Agent skills library

Anthropic Skills

Anthropic's public skills repository for Claude agents: reusable workflows, document skills, and reference patterns.

Last reviewed: 2026-07-17

What it does

anthropics/skills is the reference library for Agent Skills: packaged instructions, scripts, and resources that Claude can load for repeatable tasks such as docs, spreadsheets, and internal workflows.

Best fit

Teams standardizing Claude Code, Cowork, or API agents with checked-in skills.

Capabilities

Browse official skill examples for document, analysis, and workflow automation tasks.
Use skills as templates for project-scoped Claude Code or API agent behavior.
Study Anthropic's packaging format before writing custom skills.
Combine skills with MCP and project rules for stronger agent boundaries.

Use cases

Adopt Anthropic skill structure for internal coding and docs workflows.
Fork a reference skill before customizing it for your repository.
Compare official skills with community packs like Superpowers or oh-my-claudecode.

Source

anthropics/skills

Open GitHub repo

Source & review

Source: https://github.com/anthropics/skills
Last reviewed: 2026-07-17

Review notes: Details checked against the public repository README and project links.

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