Guides

Claude Skills, explained practically

Short, hands-on guides about Agent Skills: what the format is, how activation works, and how to keep a growing collection under control.

Guide
How to activate Claude Code Skills
The Skill is on your disk — but Claude Code ignores it. This guide covers where Skills must live, how Claude decides to load one, and how to verify and troubleshoot activation.
Read the guide →Updated September 17, 2026
Guide
What are Claude Skills?
A Skill is a folder of instructions Claude reads when — and only when — a task needs it. Here is how the format works, where Skills live, and how they fit with the rest of an agent setup.
Read the guide →Updated September 17, 2026