What are Claude Skills?

Claude Skills are pre-built capabilities that extend what Claude can do in Claude Code. Think of them as specialized tools that enhance Claude's abilities for specific tasks.

Key Features

**Specialized Capabilities**: Each skill adds focused functionality to Claude

**Easy Integration**: Install skills with a single click

**Community Driven**: Browse and install skills created by the community

**Always Available**: Once installed, skills are ready whenever you need them

How Skills Work

When you install a skill, it becomes available in your Claude Code environment. You can then invoke the skill when you need its specific capabilities. Skills can:

Add new commands and workflows

Provide domain-specific knowledge

Automate common development tasks

Integrate with external services

Skill Types

Skills come in different varieties:

**Development Tools**: Code generation, refactoring, testing helpers

**Documentation**: API reference, code documentation generation

**Productivity**: Project templates, boilerplate generation

**Integration**: Third-party service connections

Getting Started

Ready to start using skills? Check out our [How to Install a Skill](/help/how-to-install-skill) guide to get started!