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Claude Skills guides for safer agent workflows

Learn how Claude Skills work, how to install and write SKILL.md files, how skills compare to MCP servers, and how to choose a directory you can trust.

Comparisons

Claude Skills Directories Compared

Compare Skills Directory, ClaudSkills, agentskill.sh, Claude Code Marketplace, Anthropic skills, and awesome lists by scale, curation, security, and monetization.

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Concepts

Claude Skills vs MCP Servers

Understand the difference between Claude Skills and MCP servers, when to use each, and why strong agent setups often use both.

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Installation

How to Install Claude Skills

Learn the common ways to install Claude Skills for Claude Code and Claude.ai, plus the checks to run before trusting a new skill.

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Authoring

How to Write a SKILL.md File

A practical guide to creating a focused SKILL.md file with useful frontmatter, clear triggers, safe instructions, and examples.

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Fundamentals

What Are Claude Skills?

A plain-English guide to Claude Skills, SKILL.md files, and how reusable agent workflows help Claude and Claude Code work more consistently.

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