On Claude Skills
satya - 3/7/2026, 11:46:16 AM
Idea....
- Customize Claude for your specific needs.
- Instead of re-explaining your preferences, processes, and domain expertise in every conversation,
- Teach Claude once and benefit every time.
satya - 3/7/2026, 11:48:45 AM
Idea 2...
- Repeatable workflows
- Generating frontend designs from specs,
- Conducting research with consistent methodology
- Creating documents that follow your team's style guide,
- Orchestrating multi-step processes.
- ......
- They work well with Claude's built-in capabilities like ...
- ..code execution
- ..document creation.
- ......
- Reliable, optimized workflows.
satya - 3/7/2026, 11:51:18 AM
what is here
- Building standalone skills
- Focus on Fundamentals, Planning and Design,
- "Skills + MCP"
satya - 3/7/2026, 11:51:40 AM
Skill creator
Skill creator
satya - 3/7/2026, 11:55:06 AM
Portability
- Claude.ai,
- Claude Code,
- API
satya - 3/7/2026, 12:06:08 PM
Examples: Document creation
- docx
- xlsx
- ppt
- .............
- Embedded style guides and brand standards
- Template structures for consistent output
- Quality checklists before finalizing
- No external tools required - uses Claude's built-in capabilities
satya - 3/7/2026, 12:42:57 PM
Briefly
- DOCX creation, editing, and analysis.
- Use this skill whenever the user wants to create, read, edit, or manipulate Word documents (.docx files).
- 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.
- 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.
- If the user asks for a 'report', 'memo', 'letter', 'template', or similar deliverable as a Word or .docx file, use this skill.
- Do NOT use for PDFs, spreadsheets, Google Docs, or general coding tasks unrelated to document generation.
satya - 3/7/2026, 12:52:45 PM
Deeper workflow example: Skill creator
satya - 3/7/2026, 12:53:11 PM
it demonstrates
- Step-by-step workflow with validation gates
- Templates for common structures
- Built-in review and improvement suggestions
- Iterative refinement loops
satya - 3/7/2026, 12:54:23 PM
it demonstrates
- Coordinates multiple MCP calls in sequence
- Embeds domain expertise
- Provides context users would otherwise need to specify
- 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].
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satya - 3/7/2026, 12:58:11 PM
must include in description
- use kebab-case or name
- what it does
- when to use it
satya - 3/7/2026, 12:59:56 PM
other...
- 1024 characters
- no xml tags
- Include specific tasks users might say
- 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
satya - 3/7/2026, 1:11:58 PM
So :) where do skills run
satya - 3/7/2026, 1:31:46 PM
why API for skills?
- For programmatic use cases
- Ex: Building applications, agents, or automated workflows that leverage skills
- API provides direct control over skill management and execution.
satya - 3/7/2026, 1:35:18 PM
Third party MCPs, connectors, and skills
satya - 3/7/2026, 1:46:03 PM
Runtime constraints on skills from Skills overview doc
satya - 3/7/2026, 1:57:40 PM
The agentic execution environment for Claude