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travisvn/awesome-claude-skills

A curated directory of official and community Claude Skills, categorized by use case, with documentation on skill creation and security. It is intended for developers and users who want to discover, compare, and create reusable Claude Skills.

Project overview

Project type: AI Agent
Use cases: Coding & Development
Deployment: Refer to project documentation
License: License pending

Best for

Developers and general users looking for a categorized directory of official and community Claude Skills.
Creators wanting to build or share a skill using structured instructions and tutorials.

Key capabilities

Maintains a categorized list of official Anthropic skills across document, design, development, communication, and skill creation domains, alongside community-submitted skills.
Provides step-by-step instructions for creating new Claude skills using the interactive skill-creator or manual folder structure creation.
Explains the differences between Skills, MCP, System Prompts, Projects, and Subagents, and provides tutorials for getting started.

Limitations and risks

There is no centralized admin management yet for custom skills on claude.ai.
The Agent SDK uses hardcoded macOS paths instead of environment home directory on Linux.
Skills can execute arbitrary code in Claude's environment.
Malicious skills may introduce vulnerabilities or enable data exfiltration.
Prompt injection attacks could be amplified through compromised skills.

Getting started

Setup involves reading the Markdown files directly or cloning the repository. First success is achieved by browsing the README.md to discover available Claude Skills.

Evidence and sources

GitHub project description: A curated list of awesome Claude Skills, resources, and tools for customizing Claude AI workflows — particularly Claude Code
README: A curated list of awesome Claude Skills, resources, and tools for customizing Claude AI workflows
README: Skills for working with complex file formats: - **[docx](https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/docx)** - Create, edit, and analyze Word documents with support for…
README: - **[algorithmic-art](https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/algorithmic-art)** - Create generative art using p5.js with seeded randomness, flow fields, and particl…
README: - **[frontend-design](https://github.com/anthropics/skills/blob/main/skills/frontend-design)** - Instructs Claude to avoid "AI slop" or generic aesthetics and to make bold design…

Reviewed at: 2026-07-17T23:38:34Z