Claude Skills Overview
Anthropic Claude Skills Overview Skills are specialized knowledge packages that help me produce higher-quality outputs for specific tasks. Think of them as expert guides that I consult before tackling certain types of work. What Are Skills? Skills are folders containing best practices, tested techniques, and condensed wisdom for creating specific types of outputs. For example: docx skill : Best practices for creating professional Word documents pptx skill : Guidance for building high-quality presentations xlsx skill : Techniques for working with spreadsheets pdf skill : Methods for manipulating PDF files Each skill contains a SKILL.md file with detailed instructions that I read before starting the relevant task. How Skills Work When you ask me to create something, I: ...