skills

by anthropics

A collection of example Agent Skills for Claude, each a folder with a SKILL.md file of instructions, scripts and resources. They teach Claude to carry out specific tasks repeatably, such as creating documents, testing web apps or following brand guidelines.

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Stars: 184.2k
Licence: Unclear
Runs on: Your computer
Setup: Easy
Language: Python
Age: 400 days

What you can do with it

Install the document skills to have Claude create and edit Word, PDF, PowerPoint and Excel files
Add the repository as a Claude Code plugin marketplace and install the example skills
Copy the template skill to write your own skill for a repeatable business task

Make money with it

A freelancer could build and sell custom Claude skills or document-automation set-ups tailored to a client's brand and workflows.

An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.

Ways a business could use it

Have Claude produce branded documents, slide decks and spreadsheets in a consistent way, saving admin time
Write custom skills that capture your own repeatable workflows so staff or freelancers get consistent results

Can you use it commercially?

No standard licence detected. Read the licence before using it commercially.

Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.

Getting it running

Run "/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills" in Claude Code, then install the document-skills or example-skills plugin; skills can also be uploaded in Claude.ai or used through the API.

Follow the official instructions in the project README.

Things to check

No licence file is declared; the README says many skills are Apache 2.0 but the document skills (docx, pdf, pptx, xlsx) are source-available only, not open source
Provided for demonstration and educational purposes, so behaviour may differ from Claude's built-in versions
Requires a Claude account, and skills in Claude.ai need a paid plan