Is the shadcn Component Discovery skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from mattbx/shadcn-skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the shadcn Component Discovery SkillProof Score?

9.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.

How do I install shadcn Component Discovery?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use shadcn Component Discovery with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

shadcn Component Discovery

Searches the whole shadcn-compatible registry ecosystem before you hand-build a UI component.

by mattbx · mattbx/shadcn-skills

Tested · Works

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Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 9.2/10
Tested: Jul 16, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · 15c077e

Asked for an animated particle/spotlight hero section: the unguided baseline named two registries from memory with no install path, while the skill's curated catalog (references/registries.md) returned four correctly-scoped registries (Aceternity, Magic UI, Cult UI, Tailark) plus the exact components.json URL-template snippet needed to actually wire one in.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 8/10
Docs & honesty 5/5

What shadcn Component Discovery does

Surfaces existing shadcn-compatible components across 30+ registries (Magic UI, Aceternity, ReUI, Animate UI, DiceUI, Tailark, AI Elements, etc.), not just the ones already declared in the user's components.json. Triggers proactively before building tables, forms, modals, dashboards, or animations, and explicitly on phrasings like 'find a component for...' or 'is there something for...'.

How to install shadcn Component Discovery

git clone https://github.com/mattbx/shadcn-skills
cd shadcn-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r skills/shadcn-component-discovery ~/.claude/skills/shadcn-component-discovery

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger shadcn Component Discovery

/shadcn-component-discovery Searches the whole shadcn-compatible registry ecosystem before you hand-build a UI component.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Is there an existing component for an animated spotlight hero section?
Find me a shadcn-compatible data table before I build one by hand
Search other registries for a modal component, not just my own

Frequently asked questions

Is the shadcn Component Discovery skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from mattbx/shadcn-skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does shadcn Component Discovery work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 16, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Asked for an animated particle/spotlight hero section: the unguided baseline named two registries from memory with no install path, while the skill's curated catalog (references/registries.md) returned four correctly-scoped registries (Aceternity, Magic UI, Cult UI, Tailark) plus the exact components.json URL-template snippet needed to actually wire one in.
What is the shadcn Component Discovery SkillProof Score?: 9.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
How do I install shadcn Component Discovery?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use shadcn Component Discovery with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.