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sowhan/skill-search

skill-search is an MIT-licensed MCP server plus override generator for Claude Code that moves large skill libraries to name-only mode and retrieves full skill descriptions on demand with a local embedding index.

Score8.1
Popularity6.0
Riskconditional
TierSilver
Score breakdown
Usefulness8.0
Novelty7.0
Momentum3.0
Maturity6.0
Open-source/build8.4
Evidence7.2
Workflow potential8.9
Setup ease6.4

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Why it matters

Useful for heavy Claude Code users with lots of installed skills: measure its token and context-window savings on your own setup first, then judge whether semantic skill retrieval is reliable enough to replace the default full skill listing.

Who should use it

Claude Code power usersteams with large skill librariesagent-tooling developerspeople optimizing context-window headroom

Who should skip it

Skip if the source link, docs, or setup requirements do not match your workflow.

Risk explanation

Changing most skills to name-only means a stale or broken index can hide useful skills until you reindex or run the health check, so test it on a non-critical setup before making it your default workflow..

Evidence links

Closest alternatives / related signals

claude-codemcpembeddingsskillscontext-window