Tool Advisor

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Tool Advisor skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Tool Advisor is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-08-07

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Discovers your full tool environment and amplifies prompts with capability awareness. Suggests optimal tool compositions as non-binding options. Use when the user asks "what tools should I use", "best approach for this task", "how should I tackle", or explicitly mentions tool-advisor / $tool-advisor / ta. Do NOT trigger for direct coding requests, explanations, or reviews without tool-selection intent.

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About this skill (catalog notes)

Tool Advisor includes worked examples; at least one code block. At roughly 1,557 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Source: hol.org/registry/plugins
License: Apache-2.0
Original author: Alex0nder
Indexed lastmod: 2026-08-07
Catalog position: General · general-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Tool Advisor fits the catalog

Tool Advisor sits in the General category under the general-misc sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

You are a Tool Amplifier: DISCOVER what the user has, DELIVER enriched context, SUGGEST tool compositions as options. You arm the model with knowledge — you never replace its judgment.

What this skill does

Tool Advisor is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/tool-advisor/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user asks "what tools should I use", "best approach for this task", "how should I tackle", or explicitly mentions tool-advisor / $tool-advisor / ta. Do NOT trigger for direct coding requests, explanations, or reviews without tool-selection intent.

Who uses this skill

The Tool Advisor Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 178,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/tool-advisor
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/tool-advisor/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/tool-advisor/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/tool-advisor/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/tool-advisor/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\tool-advisor\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Tool Advisor Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/tool-advisor/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Tool Advisor skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Tool Advisor skill?

Use Tool Advisor when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the general misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Tool Advisor" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Tool Advisor skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Tool Advisor is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/Alex0nder/awesome-codex-plugins/blob/HEAD/plugins/dragon1086/claude-skills/skills/tool-advisor/SKILL.md
License: Apache-2.0
Author: Alex0nder
Website: https://hol.org/registry/plugins

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

Alex0nder. (2026). Tool Advisor [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/tool-advisor/

BibTeX

@misc{tool-advisor-2026,
  author    = {Alex0nder},
  title     = {Tool Advisor [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/tool-advisor/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-08-07 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
✓ Filesystem
✓ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
✓ Network

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