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Skill Development for Claude Code Plugins

by anthropics/claude-code

This skill should be used when the user wants to "create a skill", "add a skill to plugin", "write a new skill", "improve skill description", "organize skill…

Skill content

Skill Development for Claude Code Plugins

This skill provides guidance for creating effective skills for Claude Code plugins.

About Skills

Skills are modular, self-contained packages that extend Claude's capabilities by providing
specialized knowledge, workflows, and tools. Think of them as "onboarding guides" for specific
domains or tasks-they transform Claude from a general-purpose agent into a specialized agent
equipped with procedural knowledge that no model can fully possess.

What Skills Provide

- Specialized workflows - Multi-step procedures for specific domains

- Tool integrations - Instructions for working with specific file formats or APIs

- Domain expertise - Company-specific knowledge, schemas, business logic

- Bundled resources - Scripts, references, and assets for complex and repetitive tasks

Anatomy of a Skill