Optional Skills
Optional skills are catalog entries that teams install when they need a specific capability beyond the bundled baseline. They use the same catalog install, audit, update, and reset mechanics as bundled skills.
For the catalog mechanics, start with the Skills reference. For the baseline catalog, see the Bundled skills index.
Browser
- Agent Browser — drive a supervised browser for verification, screenshots, and JavaScript-rendered pages.
Content
- Release Announcement — turn release changes into concise public-facing announcement copy.
- Simplified English — write user-facing comments, plans, and documents in ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English so readers understand them the first time.
Finance
- Ramp — follow Ramp's official agent playbooks (onboarding, cards, spend controls) under Paperclip's approval gates and host allowlist.
Product
- Design Critique — review a product or UI flow for clarity, hierarchy, and execution risks.
Research
- Last30Days — research recent public discussion about a topic across Reddit, X, YouTube, and the web.
Software Development
- Prepare MCP Integration — research a new MCP or vendor integration, gate it on exact-revision human approval, then ship one governed Paperclip connector per approved connection.
See also
- Skills Reference — file shape, install pipeline, catalog browse/install/audit/update/reset, assignment, and troubleshooting.
- Bundled skills — baseline catalog skills grouped by category.