Skills for Claude Code – install and usage guide

Anthropic's Claude Code reads skills in the SKILL.md standard. Skill Library for AI Agents collects 4166 free skills; find the right task and paste one command to install.

3 steps to use skills with Claude Code

  1. Find a skill for your task (e.g. “make slides”, “SEO writing”, “docker”).
  2. Copy the install command and run it in your terminal – for example for the academy-guide skill:
    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && curl -fsSL https://skill.dn1nguoi.com/z/academy-guide-d7ada.tgz | tar xz -C ~/.claude/skills
  3. Restart Claude Code, then call /skill-name or just describe the task.

Frequently asked questions

What is a skill for Claude Code?

A skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file that teaches Claude Code how to do a specific kind of work (SEO writing, slides, code review…). Claude Code loads a skill only when needed, so it costs no context up front.

Where do Claude Code skills live?

The skills folder for Claude Code is ~/.claude/skills. Each skill is a subfolder containing SKILL.md.

How do I install a skill for Claude Code?

Run a command like: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && curl -fsSL https://skill.dn1nguoi.com/z/<skill-id>.tgz | tar xz -C ~/.claude/skills. Every skill page on Skill Library for AI Agents has the command ready to copy. Then restart Claude Code.

Is it free?

Yes. Every skill on Skill Library for AI Agents is open source under the MIT or Apache 2.0 licence and ships with its original LICENSE file.

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