Coming soon academy-guide
Anthropic skills/academy-guide 185.2k Anthropic · @anthropics ↗ Anthropic Skills
Anthropic's public skills repo: 19 ready-made skills for Claude, from Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF work to poster art, web app testing and building MCP servers.
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Updated Oct 28, 2026 20 skills
The roster
New Make a Museum-Quality Poster
Anthropic Give it a subject and get back a one-page poster as a PNG or PDF, plus the art-movement manifesto behind it, set in fonts from the 54 it ships with.
skills/canvas-design 185.2k Coming soon Anthropic Coming soon algorithmic-art
Anthropic skills/algorithmic-art 185.2k Coming soon brand-guidelines
Anthropic skills/brand-guidelines 185.2k Coming soon claude-api
Anthropic skills/claude-api 185.2k Coming soon discernment-nudge
Anthropic skills/discernment-nudge 185.2k Coming soon doc-coauthoring
Anthropic skills/doc-coauthoring 185.2k Coming soon docx
Anthropic skills/docx 185.2k Coming soon frontend-design
Anthropic skills/frontend-design 185.2k Coming soon internal-comms
Anthropic skills/internal-comms 185.2k Coming soon mcp-builder
Anthropic skills/mcp-builder 185.2k Coming soon Anthropic skills/pdf 185.2k Coming soon pptx
Anthropic skills/pptx 185.2k Coming soon skill-creator
Anthropic skills/skill-creator 185.2k Coming soon slack-gif-creator
Anthropic skills/slack-gif-creator 185.2k Coming soon template-skill
Anthropic skills/template-skill 185.2k Coming soon theme-factory
Anthropic skills/theme-factory 185.2k Coming soon web-artifacts-builder
Anthropic skills/web-artifacts-builder 185.2k Coming soon webapp-testing
Anthropic skills/webapp-testing 185.2k Coming soon xlsx
Anthropic skills/xlsx 185.2k What it does
Anthropic Skills is the public repository where Anthropic publishes its own skills for Claude: 19 self-contained folders, each with a SKILL.md of instructions plus any scripts and resources it needs. They range from creative work like poster and algorithmic art to technical jobs like testing web apps and building MCP servers, and enterprise tasks like internal communications and brand guidelines.
It also includes the document skills that power Claude's own file features for Word, PDF, PowerPoint and Excel. Those four are source-available rather than open source, shared as a reference for more complex skills used in production, while many of the others are Apache 2.0.
Alongside the skills sit the Agent Skills specification and a template for writing your own. You can add the whole repo to Claude Code as a plugin marketplace, use the example skills in Claude.ai on paid plans, or upload skills through the Claude API.
When to use it
- You want to see how Anthropic writes its own skills
Read 19 working examples, including the document skills behind Claude's file features, to learn the patterns before writing your own.
- You need Claude to handle Word, Excel, PowerPoint or PDF files
Install the document-skills plugin and Claude gets the same skills that power its built-in document features.
- You're starting a new skill from scratch
Copy the template skill and follow the Agent Skills spec in the repo: a folder with a SKILL.md, a name and a description is enough to begin.
Common questions
How do I install it in Claude Code?
Run /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills, then install document-skills or example-skills from the anthropic-agent-skills marketplace. After that you use a skill just by mentioning it, for example asking Claude to use the PDF skill on a file.
Is it free to use?
Many of the skills are open source under Apache 2.0, including Canvas Design. The Word, PDF, PowerPoint and Excel skills are source-available, not open source. In Claude.ai, the example skills are already available on paid plans.
Which agents does it work with?
Anthropic Skills is built for Claude: Claude Code through the plugin marketplace, Claude.ai on paid plans, and the Claude API. The folders follow the Agent Skills standard, which is documented at agentskills.io.
Can I rely on these skills for critical work?
Anthropic provides them for demonstration and education. What Claude does may differ from what a skill shows, so test each one in your own setup before relying on it for critical tasks.