Claude Code Skills

Scope

• Installing skills for Claude Code
• Developing Claude Code specific skills
• Understanding Claude Code skill discovery

Installation Paths

• Project scope:

  .claude/skills/

  in project root
• User scope:

  ~/.claude/skills/

Installing Skills

From GitHub Repository

# Clone to project
git clone https://github.com/user/skill-repo .claude/skills/skill-name

# Or clone to user directory
git clone https://github.com/user/skill-repo ~/.claude/skills/skill-name

Manual Installation

1. Create skill folder in

   .claude/skills/

2. Add

   SKILL.md

   with frontmatter
3. Restart Claude Code to pick up new skills

Verifying Installation

# List installed skills
ls ~/.claude/skills/

# Check skill metadata
head ~/.claude/skills/skill-name/SKILL.md

Using Skills

• Mention skill name explicitly in your prompt
• Use

  /init

  to bootstrap context for a repository

Official Skills Repository

• https://github.com/anthropics/skills

Key Official Skills

Claude Code Commands

• /init

  - Initialize project context
• Skills auto-load when relevant to your task

Best Practices

1. Keep skills focused on specific tasks
2. Use progressive disclosure for large reference files
3. Include scripts for automation
4. Test skills in isolated environments first

Full Resource List

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gmh5225/awesome-skills/refs/heads/main/README.md