anthropics/skills
Anthropic's first-party public skill collection: the de facto reference for SKILL.md structure, frontmatter conventions, and document-processing skills (docx, pdf, pptx, xlsx). Agentiquette scores it 81/100 (A-tier), methodology v1.0, scored 2026-07-07.
Key facts
| Category | Skill collection |
|---|---|
| License | No license file at fetch time |
| Maintainer | Anthropic |
| Compatible agents | claude-code, generic |
| File patterns | SKILL.md |
| Triggering | auto-trigger |
| GitHub metrics | 159,004 stars · 18,762 forks · 1,011 open issues (fetched 2026-07-07) |
| Last commit | 2026-07-01 |
| Created | 2025-09-22 |
Editorial analysis
If you want to learn what a well-formed SKILL.md looks like, read these first. The document skills bundle scripts and resources the way the format intends, and descriptions are written as real trigger conditions rather than marketing copy. The collection is capability-shaped rather than process-shaped: it teaches agents to do new things, not to work more reliably, so pair it with a process framework.
Risks
No license file at fetch time; check terms before redistributing skill content inside commercial products.
Evidence notes: Documentation: canonical frontmatter and structure; each skill self-describes triggers. Composability: skills are independent and non-overlapping. Eval readiness: outputs are files, which are checkable, but no test harness ships with the repo. Safety: skills are read/produce-file shaped with low blast radius.
Install and first run
Copy skill folders into .claude/skills/ or install via the anthropic-skills plugin.Scored skills in this repo
Reads, creates, merges, splits, fills, and OCRs PDF files, with bundled scripts handling the format mechanics so instructions stay…
Creates, reads, and edits Word documents with formatting, tracked changes, tables of contents, and template handling via bundled scripts.
Reads, creates, and repairs spreadsheets: formulas, formatting, charts, and messy-tabular-data cleanup, scripts included.
Builds and edits slide decks: layouts, speaker notes, templates, and content extraction from existing presentations.
Creates and improves skills: scaffolding, description optimization for trigger accuracy, and eval runs to measure whether a skill actually…
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Is anthropics/skills good?
anthropics/skills scores 81/100 (A-tier) on Agentiquette's methodology v1.0, scored 2026-07-07. Strengths and weaknesses are in the editorial analysis; the score is explained dimension by dimension in the scorecard.
What is anthropics/skills for?
Anthropic's first-party public skill collection: the de facto reference for SKILL.md structure, frontmatter conventions, and document-processing skills (docx, pdf, pptx, xlsx).
Is anthropics/skills maintained?
Last commit 2026-07-01, 1,011 open issues at fetch time (2026-07-07). Maintenance is scored at 85 of 100.
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