How to Use Skills in Claude Code
by travisvn · Updated
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).
How to install How to Use Skills in Claude Code in your AI client
Setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Cline and VS Code — copy-paste ready.
How to install How to Use Skills in Claude Code in Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic CLI
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills.gitInstall it
Copy the folder containing SKILL.md into ~/.claude/skills/ (all projects) or .claude/skills/ (this project).
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 DesktopDesktop app (MCP config)
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills.gitAdd 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 CursorAI-first code editor
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills.gitConvert 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 CLIOpenAI coding agent
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills.gitReference 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 WindsurfCodeium's agentic IDE
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills.gitAdd 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 ClineVS Code autonomous agent
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills.gitAdd 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 CodeCopilot / MCP support
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills.gitAdd to your rules / context
Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.
Documentation
Full READMEAwesome Claude Skills
A curated list of awesome Claude Skills, resources, and tools for customizing Claude AI workflows
Claude Skills teach Claude how to perform tasks in a repeatable way
They are specialized folders containing instructions, scripts, and resources that Claude dynamically discovers and loads when relevant to tasks.
How Skills Work
Skills employ a progressive disclosure architecture for efficiency:
- Metadata loading (~100 tokens): Claude scans available Skills to identify relevant matches
- Full instructions (<5k tokens): Load when Claude determines the Skill applies
- Bundled resources: Files and executable code load only as needed
This design allows multiple Skills to remain available without overwhelming Claude's context window.
🚀 Getting Started
Claude.ai Web Interface
- Go to Settings > Capabilities
- Enable Skills toggle
- Browse available skills or upload custom skills
- For Team/Enterprise: Admin must enable Skills organization-wide first
Claude Code CLI
# Install skills from marketplace
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills
# Or install from local directory
/plugin add /path/to/skill-directoryClaude API
Excerpt — the full document is on GitHub.
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