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Claude App Skills

106 skills that work in Claude app, checked by hand. We tested 26 of them on a real task, so you can see the result before you install.

Claude on the web (claude.ai) and in the desktop app. Skills give Claude ready-made know-how for jobs like Excel files, slide decks or brand writing, and it uses them automatically.

Works with
106 skills
How to use one
Turn the skill on under Customize > Skills. After that Claude uses it automatically whenever your request matches.
Plans
Every Claude plan, Free included, with Code execution and file creation turned on under Settings > Capabilities.

How to install a skill in Claude app

  1. Step 1

    Turn on Code execution and file creation under Settings > Capabilities.

  2. Step 2

    Open Customize > Skills. Anthropic's example skills can be switched on right there.

  3. Step 3

    For any other skill, upload its folder as a zip file in the same place, then switch it on.

  4. Step 4

    Ask for the job in plain words. Claude loads the skill when it fits.

The quickest way is to let Claude app do it. Every skill page here has this prompt filled in with the right address; this is what it looks like:

Install prompt for Claude app
Read the skill instructions at [link to the skill's SKILL.md] and package them as a skill I can upload: create a folder with that SKILL.md (copy it exactly), zip it and give me the zip file. Then tell me where to upload it in Claude's settings.

All 106 Claude app skills, tested ones first

106 skills

Good to know

  • Skills that need programs on your own computer (a browser, FFmpeg, a command line tool) do not run in the app. Use Claude Code or Cowork for those.
  • Uploaded skills are personal unless your Team or Enterprise admin shares them.

Skills follow one open standard (a folder with a SKILL.md file), so the same skill also works in Claude Code, Codex, ChatGPT and Cursor. Facts on this page are checked against Anthropic's own documentation.

Skills teach Claude app how to do a job. To let it reach your other tools (Notion, Gmail, Shopify and more), see the MCP servers that work in Claude app.

Frequently asked questions

Are Claude skills free?

Yes. Skills work on every Claude plan, including Free, as long as Code execution and file creation is on. The skills on this site are free and open source.

Which Claude skills work best in the chat app?

Skills that are mostly instructions or that make files (documents, spreadsheets, decks, PDFs, designs). Skills that need programs installed on your computer are better in Claude Code.

How do I install a Claude skill?

Switch on Anthropic's built-in skills under Customize > Skills, or upload any other skill there as a zip file. Each skill page on this site has a copy-paste prompt that does the packaging for you.

Which Claude app skills should I try first?

Start with the ones marked Tested at the top of the list: we installed each of them and ran it on a real task, so you can see what it made before you install it. 106 skills in this directory work in Claude app.

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