Template Skill

Replace with description of the skill and when Claude should use it.

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Install

Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills

Then run /plugin to install the skill set that includes it. In Claude.ai and the Claude app, Anthropic skills are built in: turn them on in Settings → Capabilities.

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)
npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill template-skill
Manual install
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/anthropics/skills.git /tmp/skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/skills/template ~/.claude/skills/template-skill

Personal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.

From the SKILL.md

# Insert instructions below
Read the full skill on GitHub

Details

Skill name
template-skill
Repository
anthropics/skills
Path
template/SKILL.md
Repo updated
28 October 2026
Listed in
anthropics/skills (official), BehiSecc/awesome-claude-skills, ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills, heilcheng/awesome-agent-skills, hesreallyhim/awesome-claude-code, karanb192/awesome-claude-skills, skillmatic-ai/awesome-agent-skills, travisvn/awesome-claude-skills

FAQ

What does the Template Skill skill do?

Replace with description of the skill and when Claude should use it.

How do I install the Template Skill skill?

Claude Code plugin: /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

Is Template Skill popular?

It lives in anthropics/skills, which has 185,668 GitHub stars and 21,918 forks, and is included in 8 curated skill lists.

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