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Mirror the latest bundled-skill content for the August 5 Managed Agents
launch wave:
- Session budgets: budget object at session create (minor-unit cents
string), budget_reached pause semantics, settle-event allowlist,
session.usage event, change/remove-to-resume, multiagent shared cap
- Deployment budgets: same budget object on deployments, copied onto
each fired session, clearable and re-addable
- Inference geo pinning: inference_geo on the agent model object,
per-session override, roster uniformity, never grandfathered
- Skills from a GitHub repository: root .claude/skills discovery at
session start (cloud sandboxes only), trust-boundary warning
- Advisor: {type: "advisor", model} multiagent roster entry, reserved
anthropic.advisor thread, plaintext vs redacted delivery; advisor
tool max_uses/max_tokens/caching options and error result variant
- Multiagent: new when-to-use guidance (start with self, add cheaper
workers, dedicated specialists), delegation tools, docs URL rename
- Corrections: agent versions are sequential integers, Files API
uploads take a purpose param, stop_details refusal categories are an
open set, Sonnet 5 added to the prefill-removed list, vault_ids is
create-only on sessions, deployments gain an update endpoint
No-Verification-Needed: markdown-only skill content sync
Note: This repository contains Anthropic's implementation of skills for Claude. For information about the Agent Skills standard, see agentskills.io.
Skills
Skills are folders of instructions, scripts, and resources that Claude loads dynamically to improve performance on specialized tasks. Skills teach Claude how to complete specific tasks in a repeatable way, whether that's creating documents with your company's brand guidelines, analyzing data using your organization's specific workflows, or automating personal tasks.
For more information, check out:
- What are skills?
- Using skills in Claude
- How to create custom skills
- Equipping agents for the real world with Agent Skills
About This Repository
This repository contains skills that demonstrate what's possible with Claude's skills system. These skills range from creative applications (art, music, design) to technical tasks (testing web apps, MCP server generation) to enterprise workflows (communications, branding, etc.).
Each skill is self-contained in its own folder with a SKILL.md file containing the instructions and metadata that Claude uses. Browse through these skills to get inspiration for your own skills or to understand different patterns and approaches.
Many skills in this repo are open source (Apache 2.0). We've also included the document creation & editing skills that power Claude's document capabilities under the hood in the skills/docx, skills/pdf, skills/pptx, and skills/xlsx subfolders. These are source-available, not open source, but we wanted to share these with developers as a reference for more complex skills that are actively used in a production AI application.
Disclaimer
These skills are provided for demonstration and educational purposes only. While some of these capabilities may be available in Claude, the implementations and behaviors you receive from Claude may differ from what is shown in these skills. These skills are meant to illustrate patterns and possibilities. Always test skills thoroughly in your own environment before relying on them for critical tasks.
Skill Sets
- ./skills: Skill examples for Creative & Design, Development & Technical, Enterprise & Communication, and Document Skills
- ./spec: The Agent Skills specification
- ./template: Skill template
Try in Claude Code, Claude.ai, and the API
Claude Code
You can register this repository as a Claude Code Plugin marketplace by running the following command in Claude Code:
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills
Then, to install a specific set of skills:
- Select
Browse and install plugins - Select
anthropic-agent-skills - Select
document-skillsorexample-skills - Select
Install now
Alternatively, directly install either Plugin via:
/plugin install document-skills@anthropic-agent-skills
/plugin install example-skills@anthropic-agent-skills
After installing the plugin, you can use the skill by just mentioning it. For instance, if you install the document-skills plugin from the marketplace, you can ask Claude Code to do something like: "Use the PDF skill to extract the form fields from path/to/some-file.pdf"
Claude.ai
These example skills are all already available to paid plans in Claude.ai.
To use any skill from this repository or upload custom skills, follow the instructions in Using skills in Claude.
Claude API
You can use Anthropic's pre-built skills, and upload custom skills, via the Claude API. See the Skills API Quickstart for more.
Creating a Basic Skill
Skills are simple to create - just a folder with a SKILL.md file containing YAML frontmatter and instructions. You can use the template-skill in this repository as a starting point:
---
name: my-skill-name
description: A clear description of what this skill does and when to use it
---
# My Skill Name
[Add your instructions here that Claude will follow when this skill is active]
## Examples
- Example usage 1
- Example usage 2
## Guidelines
- Guideline 1
- Guideline 2
The frontmatter requires only two fields:
name- A unique identifier for your skill (lowercase, hyphens for spaces)description- A complete description of what the skill does and when to use it
The markdown content below contains the instructions, examples, and guidelines that Claude will follow. For more details, see How to create custom skills.
Partner Skills
Skills are a great way to teach Claude how to get better at using specific pieces of software. As we see awesome example skills from partners, we may highlight some of them here:
- Notion - Notion Skills for Claude