What is Anthropic's Skills?
Anthropic's official Skills repository is the definitive collection of capabilities built directly by the team behind Claude. With over 80,000 stars on GitHub, it's the most trusted starting point for anyone building AI agents with Claude. These skills provide tested, production-ready building blocks that extend Claude's capabilities for real-world tasks.
Key Features
- Official & maintained — built and updated by the Anthropic team
- Comprehensive coverage — spans coding, research, browser automation, file handling, and more
- Production-tested — used by thousands of developers in live applications
- Well-documented — clear examples and usage instructions for each skill
- Composable — mix and match skills to build complex agent workflows
Use Cases
Automated Code Review
Use Claude's coding skills to automatically review pull requests, suggest improvements, and catch bugs before they reach production.
Research Assistant
Combine browsing and summarization skills to build agents that can research topics, synthesize information from multiple sources, and produce structured reports.
Document Processing Pipeline
Leverage file handling skills to build workflows that ingest PDFs, extract key information, and populate databases automatically.
Quick Start
npx skills add anthropics/skills
from skills import BrowserSkill, CodeSkill
agent = ClaudeAgent(skills=[BrowserSkill(), CodeSkill()])
result = agent.run("Research the latest AI papers and summarize key findings")
Why We Love It
When you're building with Claude, starting with Anthropic's own skill library is a no-brainer. The 80K+ star count speaks for itself — this is the community's most trusted resource for agent capabilities. Whether you're a beginner or building enterprise-grade AI systems, these skills save you months of work and give you a battle-tested foundation to build on.