Awesome Claude Skills
Awesome Claude Skills
A useful reference list; you need to check each skill yourself before installing.
A community-maintained compilation of skills, tools and documentation about Claude Skills.
Overview
Awesome Claude Skills is a curated list on GitHub maintained by travisvn, gathering Claude Skills, resources and tools to customize workflows with Claude, especially Claude Code.
The list includes official Anthropic skills such as docx, pdf, pptx, xlsx, skill-creator, frontend-design, mcp-builder and webapp-testing, along with many community skills such as Superpowers, playwright-skill, Trail of Bits' security skill set and skills for shadcn/ui. It also has a getting-started section, comparisons of skills with prompts, projects, subagents and MCP, plus security and FAQ sections.
This is a useful "map" when you want to find an existing skill before writing your own, but community skills need to be checked carefully before use.
Highlights
All in one place
Gathers official and community skills into a clearly categorized list.
Multi-platform guidance
Has quick-start sections for Claude.ai, the Claude Code CLI and the Claude API.
Comparing approaches
Explains the differences between skills and prompts, Projects, subagents, MCP and system prompts.
Security emphasis
Warns that skills can run arbitrary code and advises installing only from trusted sources after reading carefully.
Open to contributions
Anyone can fork, add a skill to the right section and submit a pull request.
What it's for
Find a skill before writing your own
IT teams check the list to see whether a suitable skill already exists for tasks like web testing or document handling.
Choose tools for a dev team
Engineering leads compare community skill sets such as Superpowers or playwright-skill.
Internal AI training
Trainers use the comparison of skills, MCP and subagents to explain the concepts to staff.
Build a security checklist
Use the Security and Best Practices sections as a basis for company rules on vetting skills.
How to use it
- 1
Open the list
Go to the GitHub repository and view the table of contents.
- 2
Choose a skill group
Start with Official Skills, then browse Community Skills as needed.
- 3
Vet the skill
Open the repository of the skill you plan to use and read SKILL.md and every script before installing.
- 4
Install official skills into Claude Code
Register Anthropic's skills repository as a marketplace.
$/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills - 5
Try on a small project
Use the skill on a low-risk task before bringing it into your main workflow.
Real-world example
Suppose a small e-commerce company wants to use Claude Code to test its online store's interface. Instead of writing from scratch, the developer checks Awesome Claude Skills and finds the official webapp-testing skill and the community playwright-skill. He carefully reads each skill's SKILL.md and scripts, picks the one that fits the current stack, runs it on the staging site, and only then adds it to the testing process before each release.
Tips & notes
Prefer official skills
For sensitive work, start with Anthropic's skills before using community ones.
Read the code before installing
The list warns that skills can run arbitrary code, so check SKILL.md and the scripts.
Check how up to date it is
The list is community-maintained, so look at each skill's original repository to see whether it is still maintained.
Contribute back
If your team writes a useful skill, you can submit a pull request to add it to the list.
FAQ
Is this an Anthropic product?
No, it is a community list maintained by travisvn, which also compiles Anthropic's official skills.
Are the skills in the list safe?
Not every skill is verified; the README advises installing only from trusted sources and reading every file carefully.
What is the list's license?
See the terms on the official page; each listed skill has its own license in its original repository.
How do I suggest adding a skill?
Fork the repository, add an entry in the right section and submit a pull request following CONTRIBUTING.md.
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