Anthropic
The best skills for Claude.
In the Claude apps, skills are uploaded as ZIP files and work on every plan from Free to Enterprise once code execution is turned on. Anthropic's built-in skills for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF are already active there.
How to install skills in Claude.
01
Turn on code execution
Settings > Capabilities > "Code execution and file creation". On Team and Enterprise an owner enables skills for the organization.
02
Download the skill folder as a ZIP
On Alyn, open a skill and use "Download ZIP" from GitHub, or zip the folder that contains SKILL.md.
03
Upload it
Customize > Skills > + > Create skill > Upload a skill. Then switch it on.
- Official Claude skills docs
Top skills for Claude. Ranked live.
Matt Pocockdiagnosing-bugs
Diagnosis loop for hard bugs and performance regressions. Use when the user says "diagnose"/"debug this", or reports something broken/throwing/failing/slow.
Matt Pocockask-matt
Ask which skill or flow fits your situation. A router over the skills in this repo.
Matt Pocockcode-review
Review the changes since a fixed point (commit, branch, tag, or merge-base) along two axes: Standards (does the code follow this repo's documented coding standards?) and Spec (does the code…
Jesse Vincent
Superpowers
Jesse Vincentwriting-skills
Use when creating new skills, editing existing skills, or verifying skills work before deployment
affaan-magent-self-evaluation
Use after completing any non-trivial task. The agent self-rates its output on 5 axes — accuracy, completeness, clarity, actionability, conciseness — with concrete evidence per criterion…
Anthropic
Skills
Anthropicalgorithmic-art
Creating algorithmic art using p5.js with seeded randomness and interactive parameter exploration. Use this when users request creating art using code, generative art, algorithmic art, flow…
Anthropic
Skills
Anthropicdocx
Use this skill whenever the user wants to create, read, edit, or manipulate Word documents (.docx files) or Word templates (.dotx files). Triggers include: any mention of 'Word doc', 'word…
Anthropic
Skills
Anthropicmcp-builder
Guide for creating high-quality MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that enable LLMs to interact with external services through well-designed tools. Use when building MCP servers to…
Jesse Vincent
Superpowers
Jesse Vincentbrainstorming
You MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, modifying behavior, or planning anything new, in software or out of it (a talk, a…
Leonxlnxdesign-taste-frontend
tasteskill 2.5.1, the anti-slop frontend skill. Builds professional company websites at the level of figma.com and x.ai: plain copy in a voice of its own, one system, one section per…
Jesse Vincent
Superpowers
Jesse Vincentdiagnosing-superpowers
Use when a superpowers session went wrong and your human partner wants to know why — repeated work, ignored plans, stumbles, poor results, a skill that didn't fire, "it took too long", "why…
affaan-mangular-developer
Generates Angular code and provides architectural guidance. Trigger when creating projects, components, or services, or for best practices on reactivity (signals, linkedSignal, resource)…
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Verceltriage
Identify focused, evidence-backed skills CLI bug fixes worth quuu's attention.
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Vercelfind-skills
Helps users discover and install agent skills when they ask questions like "how do I do X", "find a skill for X", "is there a skill that can...", or express interest in extending…
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Vercelpr-labeling
Classify a skills CLI pull request from its description and patch, while respecting existing labels.
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Remotionremotion-markup
Content, animation and effects best practices
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Remotionremotion-best-practices
Router for all Remotion skills
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Remotionremotion-interactivity
Structure Remotion markup for interactivity
Anthropic
Skills
Anthropicalgorithmic-art
Creating algorithmic art using p5.js with seeded randomness and interactive parameter exploration. Use this when users request creating art using code, generative art, algorithmic art, flow…
Anthropic
Skills
Anthropicdocx
Use this skill whenever the user wants to create, read, edit, or manipulate Word documents (.docx files) or Word templates (.dotx files). Triggers include: any mention of 'Word doc', 'word…
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Claude skills FAQ
Does Claude support agent skills?
Yes. In the Claude apps, skills are uploaded as ZIP files and work on every plan from Free to Enterprise once code execution is turned on. Anthropic's built-in skills for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF are already active there.
Where does Claude store skills?
Skills are uploaded in the app as ZIP files and stored with your account.
How do I use a skill in Claude?
Just describe the task. Claude uses the skill when the request matches its description.
What are the best skills for Claude?
The most installed skills right now include Matt Pocock's skills, Superpowers, Taste Skill, Caveman and Anthropic's official skills. See the live list on this page.