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How Agent Skills (SKILL.md) work, how to write and install them, and when they beat prompts, projects and MCP.
Claude Skills
What Are Claude Skills? How Agent Skills Work (2026 Guide)
Claude Skills are folders of instructions, scripts and checks that Claude loads when a task needs them. How they work, where they run, which to use.
Claude Skills
SKILL.md Format Explained: Frontmatter, Folder Structure and Examples
SKILL.md field by field: frontmatter rules, extra fields Claude Code accepts and Claude.ai rejects, folder structure, limits and a full example.
Claude Skills
Claude Skills vs MCP vs Plugins vs Subagents: Which One Do You Need?
Skills teach Claude a method, MCP connects it to systems, plugins package both, subagents work apart. A clear comparison with a decision flow.
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How to Install Claude Skills in Claude.ai, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Copilot
Install a skill in Claude.ai, Claude Code, the API, Codex, Cursor and Copilot, with the exact folders and menus, plus fixes for missing skills.
Claude Skills
How to Write a Claude Skill That Triggers and Beats Claude's Defaults
Claude can write a skill's format in a minute; the value is what it doesn't know. Seven steps to skills that trigger and change the outcome.
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Are Claude Skills Safe? A 10-Minute Audit Before You Install One
Skills run with your agent's permissions. What researchers found in public skill marketplaces, a 10-minute audit, and how to limit the damage.
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Where to Find Claude Skills: Official, Community and Paid Options Compared
Anthropic's skills repo, the official plugin marketplace, community directories and paid packs, compared on review, cost and how to install.