On Claude Skills

satya - 3/7/2026, 11:45:02 AM

The PDF from Claude

The PDF from Claude

satya - 3/7/2026, 11:46:16 AM

Idea....

  1. Customize Claude for your specific needs.
  2. Instead of re-explaining your preferences, processes, and domain expertise in every conversation,
  3. Teach Claude once and benefit every time.

satya - 3/7/2026, 11:48:45 AM

Idea 2...

  1. Repeatable workflows
  2. Generating frontend designs from specs,
  3. Conducting research with consistent methodology
  4. Creating documents that follow your team's style guide,
  5. Orchestrating multi-step processes.
  6. ......
  7. They work well with Claude's built-in capabilities like ...
  8. ..code execution
  9. ..document creation.
  10. ......
  11. Reliable, optimized workflows.

satya - 3/7/2026, 11:51:18 AM

what is here

  1. Building standalone skills
  2. Focus on Fundamentals, Planning and Design,
  3. "Skills + MCP"

satya - 3/7/2026, 11:51:40 AM

Skill creator

Skill creator

satya - 3/7/2026, 11:55:06 AM

Portability

  1. Claude.ai,
  2. Claude Code,
  3. API

satya - 3/7/2026, 12:06:08 PM

Examples: Document creation

  1. docx
  2. xlsx
  3. ppt
  4. .............
  5. Embedded style guides and brand standards
  6. Template structures for consistent output
  7. Quality checklists before finalizing
  8. No external tools required - uses Claude's built-in capabilities

satya - 3/7/2026, 12:08:10 PM

Claude Example Skills Github repo

Claude Example Skills Github repo

satya - 3/7/2026, 12:39:42 PM

Various Skills

Various Skills

satya - 3/7/2026, 12:40:33 PM

Docx skill

Docx skill

satya - 3/7/2026, 12:42:57 PM

Briefly

  1. DOCX creation, editing, and analysis.
  2. Use this skill whenever the user wants to create, read, edit, or manipulate Word documents (.docx files).
  3. Triggers include: any mention of 'Word doc', 'word document', '.docx', or requests to produce professional documents with formatting like tables of contents, headings, page numbers, or letterheads.
  4. Also use when extracting or reorganizing content from .docx files, inserting or replacing images in documents, performing find-and-replace in Word files, working with tracked changes or comments, or converting content into a polished Word document.
  5. If the user asks for a 'report', 'memo', 'letter', 'template', or similar deliverable as a Word or .docx file, use this skill.
  6. Do NOT use for PDFs, spreadsheets, Google Docs, or general coding tasks unrelated to document generation.

satya - 3/7/2026, 12:48:10 PM

PPTX Skill definition

PPTX Skill definition

satya - 3/7/2026, 12:52:45 PM

Deeper workflow example: Skill creator

Deeper workflow example: Skill creator

satya - 3/7/2026, 12:53:11 PM

it demonstrates

  1. Step-by-step workflow with validation gates
  2. Templates for common structures
  3. Built-in review and improvement suggestions
  4. Iterative refinement loops

satya - 3/7/2026, 12:54:03 PM

MCP example

MCP example

satya - 3/7/2026, 12:54:23 PM

it demonstrates

  1. Coordinates multiple MCP calls in sequence
  2. Embeds domain expertise
  3. Provides context users would otherwise need to specify
  4. Error handling for common MCP issues

satya - 3/7/2026, 12:57:39 PM

Example skill


-
name: your-skill-name
description: What it does. Use when user asks to [specific
phrases].
---

satya - 3/7/2026, 12:58:11 PM

must include in description

  1. use kebab-case or name
  2. what it does
  3. when to use it

satya - 3/7/2026, 12:59:56 PM

other...

  1. 1024 characters
  2. no xml tags
  3. Include specific tasks users might say
  4. Mention file types if relevant

satya - 3/7/2026, 1:02:36 PM

Example

# Good - specific and actionable

description: Analyzes Figma design files and generates developer handoff documentation. Use when user uploads .fig files, asks for "design specs", component documentation", or "design-to-code handoff".

# Good - includes trigger phrases

description: Manages Linear project workflows including sprint planning, task creation, and status tracking. Use when user mentions "sprint", "Linear tasks", project planning", or asks to "create tickets".

# Good - clear value proposition

description: End-to-end customer onboarding workflow for PayFlow. Handles account creation, payment setup, and subscription management. Use when user says onboard new customer", "set up subscription", or "create PayFlow account".

satya - 3/7/2026, 1:09:19 PM

Real low down on Skills, their engineering blog

Real low down on Skills, their engineering blog

github skills specification repo

  1. For programmatic use cases
  2. Ex: Building applications, agents, or automated workflows that leverage skills
  3. API provides direct control over skill management and execution.

Third party MCPs, connectors, and skills

Runtime constraints on skills from Skills overview doc

Skills doc for enterprises

The agentic execution environment for Claude