Example Skill

anthropics/claude-plugins-officialOfficial

This is a meta-skill that shows you how to build other skills for Claude Code. It triggers when users ask about skill development, templates, or structure patterns. The source walks through the required SKILL.md format, frontmatter fields, directory layout for supporting files, and how to write good trigger descriptions. Honestly, this is more useful as documentation than as an active skill since you'd reference it once when building plugins, not invoke it repeatedly. The real value is in the concrete examples of what makes a good description field and the file structure conventions.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add anthropics/claude-plugins-official --skill example-skill --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

Example Skill

This skill demonstrates the structure and format for Claude Code plugin skills.

Overview

Skills are model-invoked capabilities that Claude autonomously uses based on task context. Unlike commands (user-invoked) or agents (spawned by Claude), skills provide contextual guidance that Claude incorporates into its responses.

When This Skill Applies

This skill activates when the user's request involves:

Creating or understanding plugin skills
Skill template or reference needs
Skill development patterns

Skill Structure

Required Files

skills/
└── skill-name/
    └── SKILL.md          # Main skill definition (required)

Optional Supporting Files

skills/
└── skill-name/
    ├── SKILL.md          # Main skill definition
    ├── README.md         # Additional documentation
    ├── references/       # Reference materials
    │   └── patterns.md
    ├── examples/         # Example files
    │   └── sample.md
    └── scripts/          # Helper scripts
        └── helper.sh