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anthropics/skills

A public collection of Agent Skills: instruction folders with scripts and resources that Claude loads to handle specialized tasks.

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What is it?

This repository holds Anthropic's implementation of skills for Claude. A skill is a folder containing a SKILL.md file with YAML frontmatter (name and description) and instructions, optionally bundled with scripts and reference resources. Claude loads a skill when its description matches the task, so it can follow a repeatable process for work such as creating documents with brand guidelines, analyzing data with a team's workflow, or automating personal tasks.

The examples span creative work like art, music, and design, technical tasks such as web app testing and MCP server generation, and enterprise workflows like communications and branding. It also includes source-available document skills for docx, pdf, pptx, and xlsx files. The repository includes a spec folder for the Agent Skills specification and a template folder for starting new skills.

The examples are provided for demonstration and education, and the behavior of skills inside Claude may differ from the versions shown here. They can be installed as a Claude Code plugin marketplace, uploaded in Claude.ai, or used through the Claude API.

Key features

  • 01Each skill is a self-contained folder with a SKILL.md file of instructions and metadata.
  • 02Covers creative, technical, and enterprise example skills.
  • 03Includes document skills for docx, pdf, pptx, and xlsx files.
  • 04Provides the Agent Skills specification and a skill template.
  • 05Installable as a Claude Code plugin marketplace.

Use cases

  • Studying patterns for writing your own Claude skills.
  • Starting a new skill from the provided template.
  • Reviewing how production-style document skills are structured.
  • Installing ready-made skills into Claude Code, Claude.ai, or the API.

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