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Claude Skills Documentation Index
Overview
This index provides navigation for the Claude Skills meta-skill documentation.
Categories
Official Documentation
File: README.md
Complete overview of Claude Skills including:
- What are skills and how they work
- Example skills by category
- Document skills (source-available)
- Usage across platforms (Claude Code, Claude.ai, API)
- Creating basic skills
Quick Links
| Topic | File | Section |
|---|---|---|
| What are skills | README.md |
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| Example skills list | README.md |
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| Document skills | README.md |
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| Claude Code setup | README.md |
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| Claude.ai usage | README.md |
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| Claude API | README.md |
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| Creating a skill | README.md |
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Skill Structure Reference
Required Files
skill-name/
└── SKILL.md # Main instructions with YAML frontmatter
Optional Directories
skill-name/
├── SKILL.md
├── references/ # Documentation files
├── scripts/ # Helper scripts
└── assets/ # Templates, configs
YAML Frontmatter
---
name: skill-name # lowercase, hyphens
description: What + When # Purpose and trigger conditions
---
Topics Covered
Getting Started
- What skills are
- How skills work
- Platform availability
- Installation methods
Skill Categories
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Creative | algorithmic-art, canvas-design, slack-gif-creator |
| Development | artifacts-builder, mcp-server, webapp-testing |
| Enterprise | brand-guidelines, internal-comms, theme-factory |
| Documents | docx, pdf, pptx, xlsx |
| Meta | skill-creator, template-skill |
Platform Integration
| Platform | Method |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills |
| Claude.ai | Upload via skills interface |
| Claude API | Skills API endpoint |
External Resources
Official Links
- What are skills?
- Using skills in Claude
- Creating custom skills
- Skills API Quickstart
- Anthropic Skills GitHub
Blog Posts
License
- Example skills: Apache 2.0 (open source)
- Document skills: Source-available (reference only)