Creating Custom Skills

To create a custom skill in Claude Code, you must establish a new folder within the .claude/skills/ directory containing a SKILL.md file that defines the skill's identity and logic. This file begins with a YAML frontmatter block containing a unique name and a detailed description, which Claude uses as a trigger to "know" when to activate the skill, and can include an optional disable-model-invocation: true flag if you want the skill to run as a manual, deterministic workflow rather than an autonomous one.

Visit the following resources to learn more:

• @course@Agent Skills with Anthropic
• @official@Extend Claude with skills
• @official@How to create custom Skills
• @article@Claude Code Skills — Equipping Your Claude Code Agents with more Superpowers
• @article@Build Your First Claude Code Agent Skill: A Simple Project Memory System That Saves Hours
• @video@Claude Code Skills & skills.sh - Crash Course