What it does
anthropics/skills is the reference library for Agent Skills: packaged instructions, scripts, and resources that Claude can load for repeatable tasks such as docs, spreadsheets, and internal workflows.
Anthropic Skills
Anthropic's public skills repository for Claude agents: reusable workflows, document skills, and reference patterns.
Last reviewed: 2026-07-19
anthropics/skills
Repository facts
Help agents implement, refactor, and navigate framework-specific or multi-file code changes.
- GitHub Stars
- 162.6K
- License
- Not provided
- Default branch
- main
- Last pushed
- 2026-07-17
- Repository status
- Active
- Snapshot
- 2026-07-19
Best fit
Teams standardizing Claude Code, Cowork, or API agents with checked-in skills.
Capabilities
- Browse official skill examples for document, analysis, and workflow automation tasks.
- Use skills as templates for project-scoped Claude Code or API agent behavior.
- Study Anthropic's packaging format before writing custom skills.
- Combine skills with MCP and project rules for stronger agent boundaries.
Use cases
- Adopt Anthropic skill structure for internal coding and docs workflows.
- Fork a reference skill before customizing it for your repository.
- Compare official skills with community packs like Superpowers or oh-my-claudecode.
Source
anthropics/skills
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