Skills-janitor janitor-search

Search GitHub for new skills to install. Also use with --compare to analyze a local skill against GitHub alternatives and marketplace competition.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/khendzel/skills-janitor

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/khendzel/skills-janitor "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/janitor-search" ~/.claude/skills/khendzel-skills-janitor-janitor-search && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/janitor-search/SKILL.md

source content

Skill Discovery & Comparison

Search GitHub for Claude Code skills by keyword, or compare a local skill against alternatives.

How to Run

# Search for skills
bash ~/.claude/skills/skills-janitor/scripts/search.sh <keyword> [--limit N] [--json]

# Compare your skill against GitHub alternatives
bash ~/.claude/skills/skills-janitor/scripts/search.sh --compare <skill-name> [--json]

Search Mode

```
<keyword>
```
- required search term (e.g., "marketing", "deployment", "testing")
```
--limit N
```
- max results (default: 10)
```
--json
```
- raw JSON output

How It Works

Searches GitHub repos matching
```
{keyword} claude skill
```
in name/description/README
Also searches by topic tag
```
claude-code
```
Cross-references results against your installed skills and plugins
Marks each result as
```
INSTALLED
```
or
```
AVAILABLE
```

Compare Mode (

--compare

)

Analyzes a local skill against alternatives found on GitHub:

Composite scoring: 40% keyword overlap, 30% popularity, 15% recency, 15% activity
Shows marketplace install counts when available
Reports market position (unique niche vs. crowded space)

search.sh --compare my-marketing-skill

Rate Limits

Unauthenticated: 60 requests/hour
Set
```
GITHUB_TOKEN
```
env var for 5,000 requests/hour
Results cached for 24 hours

Related Skills

For checking which skills you actually use:
```
/janitor-usage
```
For token cost analysis:
```
/janitor-tokens
```
For pre-install overlap check:
```
/janitor-precheck
```