list-skills
List all available skills in Nexus with descriptions. Load when user says "list skills", "show skills", "what skills", "available skills", "skill list", "all skills", or asks what they can do with Nexus.
When & Why to Use This Skill
The 'list-skills' utility serves as the central discovery engine for the Nexus agent framework, providing an organized directory of all built-in and custom AI capabilities. It enhances user experience by mapping complex agentic functions into intuitive categories, ensuring users can easily navigate and trigger the right tools for their specific workflows.
Use Cases
- User Onboarding: Helping new users discover the full range of available commands and 'Nexus' capabilities through simple natural language triggers like 'what can you do?'.
- Workflow Discovery: Enabling users to identify specialized tools for project management, data integration, or system utilities without needing to memorize specific command names.
- Skill Development & Debugging: Allowing developers to verify that newly created custom skills in the local directory are correctly loaded and recognized by the system.
- System Auditing: Providing a high-level overview of active integrations (such as Notion or Airtable) and system health checks to ensure the agentic environment is fully operational.
| name | list-skills |
|---|---|
| description | List all available skills in Nexus with descriptions. Load when user says "list skills", "show skills", "what skills", "available skills", "skill list", "all skills", or asks what they can do with Nexus. |
List Skills
Display all available skills organized by category with descriptions.
Purpose
Help users discover available skills in Nexus. Shows both system skills (built-in) and user skills (custom) organized by category.
Time Estimate: Instant
Workflow
Step 1: Run Skill Scanner
python 00-system/core/nexus-loader.py --list-skills
Parse the JSON output to get all skills with their names and descriptions.
Step 2: Organize by Category
Group skills by their folder location:
| Category | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Learning | 00-system/skills/learning/ |
Onboarding and tutorials |
| Projects | 00-system/skills/projects/ |
Project management |
| Skill Dev | 00-system/skills/skill-dev/ |
Skill creation and sharing |
| System | 00-system/skills/system/ |
System utilities |
| Tools | 00-system/skills/tools/ |
Productivity tools |
| Integrations | 00-system/skills/notion/, airtable/, beam/ |
External tool connections |
| User Skills | 03-skills/ |
Your custom skills |
Step 3: Display Skills
Output format:
# Available Skills
## Learning (onboarding)
- setup-goals: Personalize Nexus with your goals and role
- setup-workspace: Configure your workspace folder structure
- learn-projects: Tutorial on project system
- learn-skills: Tutorial on skill system
- learn-nexus: Advanced system mastery
## Projects
- create-project: Create a new project with guided planning
- execute-project: Work on a project systematically
- archive-project: Archive completed projects
- bulk-complete: Mark multiple tasks complete
## System
- close-session: Save progress and end session
- list-skills: This skill - show all available skills
- validate-system: Check system health
- validate-workspace-map: Sync workspace documentation
## Tools
- mental-models: 30+ thinking frameworks for decisions
- generate-philosophy-doc: Create best practices documents
## Integrations
- notion-connect: Connect to Notion databases
- airtable-connect: Connect to Airtable bases
- beam-*: Beam.ai agent management (10 skills)
## User Skills
[List any skills in 03-skills/ or "None yet - say 'create skill' to add one!"]
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Tip: Say the skill name or trigger phrase to use it.
Notes
- User skills in
03-skills/take priority over system skills - Skill triggers are in the description (e.g., "say 'create project'")
- Some skills are internal (e.g., master skills) and not directly triggered
Success Criteria
- All system skills listed by category
- All user skills listed (or "none yet" message)
- Each skill shows name and brief description
- Tip provided on how to use skills