external-skills-catalog
Curated catalog of 60+ external Claude Code skills across 8 categories with quality rankings, install instructions, and fallback strategies
npx skills add vibeeval/vibecosystem --skill external-skills-catalog --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# External Skills Catalog Curated directory of community and official Claude Code skills. Use this when the user needs a capability that vibecosystem doesn't cover natively, or when recommending external tools. ## When to Use - User asks for a skill/capability that doesn't exist in vibecosystem - User wants to discover what else is available for Claude Code - Recommending complementary skills for a specific workflow - Fallback when internal skills can't fully handle a request ## Quality Ranking Skills are ranked by reliability and maintenance: | Tier | Label | Criteria | |------|-------|----------| | 1 | Official | Made by Anthropic or verified partners | | 2 | Well-starred | 50+ GitHub stars, active maintenance, good docs | | 3 | Community | Open source, functional, may lack polish | Always prefer higher-tier skills. Mention tier when recommending. ## Catalog by Category ### Document & Content | Skill | Source | Description | Tier | |-------|--------|-------------|------| | PDF extraction | Various MCP servers | Parse, extract, summarize PDF content | 2 | | Markdown linting | markdownlint | Enforce consistent markdown style | 2 | | Technical writing | Community | Style guides, API
- When to Use
- Quality Ranking
- Catalog by Category
- Document & Content
- Development & Code
- Security & Compliance
- Data & Analytics
- Marketing & Growth
- Creative & Design
- Project Management
- Platform & Infrastructure
- Install Instructions
- Claude Code (CLI)
- Claude.ai (Web)
MCP-based skills: add to ~/.claude/mcp.json or project .mcp.json Prompt-based skills: add to ~/.claude/commands/ or project .claude/commands/ mkdir -p .claude/commands echo "skill content here" > .claude/commands/skill-name.md
What does the external-skills-catalog skill do?
Curated catalog of 60+ external Claude Code skills across 8 categories with quality rankings, install instructions, and fallback strategies
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add vibeeval/vibecosystem --skill external-skills-catalog --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From vibeeval/vibecosystem, a repository with 521 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.
