One Command Installs Anthropic's Own Skill Library
One command installs Anthropic’s own skill library into Claude Code. Everything below is copied from the repo, not remembered.
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What a Skill actually is
A folder with a SKILL.md in it. That is the entire format. YAML frontmatter with a name and a description, then markdown instructions.
---
name: my-skill-name
description: What this does and when to use it
---
# My Skill Name
[instructions Claude follows when this skill is active]
Claude loads a skill only when the description matches what you are doing, so it costs nothing until it is useful. That is the difference between this and a giant system prompt that you pay for on every single message.
The install, one line
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