Skills

Public repository for Agent Skills

by anthropics 165k GitHub stars No license Updated Jul 24, 2026
Official Productivity ⚠ No license
Skills skill by anthropics
Skills — Productivity skill by anthropics

Overview

Skills is an open-source productivity skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by anthropics. Its author describes it as: “Public repository for Agent Skills”. The project has 165k stars on GitHub and does not declare a license, so check with the author before reuse. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/anthropics/skills ~/.claude/skills/skills`.

Installation

Add Skills to your agent with:

git clone https://github.com/anthropics/skills ~/.claude/skills/skills

Review a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.

Supported agents

Neither the skill nor its repository names a specific agent. It uses the SKILL.md format, which several agents can load — check the repository for any agent-specific requirements.

License

anthropics has not declared a standard open-source license for this repository (No license). Confirm the terms with the author before reusing it.

Strengths

  • Ships in anthropics/skills, an established project with 165,174 GitHub stars
  • Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days

Things to check

  • No license declared — confirm terms with the author before reuse
  • Sparse description in metadata — read the repository for full details

Author

anthropics 21 skills in the catalog · GitHub profile ↗
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Frequently asked questions

What does Skills do?
Public repository for Agent Skills
How do I install Skills?
Run git clone https://github.com/anthropics/skills ~/.claude/skills/skills in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/anthropics/skills before installing.
Is Skills free to use?
Skills is publicly available on GitHub, but anthropics has not declared a standard open-source license (No license). Confirm the terms with the author before reusing it.
Where does Skills come from?
Skills ships inside anthropics/skills, a repository that contains 21 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 165,174 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.

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