Claude Skills Documentation Index
Categories
README
File: README.md
Pages: 1 (122 lines)
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
- Partner skills
Quick Links
- What are skills →
README.md (line 1-9)
- Example skills list →
README.md (line 24-45)
- Document skills →
README.md (line 47-56)
- Claude Code setup →
README.md (line 58-78)
- Claude.ai usage →
README.md (line 80-84)
- Claude API →
README.md (line 86-88)
- Creating a skill →
README.md (line 90-117)
- Partner skills →
README.md (line 119-122)
Topics Covered
Getting Started
- What skills are
- How skills work
- Platform availability
- Installation methods
Example Skills by Category
Creative & Design:
- Algorithmic art generation
- Canvas design
- Slack GIF creation
Development & Technical:
- HTML artifacts builder
- MCP server creation
- Webapp testing
Enterprise & Communication:
- Brand guidelines
- Internal communications
- Theme factory
Meta Skills:
- Skill creator guide
- Template skill
Document Skills (Advanced)
- DOCX (Word documents)
- PDF (PDF manipulation)
- PPTX (PowerPoint presentations)
- XLSX (Excel spreadsheets)
Creating Skills
- Basic structure (folder + SKILL.md)
- YAML frontmatter requirements
- Markdown instructions
- Template usage
Platform Integration
- Claude Code plugin marketplace
- Claude.ai skills interface
- Claude API integration
- Cross-platform portability
Skill Structure
skill-name/
├── SKILL.md # Required: Main instructions
├── references/ # Optional: Documentation
├── scripts/ # Optional: Helper scripts
└── assets/ # Optional: Resources
YAML Frontmatter
---
name: skill-name
description: Clear description of what the skill does
---
External Resources
Support Articles:
- What are skills?
- Using skills in Claude
- Creating custom skills
Blog Posts:
- Equipping agents with Agent Skills
API Documentation:
- Skills API Quickstart
- Creating skills via API
License
Example skills: Apache 2.0 (open source)
Document skills: Source-available (reference only)