What problem it solves

Specialized tasks often require organization-specific guidance, reusable workflows, and supporting resources. This repository provides examples and reference implementations that teach Claude how to complete such tasks consistently.

Key features

• Reusable skill structure — Each skill is self-contained in a folder with a `SKILL.md` file containing the instructions and metadata Claude uses.

  Source: README

• Diverse task examples — The collection covers creative applications, technical tasks, and enterprise workflows, including document creation and editing.

  Source: README, skills

• Agent Skills specification — The repository includes the Agent Skills specification alongside practical examples and a skill template.

  Source: README, spec, template

• Simple authoring format — A basic skill consists of YAML frontmatter with `name` and `description`, followed by markdown instructions, examples, and guidelines.

  Source: README

• Multiple Claude access paths — The skills can be registered in Claude Code, used through Claude.ai, or accessed through the Claude API.

  Source: README

Quick start

Copied verbatim from the project's README.

/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills

/plugin install document-skills@anthropic-agent-skills
/plugin install example-skills@anthropic-agent-skills

---
name: my-skill-name
description: A clear description of what this skill does and when to use it
---

# My Skill Name

[Add your instructions here that Claude will follow when this skill is active]

## Examples
- Example usage 1
- Example usage 2

## Guidelines
- Guideline 1
- Guideline 2

Who it may suit

This repository may suit developers creating custom Agent Skills, teams documenting repeatable workflows, and Claude Code users looking for installable examples.

Topics to discuss

• Which specialized tasks would benefit most from reusable skills in your workflow?

• How should skill instructions and metadata be structured for clarity and maintainability?

• Which creative, technical, or enterprise skill examples should the community extend next?

Written by ReadmeX AI from the project's README, source and public GitHub data; it may contain mistakes.

Read the original README https://github.com/anthropics/skills#readme

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