appropriate tool for a given task, streamlining workflows and boosting productivity by choosing the best solution quickly.

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Install on your platform

Showing Claude Code. One command installs this skill into any of the agents below.

  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add nickcrew/claude-cortex --skill tool-selection -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

nickcrew

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Install target

Live repository

Not pinned. Installing fetches whatever the repository holds at the time you run the command.

No human has reviewed this code. The checks below are a static scan of the files at one commit — nobody has run this skill or judged whether it works. A skill runs with whatever access you give your agent, so read the source before you install it.

Automated safety checks

scanned

This skill passed all 6 checks. We read its files at one commit and looked for the things that make a skill dangerous to run — not for whether it works.

  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

    Reads no keys, tokens, keychains or credential files.

    Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.

  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

    No pipe-to-shell or download-and-run installers.

    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned nickcrew/claude-ctx-plugin at bb47af79ad.

    The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.

Commit
bb47af79ad
Manifest
skills/tool-selection/SKILL.md
Scanned
2 files, 151 lines
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About this skill

What it does

The tool-selection skill assists AI agents in choosing appropriate tools from a predefined set to accomplish tasks. It analyzes user requests and suggests relevant tools based on their capabilities, streamlining workflows and improving efficiency. The agent can then execute these selected tools to fulfill the user’s needs.

When to use it

  • Complex task automation: When a task requires multiple steps or utilizes various functionalities best handled by different tools.
  • User onboarding: To guide new users through available tools and their applications.
  • Dynamic workflows: In scenarios where the optimal tool selection changes based on user input or environmental factors.
  • Reducing agent decision fatigue: By presenting a curated list of suitable tools, easing the burden of choice for the AI agent.

Key capabilities

  • Tool suggestion based on request analysis
  • Predefined set of available tools (specific tools not listed)
  • Workflow streamlining through tool execution
  • User guidance and onboarding support

Example prompts

  • "I need to summarize this document and then translate it into French. What tools should I use?"
  • "What's the best way to extract data from this PDF file?"
  • “Suggest a tool for creating a simple presentation.”

Tips & gotchas

The skill relies on a predefined set of available tools; its effectiveness is limited by the scope and accuracy of that list. Ensure the agent has access to, and understands the capabilities of, all listed tools for optimal performance.