Awesome Claude Skills

A curated list of practical Claude Skills for enhancing productivity across Claude.ai, Claude Code, and the Claude API.

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Quickstart: Connect Claude to 500+ Apps

The connect-apps plugin lets Claude perform real actions - send emails, create issues, post to Slack. It handles auth and connects to 500+ apps using Composio under the hood.

1. Install the Plugin

claude --plugin-dir ./connect-apps-plugin

2. Run Setup

/connect-apps:setup

Paste your API key when asked. (Get a free key at platform.composio.dev)

3. Restart & Try It

exit
claude

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Contents

What Are Claude Skills?

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.

Skills

Document Processing

Development & Code Tools

Data & Analysis

Business & Marketing

Communication & Writing

Creative & Media

Productivity & Organization

Collaboration & Project Management

Security & Systems

Getting Started

Using Skills in Claude.ai

1. Click the skill icon (🧩) in your chat interface. 2. Add skills from the marketplace or upload custom skills. 3. Claude automatically activates relevant skills based on your task.

Using Skills in Claude Code

1. Place the skill in ~/.config/claude-code/skills/:

   mkdir -p ~/.config/claude-code/skills/
   cp -r skill-name ~/.config/claude-code/skills/

2. Verify skill meta

   head ~/.config/claude-code/skills/skill-name/SKILL.md

3. Start Claude Code:

   claude

4. 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

Contributing

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

Quick Contribution Steps

1. Ensure your skill is based on a real use case 2. Check for duplicates in existing skills 3. Follow the skill structure template 4. Test your skill across platforms 5. Submit a pull request with clear documentation

Resources

Official Documentation

Community Resources

Inspiration & Use Cases

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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.