list-skills
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!"]
---
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
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