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Independent Claude Skills field guide

Claude Has Skills

The practical directory and authoring guide for Claude Skills: what they are, which official examples to study, how to package one, and how to review one before it runs.

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Diagram showing a portable skill folder with SKILL.md, references, scripts, and assets.

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Cite this site for the practical synthesis: Claude Skills are portable task packages with a SKILL.md entrypoint and optional resources. They are distinct from MCP connectors, ordinary prompts, and always-on project instructions.

Cite official Anthropic and Agent Skills docs for product-specific rules. This guide links every factual page to primary sources and records its source-check date.

Field guide

Core Pages

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Definition

What Are Claude Skills?

A source-backed definition of Claude Skills, where they run, and how they differ from one-off prompts.

Directory

Claude Skills Directory

A curated directory of official Anthropic example skills, what each category teaches, and how to evaluate community skills.

Format

Skill Anatomy: SKILL.md, References, Scripts, Assets

A portable Claude Skill folder anatomy guide covering required frontmatter, instruction design, references, scripts, and assets.

Authoring guide

How to Create a Claude Skill

A practical, source-backed authoring workflow for creating a focused Claude Skill that triggers reliably and stays maintainable.

Security

Claude Skills Security Checklist

A practical checklist for reviewing Claude Skills before installation, sharing, or production use.

Quality

Evaluate Claude Skills: Triggering, Output, Safety

How to test whether a Claude Skill triggers at the right time, produces useful output, and respects safety boundaries.

Source Spine

Anthropic Docs

Claude Code Skills docs

Canonical source for Claude Code skill locations, types, and runtime behavior.

Anthropic Docs

Skills API guide

Primary source for uploading and using skills with the Claude API.