Claude Skills are customizable workflows that teach Claude how to perform specific tasks according to your unique requirements. Skills enable Claude to execute tasks in a repeatable, standardized manner across all Claude platforms.

Key Features

Composable - Combine multiple skills for complex workflows.
Portable - Use the same skill across Claude.ai, Claude Code, and the API.
Efficient - Claude loads only what's needed for optimal performance.
Powerful - Include executable code for technical reliability.

Skills can codify your organization's processes, brand guidelines, workflows, and expertise into reusable components that Claude applies automatically when needed.

Skills

Business & Marketing

Competitive Ads Extractor - Extracts and analyzes competitors' ads from ad libraries to understand messaging and creative approaches that resonate.
Domain Name Brainstormer - Generates creative domain name ideas and checks availability across multiple TLDs including .com, .io, .dev, and .ai extensions.
Lead Research Assistant - Identifies and qualifies high-quality leads by analyzing your product, searching for target companies, and providing actionable outreach strategies.

Communication & Writing

Content Research Writer - Assists in writing high-quality content by conducting research, adding citations, improving hooks, and providing section-by-section feedback.
Meeting Insights Analyzer - Analyzes meeting transcripts to uncover behavioral patterns including conflict avoidance, speaking ratios, filler words, and leadership style.

Creative & Media

Image Enhancer - Improves image and screenshot quality by enhancing resolution, sharpness, and clarity for professional presentations and documentation.
Video Downloader - Downloads videos from YouTube and other platforms for offline viewing, editing, or archival with support for various formats and quality options.

Development

Changelog Generator - Automatically creates user-facing changelogs from git commits by analyzing history and transforming technical commits into customer-friendly release notes.

Productivity & Organization

File Organizer - Intelligently organizes files and folders by understanding context, finding duplicates, and suggesting better organizational structures.
Invoice Organizer - Automatically organizes invoices and receipts for tax preparation by reading files, extracting information, and renaming consistently.
Raffle Winner Picker - Randomly selects winners from lists, spreadsheets, or Google Sheets for giveaways and contests with cryptographically secure randomness.

Getting Started

Using Skills in Claude.ai

Navigate to your Claude.ai account
Go to Settings → Skills
Upload or create a new skill
The skill will be available automatically when relevant to your conversations

Using Skills in Claude Code

Install Claude Code:

# Mac
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

# Windows
irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex

Navigate to the skill folder:

cd awesome-claude-skills/lead-research-assistant

Start Claude Code:
```
claude
```
The skill loads automatically and activates when relevant.

Using Skills via API

Use the Claude Skills API to programmatically load and manage skills:

import anthropic

client = anthropic.Anthropic(api_key="your-api-key")

response = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
    skills=["skill-id-here"],
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Your prompt"}]
)

See the Skills API documentation for details.

Creating Skills

Skill Structure

Each skill is a folder containing a SKILL.md file with YAML frontmatter:

skill-name/
├── SKILL.md          # Required: Skill instructions and metadata
├── scripts/          # Optional: Helper scripts
├── templates/        # Optional: Document templates
└── resources/        # Optional: Reference files

Basic Skill Template

---
name: my-skill-name
description: A clear description of what this skill does and when to use it.
---

# My Skill Name

Detailed description of the skill's purpose and capabilities.

## When to Use This Skill

- Use case 1
- Use case 2
- Use case 3

## Instructions

[Detailed instructions for Claude on how to execute this skill]

## Examples

[Real-world examples showing the skill in action]

Skill Best Practices

Focus on specific, repeatable tasks
Include clear examples and edge cases
Write instructions for Claude, not end users
Test across Claude.ai, Claude Code, and API
Document prerequisites and dependencies
Include error handling guidance

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please read our Contributing Guidelines for details on:

How to submit new skills
Skill quality standards
Pull request process
Code of conduct

Quick Contribution Steps

Ensure your skill is based on a real use case
Check for duplicates in existing skills
Follow the skill structure template
Test your skill across platforms
Submit a pull request with clear documentation

Resources

Official Documentation

Claude Skills Overview - Official announcement and features
Skills User Guide - How to use skills in Claude
Creating Custom Skills - Skill development guide
Skills API Documentation - API integration guide
Agent Skills Blog Post - Engineering deep dive

Community Resources

Anthropic Skills Repository - Official example skills
Claude Community - Discuss skills with other users
Skills Marketplace - Discover and share skills

Inspiration & Use Cases

Lenny's Newsletter - 50 ways people use Claude Code
Notion Skills - Notion integration skills

License

This repository is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.

Individual skills may have different licenses - please check each skill's folder for specific licensing information.

Note: Claude Skills work across Claude.ai, Claude Code, and the Claude API. Once you create a skill, it's portable across all platforms, making your workflows consistent everywhere you use Claude.

README.md

Awesome Claude Skills

Contents

What Are Claude Skills?