anthropics/skills

Project overview

A collection of reusable Agent Skills, templates, and specifications for completing specialized tasks with Claude. Requires a compatible Claude platform to execute skills and is intended for demonstration and educational use.

Project type: AI Agent
Use cases: Documents & Office
Deployment: Refer to project documentation
License: License pending

Best for

Developers and enterprise teams looking to standardize Claude's task execution through reusable instructions.

Key capabilities

Provides a reusable template-skill folder to serve as a starting point for creating new custom skills.
Includes source-available skills for creating and editing docx, pdf, pptx, and xlsx files used in production AI applications.

Limitations and risks

Skills are provided for demonstration and educational purposes only and may differ from production implementations.

Getting started

Create a skill by setting up a folder with a SKILL.md file containing YAML frontmatter and Markdown instructions, then invoke it via prompt.

Evidence and sources

GitHub project description: Public repository for Agent Skills
README: Skills are folders of instructions, scripts, and resources that Claude loads dynamically to improve performance on specialized tasks.
README: This repository contains skills that demonstrate what's possible with Claude's skills system. These skills range from creative applications (art, music, design) to technical tasks…
README: Browse through these skills to get inspiration for your own skills or to understand different patterns and approaches.
README: These skills are provided for demonstration and educational purposes only.

Reviewed at: 2026-07-21T05:34:32Z