Extensions
Skills
What skills are, where they live, how to install and create one. Combining skills and priority order.
Skills are reusable workflows written in Markdown that teach Claude how to perform specific tasks. They follow the Agent Skills pattern — a SKILL.md file with a frontmatter (name, description) and step-by-step instructions in the body. It's the description that Claude uses to decide, on its own, when to activate the skill.
Where skills live
A skill can live in three scopes, from broadest to most specific:
| Location | Scope | Usage |
|---|---|---|
~/.claude/skills/name/SKILL.md | Personal | Available across all your projects |
.claude/skills/name/SKILL.md | Project (committed) | Shared with the team in the repository |
| Bundled in a plugin | Marketplace | Installed with the plugin, auto-updates |
Install a skill
The skills CLI copies a skill from a GitHub repository into your .claude/skills/.
npx skills add <owner/repo>Skills installed this way are static, point-in-time copies — to update, run the command again. Skills bundled in a plugin auto-update through the marketplace.
Premium Content
Unlock all 20 sections of the Claude Code Guide with lifetime access.
What's included:
- 19 detailed sections, from setup to workflow
- Lifetime access with updates
- Practical examples and ready-to-use configs
- Bilingual support (PT-BR and EN)