Community Skills

Last verified: 21 April 2026 | Applies to: All plans

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Skills are simpler than plugins. They’re markdown files with YAML frontmatter that give Claude domain expertise. They work on all plans including Free. This library features operator-created skills you can download and install immediately. Each skill is a single folder with a SKILL.md file you upload via Settings → Capabilities.

Featured skills

These are example entries

These demonstrate the format for community skill submissions. As skills are submitted and reviewed, they’ll replace these examples.

Weekly Standup Formatter

Author: James Liu, Engineering Lead | Complexity: Beginner Formats your standup notes into a consistent structure: what I did, what I’m doing, blockers. Paste in rough notes and get a formatted update ready to post. Install: Download weekly-standup.zip, extract to your skills folder, and enable in Claude settings.

Client Brief Generator

Author: Anna Kowalski, Account Director | Complexity: Intermediate Generates client-ready project briefs from internal notes and Slack threads. Includes project scope, timeline, deliverables, and budget sections. Install: Download client-brief.zip, extract to your skills folder, and enable in Claude settings.

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We’re accepting submissions for community skills. Want to be featured?

What we’re looking for:

• Skills that encode useful domain knowledge or workflow instructions
• Tested in actual use (not theoretical)
• Clear SKILL.md with proper YAML frontmatter (name, description)
• Available as a downloadable ZIP

How to submit: See How to Contribute or reply to any newsletter issue.

Categories

When submissions arrive, they’ll be organised by:

By function:

• Reporting and documentation
• Communication and email
• Analysis and research
• Process and compliance

By complexity:

• Beginner. Single SKILL.md, no scripts, easy to understand and modify.
• Intermediate. Multiple files, reference data, more specific instructions.
• Advanced. Includes executable scripts, complex logic, API integrations.

How to install a community skill

1. Download the ZIP file
2. Unzip it. You should see a folder with at least a SKILL.md file.
3. Go to Settings → Capabilities → Upload skill
4. Select the unzipped folder
5. The skill is now available in your conversations

How to create your own

See Skills for the full guide. The basics:

my-skill/
  SKILL.md          ← Required: instructions with YAML frontmatter
  data/             ← Optional: reference files

SKILL.md format:

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name: my-skill-name
description: What this skill does in one sentence.
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# Skill Instructions

[Your instructions here: what Claude should do, how, and any rules to follow]

Related

• Skills: how the skills system works
• Building a Plugin: for when a skill isn’t enough and you need a full plugin
• How to Contribute: submission process

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