README.md
Documentation
# Documentation
Everything you need to know about discovering and using Claude Code skills
table_of_contents.md
What are Skills?
Skills are knowledge packages that teach Claude how to perform tasks better, not just tools that extend functionality.
What are Skills? - Help Center
2025-10-16•Help
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Core Advantages
1.Token Efficiency
Skills use lazy loading to save tokens and costs:
✓Claude initially only sees the skill's name and description
✓Full content loads only when relevant to the current task
✓Unused skills don't consume tokens in your conversation
2.Domain Expertise
Skills provide multiple approaches to inject professional knowledge:
- Professional knowledge injection - Best practices written directly into SKILL.md
- Operational consistency - Ensures stable quality every time
- Reference docs - Detailed documentation in references/, loaded when needed
- Resource files - Templates and assets in assets/ directory
Skills vs MCP
Skills and MCP (Model Context Protocol) solve fundamentally different problems:
Skills
Knowledge sharing - experience, best practices, workflows
- Simple markdown files - anyone can create
- Progressive loading - token efficient
- No server setup required
- Works across Web + Desktop + CLI (for most skills)
MCP
Functionality extension - connecting to APIs, databases, tools
- Requires coding and server setup
- Loads all tool definitions at startup
- Powerful for external integrations
- Higher token consumption, complex setup
Key Insight
Skills and MCP are complementary. Use Skills to share knowledge, use MCP to extend functionality. They can work great together!
When to Use Skills
Use Skills When:
- ✓You have repeating tasks that require consistent workflows
- ✓You need to follow company-specific processes or standards
- ✓You want to codify deep domain knowledge for reuse
- ✓You need to preserve senior expertise as team knowledge
Skip Skills When:
- ✗Task is one-time and straightforward
- ✗Base Claude already handles it well enough
- ✗You're just exploring or prototyping
Getting Started
For detailed guides on how to install and use Skills, please refer to the official documentation:
FAQ.md