Find & Install Claude Skills from GitHub
Discover Claude skills hosted on GitHub — open-source skill bundles you can install directly into Claude Code or Cowork to supercharge your AI workflows.
What It Is
Many Claude skills are open-source and published on GitHub as repositories. Each skill repo contains a SKILL.md file with instructions, plus any supporting scripts or templates. You can install them via Claude Code's plugin system or reference them directly.
How to Use It
- 1Browse GitHub for repositories tagged with 'claude-skill' or 'claude-code-skill'
- 2Clone the skill repo or reference it in your plugin configuration
- 3Place the SKILL.md in your .claude/skills/ directory
- 4Invoke the skill by asking Claude to use it, or via a slash command
Example Skills
Creates polished PowerPoint presentations from plain-text outlines
Generates structured Word documents with proper formatting and tables
Builds Excel spreadsheets with formulas and data analysis
Extracts, fills, and creates PDF documents programmatically
Calculates ARPU, CLTV, churn rate from subscriber CSV data
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find Claude skills on GitHub?
Search GitHub for 'claude-skill', 'claude-code-plugin', or 'cowork-skill'. Anthropic's official knowledge-work-plugins repo is a good starting point.
Are Claude GitHub skills free?
Most community-contributed Claude skills on GitHub are open-source and free to use under MIT or similar licenses.
How do I install a Claude skill from GitHub?
Clone the repository and copy the skill folder into your .claude/skills/ directory, or reference the repo URL in your plugin manifest.
Can I contribute my own Claude skill to GitHub?
Yes — create a repository with a SKILL.md describing what your skill does, plus any supporting files, and publish it publicly.