Overview
Agent Skills is an open-source productivity skill for Claude Code, published by WhatIfWeDigDeeper. Its author describes it as: “My Agent Skills I've created for Claude Code and can, in principle, be used with other coding assistants”. The project has 2 stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/WhatIfWeDigDeeper/agent-skills ~/.claude/skills/agent-skills`.
Installation
Add Agent Skills to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/WhatIfWeDigDeeper/agent-skills ~/.claude/skills/agent-skillsReview 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
- Claude Code — named in the skill.md
License
Agent Skills is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Works with Claude Code
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Things to check
- Limited adoption so far — evaluate before depending on it
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does Agent Skills do?
- My Agent Skills I've created for Claude Code and can, in principle, be used with other coding assistants
- How do I install Agent Skills?
- Run git clone https://github.com/WhatIfWeDigDeeper/agent-skills ~/.claude/skills/agent-skills in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/WhatIfWeDigDeeper/agent-skills before installing.
- Is Agent Skills free to use?
- Yes. Agent Skills is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does Agent Skills work with?
- Agent Skills lists Claude Code — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
