# How to Use Skills in Claude Code — Agent Skill

Installation, project scoping, and testing guide

## At a glance

How to Use Skills in Claude Code is an Agent Skill by travisvn in the Coding & Engineering category. Install it by copying its folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or use its SKILL.md instructions as rules in other assistants. Its source repository has 15,621 GitHub stars (as of Oct 28, 2026).

## Install

### How to install How to Use Skills in Claude Code in Claude Code

1. Clone the source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills.git
```

2. Install it

   Copy the folder containing SKILL.md into ~/.claude/skills/ (all projects) or .claude/skills/ (this project).

3. Use it

   Claude auto-invokes the skill when your request matches its description.

### How to install How to Use Skills in Claude Code in Claude Desktop

1. Clone the source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills.git
```

2. Add the SKILL.md to your Skills folder

   Settings → Capabilities → Skills → add the folder containing SKILL.md. Claude picks it up automatically.

### How to install How to Use Skills in Claude Code in Cursor

1. Clone the source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills.git
```

2. Convert to a Cursor rule

   Create .cursor/rules/how-to-use-skills-in-claude-code.mdc and paste the SKILL.md body. Set `alwaysApply` or a glob so the Agent loads it in context.

### How to install How to Use Skills in Claude Code in Codex CLI

1. Clone the source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills.git
```

2. Reference in AGENTS.md

   Add the skill's instructions (or a link) to AGENTS.md at your repo root — Codex reads it on every run.

### How to install How to Use Skills in Claude Code in Windsurf

1. Clone the source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills.git
```

2. Add to your rules / context

   Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.

### How to install How to Use Skills in Claude Code in Cline

1. Clone the source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills.git
```

2. Add to your rules / context

   Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.

### How to install How to Use Skills in Claude Code in VS Code

1. Clone the source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills.git
```

2. Add to your rules / context

   Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.

Source: https://skywork.ai/blog/how-to-use-skills-in-claude-code-install-path-project-scoping-testing/

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