How to install skills — step by step
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1Open Terminal on your Mac (Cmd + Space → type Terminal → Enter) or PowerShell on Windows
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2Make sure you have Node.js installed. If not, download it free at nodejs.org
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3Copy the install command from any skill below and paste it into Terminal. Hit Enter.
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4When asked which skills to install — press
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5Done. Open Claude Code and the skill is now active automatically whenever it's relevant.
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✦For Claude.ai (not Claude Code): Go to Claude → Customize → Skills → Upload ZIP. Download the skill as a ZIP from GitHub and upload it directly.
Design
3 skills
Frontend Design
Official Anthropic
277K installs
Stops Claude from making generic "AI slop" websites. Forces it to pick a bold aesthetic direction — brutalist, luxury, editorial, maximalist — and execute it properly with real typography and animations.
⭐ 65K stars
Canvas Design
Official Anthropic
Turns text into social media graphics, presentations, and visual content. Tell Claude what you want and it generates the graphic directly.
official
UI UX Pro Max
50+ UI styles
Gives Claude a database of 50+ UI styles and 99 UX guidelines. Works alongside the frontend-design skill for professional-grade outputs.
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Marketing
2 skills
Marketing Skills by Corey Haines
40 agents
The most complete marketing skill pack. Covers SEO audits, copywriting, email sequences, CRO, A/B testing, social content, sales enablement, referral programs, and more. One command installs all 40.
⭐ 28K stars
Blader Humanizer
Free
Strips every AI giveaway from Claude's writing — em dashes, filler phrases, corporate language. Every output sounds like a real person wrote it. Passes AI detectors automatically.
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Video
1 skill
Remotion Best Practices
117K weekly installs
Lets Claude build fully animated production-ready videos from one text prompt. Activates automatically when working on Remotion video code. Used to build TikTok and YouTube Shorts content with Claude Code.
117K/wk
Documents
3 skills
PDF Skill
Official Anthropic
Read, edit, merge, split, fill forms, and create PDFs in plain English. No PDF software needed. Just tell Claude what you want done with the file.
official
PowerPoint Skill
Official Anthropic
Create, edit, and format PowerPoint presentations from plain English descriptions. Tell Claude what you want and it builds the deck.
official
Word Document Skill
Official Anthropic
Create, edit, and format Word documents. Supports tracked changes, comments, formatting, and text extraction. Edit any .docx in plain English.
official
Coding & Development
3 skills
Superpowers
96K stars
The most comprehensive developer skill. Covers TDD, debugging, plan-to-execute timelines, code review, security audits, and defensive coding. Makes Claude act like a senior engineer.
⭐ 96K stars
Karpathy Skills
172K stars
Based on Andrej Karpathy's coding principles. Stops Claude from making silent wrong assumptions, over-engineering solutions, or touching code it wasn't supposed to touch.
⭐ 172K stars
Google Workspace (gws)
4.9K stars in 3 days
Gives Claude direct access to Gmail, Google Drive, Calendar, and Sheets. Automate emails, manage files, create events, update spreadsheets — all from one prompt.
⭐ 4.9K
Productivity
2 skills
Context Optimization
Saves tokens
Reduces the number of tokens Claude uses per response using KV cache tricks. Stops you from hitting usage limits and makes Claude faster and more cost-efficient.
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Antigravity Awesome Skills
1,234+ skills
The largest curated skill collection available. Over 1,234 skills across every category. Install curated bundles by role — web developer, marketer, ops, or researcher.
⭐ 22K stars
Where to find more skills
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🔍github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills — The most comprehensive curated list. Updated regularly.
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🔍awesomeclaude.ai — Browse 69,000+ skills by category. Searchable directory.
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🔍github.com/anthropics/skills — Official Anthropic skills. PDF, PPTX, DOCX, canvas-design, and more.
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✦In Claude Code, type
/skillsto see all installed skills and/reload-skillsto pick up new ones without restarting.