# tool-scout-skill

> tool-scout-skill — lpcpaul-tool-scout-skill. Use this tool when you need to discover existing software tools across various platforms, including GitHub, npm, and VS Code Marketplace, to avoid building from scratch and streamline development. It solves problems of duplicated effort and saves time by providing a comprehensive search across multiple repositories and marketplaces. The tool takes in search queries as input and outputs relevant tool suggestions, making it ideal for use cases where developers want to find existing solutions before starting a new project.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/lpcpaul-tool-scout-skill  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/lpcpaul-tool-scout-skill

## Description

AI tool discovery Agent Skill for finding existing software tools across GitHub, npm, MCP servers, Agent Skills, VS Code Marketplace, Open VSX, and web search before building from scratch.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.99
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **License:** MIT
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/LpcPaul/tool-scout-skill)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "lpcpaul-tool-scout-skill"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/lpcpaul-tool-scout-skill` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/lpcpaul-tool-scout-skill/pull`

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