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paperclip_version: v2026.618.0
seo_title: Optional Skills Catalog
seo_description: Catalog entries teams install when they need a capability beyond the bundled baseline, using the same install, audit, update, and reset pipeline.
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# 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](../skills.md#3-app-shipped-catalog). For the baseline catalog, see the [Bundled skills](./bundled.md) index.

## Browser

- [Agent Browser](./optional/browser/agent-browser.md) — drive a supervised browser for verification, screenshots, and JavaScript-rendered pages.

## Content

- [Release Announcement](./optional/content/release-announcement.md) — turn release changes into concise public-facing announcement copy.
- [Simplified English](./optional/content/simplified-english.md) — write user-facing comments, plans, and documents in ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English so readers understand them the first time.

## Finance

- [Ramp](./optional/finance/ramp.md) — follow Ramp's official agent playbooks (onboarding, cards, spend controls) under Paperclip's approval gates and host allowlist.

## Product

- [Design Critique](./optional/product/design-critique.md) — review a product or UI flow for clarity, hierarchy, and execution risks.

## Research

- [Last30Days](./optional/research/last30days.md) — research recent public discussion about a topic across Reddit, X, YouTube, and the web.

## Software Development

- [Prepare MCP Integration](./optional/software-development/prepare-mcp-integration.md) — 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](../skills.md) — file shape, install pipeline, catalog browse/install/audit/update/reset, assignment, and troubleshooting.
- [Bundled skills](./bundled.md) — baseline catalog skills grouped by category.