In this lesson
- What a skill is
- How skills differ from projects
- How to switch one on, and how to make your own
What a skill is
A skill is a set of written instructions that teaches Claude how to do one specific job the same way every time. It lives in a folder. The folder holds a text file of instructions and, for advanced skills, extra files or scripts.
You don't call a skill by name. Claude looks at what you've asked, checks which skills it has, and loads the ones that fit.
A plain example: your company writes meeting notes in a fixed format with decisions first, then actions with an owner and a date. A skill holds that format. From then on, "write up these meeting notes" produces that format in any chat.