travisvn / awesome-claude-skills

Awesome Claude Skills [ ]() > A curated list of awesome Claude Skills, resources, and tools for customizing Claude AI workflows **Claude Skills** teach Claude how to **perform tasks in a repeatable way** They are specialized folders containing instructions, scripts, and resources that Claude dynamically discovers and loads when relevant to tasks. How Skills Work Skills employ a **progressive disclosure architecture** for efficiency: • **Metadata loading** (~100 tokens): Claude scans available Skills to identify relevant matches • **Full instructions** ( Capabilities • Enable Skills toggle • Browse available skills or upload custom skills • **For Team/Enterprise**: Admin must enable Skills organization-wide first Claude Code CLI Claude API Skills are accessible via the API endpoint. See the Skills API documentation for detailed integration examples. 🎯 Official Skills Document Skills Skills for working with complex file formats: • **docx** - Create, edit, and analyze Word documents with support for tracked changes, comments, formatting preservation, and text extraction • **pdf** - Comprehensive PDF manipulation toolkit for extracting text and tables, creating new PDFs, merging/splitting documents, and handling forms • **pptx** - Create, edit, and analyze PowerPoint presentations with support for layouts, templates, charts, and automated slide generation • **xlsx** - Create, edit, and analyze Excel spreadsheets with support for formulas, formatting, data analysis, and visualization Design & Creative • **algorithmic-art** - Create generative art using p5.js with seeded randomness, flow fields, and particle systems • **canvas-design** - Design beautiful visual art in .png and .pdf formats using design philosophies • **slack-gif-creator** - Create animated GIFs optimized for Slack's size constraints Development • **frontend-design** - Instructs Claude to avoid "AI slop" or generic aesthetics and to make bold design decisions. Works very well for React & Tailwind. • **web-artifacts-builder** - Build complex claude.ai HTML artifacts using React, Tailwind CSS, and shadcn/ui components • **mcp-builder** - Guide for creating high-quality MCP servers to integrate external APIs and services • **webapp-testing** - Test local web applications using Playwright for UI verification and debugging Communication • **brand-guidelines** - Apply Anthropic's official brand colors and typography to artifacts • **internal-comms** - Write internal communications like status reports, newsletters, and FAQs Skill Creation • **skill-creator** - Interactive skill creation tool that guides you through building new skills with Q&A 🌟 Community Skills > [!Warning] > Skills can execute arbitrary code in Claude's environment. > > See Security & Best Practices for more information Collections & Libraries • **obra/superpowers** - Core skills library for Claude Code with 20+ battle-tested skills including TDD, debugging, and collaboration patterns • Features , , commands and skills-search tool • superpowers-skills - Community-editable skills repository • Blog: Superpowers - Author's overview by Jesse Vincent • Installation: • **obra/superpowers-lab** - Experimental skills for (see above) • Uses new techniques that are still being refined and tested (i.e. skills here may change over time) • Blog post about its development • Install from plugin Individual Skills > These will be broken down into categories once there are enough community skills available to list | Skill | Description | | --- | --- | | **ios-simulator-skill** | iOS app building, navigation, and testing through automation | | **ffuf-web-fuzzing** | Expert guidance for ffuf web fuzzing during penetration testing, including authenticated fuzzing with raw requests, auto-calibration, and result analysis | | **playwright-skill** | General-purpose browser automation using Playwright | | **claude-d3js-skill** | Visualizations in d3.js | | **claude-scientific-skills** | Comprehensive collection of ready-to-use scientific skills, including working with specialized scientific libraries and databases | | **web-asset-generator** | Generates web assets like favicons, app icons, and social media images | | **loki-mode** | Multi-agent autonomous startup system - orchestrates 37 AI agents across 6 swarms to build, deploy, and operate a complete startup from PRD to revenue | | **Trail of Bits Security Skills** | Security skills for static analysis with CodeQL/Semgrep, variant analysis, code auditing, and vulnerability detection | | **frontend-slides** | Create animation-rich HTML presentations — from scratch or by converting PowerPoint files | | **Expo Skills** | Official skills by the Expo team for developing Expo apps | | **shadcn/ui** | Give Claude Code context on shadcn components as well as pattern enforcement | _More community skills coming soon! Submit a PR to add your skill._ Tools • **yusufkaraaslan/Skill_Seekers** - Convert documentation websites into Claude Skills ✏️ Creating Your First Skill Step-by-Step Guide Method 1: Use skill-creator (Recommended) The easiest way to create a skill is to use the built-in : • Enable the skill-creator skill in Claude • Ask Claude: "Use the skill-creator to help me build a skill for [your task]" • Answer the interactive questions about your workflow • Claude generates the complete skill structure for you Method 2: Manual Creation • **Create folder structure**: • **Create SKILL.md with frontmatter**: • **Add executable scripts** (optional): • Python, JavaScript, or other scripts Claude can execute • Reference them in your SKILL.md instructions • **Test locally**: • Install the skill in Claude Code or Claude Desktop • Test with relevant tasks • Iterate and refine • **Share**: • Publish to GitHub • Submit to this awesome list via PR • Share with your team via git repos or internal distribution Best Practices • **Keep descriptions concise** - The frontmatter description is used for skill discovery • **Use clea…