# Anthropic Skills

## Docs

- [Best Practices](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/creating-skills/best-practices.md): Guidelines for writing effective, maintainable skills that perform well in production
- [Bundled Resources](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/creating-skills/bundled-resources.md): Using scripts, references, and assets directories to extend skill capabilities
- [YAML Frontmatter](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/creating-skills/frontmatter.md): Understanding frontmatter fields: name, description, license, compatibility, and how they control skill behavior
- [Creating Skills Overview](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/creating-skills/overview.md): Learn how to create custom skills that teach Claude specialized workflows and domain expertise
- [Skill Structure](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/creating-skills/skill-structure.md): Understanding the anatomy of a skill: SKILL.md, bundled resources, and progressive disclosure
- [Installation](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/installation.md): Install and use Anthropic skills in Claude Code, Claude.ai, and the Claude API
- [Getting started](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/introduction.md): Learn how to use Anthropic skills to teach Claude specialized workflows and improve performance on custom tasks
- [Algorithmic Art](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/reference/algorithmic-art.md): Creating algorithmic art using p5.js with seeded randomness and interactive parameter exploration
- [Brand Guidelines](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/reference/brand-guidelines.md): Apply Anthropic's official brand colors and typography to artifacts for consistent visual identity
- [Canvas Design](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/reference/canvas-design.md): Create beautiful visual art in PNG and PDF documents using design philosophy
- [Doc Co-Authoring](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/reference/doc-coauthoring.md): Structured workflow for collaboratively creating documentation, proposals, specs, and decision docs
- [DOCX Skill Reference](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/reference/docx.md): Create, edit, and manipulate Word documents with advanced formatting, tracked changes, and professional layouts
- [Frontend Design](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/reference/frontend-design.md): Create distinctive, production-grade frontend interfaces with high design quality
- [Internal Communications](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/reference/internal-comms.md): Templates and workflows for company-wide communication including 3P updates, newsletters, and FAQs
- [MCP Builder](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/reference/mcp-builder.md): Guide for creating high-quality MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that enable LLMs to interact with external services through well-designed tools
- [PDF Skill Reference](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/reference/pdf.md): Read, manipulate, merge, split, and create PDF files with Python libraries and command-line tools
- [PPTX Skill Reference](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/reference/pptx.md): Create, edit, and analyze PowerPoint presentations with professional design and layouts
- [Skill Creator](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/reference/skill-creator.md): Create new skills, modify and improve existing skills, and measure skill performance with comprehensive evaluation and optimization workflows
- [Slack GIF Creator](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/reference/slack-gif-creator.md): Create optimized animated GIFs for Slack with proper dimensions, file size, and visual polish
- [Theme Factory](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/reference/theme-factory.md): Toolkit for styling artifacts with professionally designed themes
- [Web Artifacts Builder](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/reference/web-artifacts-builder.md): Suite of tools for creating elaborate, multi-component claude.ai HTML artifacts using modern frontend web technologies (React, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui)
- [Web App Testing](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/reference/webapp-testing.md): Toolkit for interacting with and testing local web applications using Playwright. Supports verifying frontend functionality, debugging UI behavior, capturing screenshots, and viewing browser logs.
- [XLSX Skill Reference](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/reference/xlsx.md): Create, edit, and analyze Excel spreadsheets with formulas, formatting, and data manipulation
- [Creative & Design Skills](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/skills/creative-design.md): Skills for generating algorithmic art, creating visual designs, building beautiful interfaces, and applying themes
- [Development & Technical Skills](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/skills/development-technical.md): Skills for building MCP servers, creating new skills, testing web applications, and crafting complex artifacts
- [Document Processing Skills](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/skills/document-skills.md): Skills for creating, editing, and analyzing Word, PDF, PowerPoint, and Excel documents
- [Enterprise & Communication Skills](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/skills/enterprise-communication.md): Skills for brand guidelines, documentation co-authoring, internal communications, and Slack GIF creation
- [Skills Catalog](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/skills/overview.md): Explore the complete collection of Anthropic Skills to enhance Claude's capabilities
- [Progressive Disclosure Loading System](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/spec/loading-system.md): Understand the three-level loading system that enables skills to provide extensive capabilities while minimizing context window usage.
- [Metadata Schema Reference](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/spec/metadata-schema.md): Complete schema reference for SKILL.md YAML frontmatter fields, including required and optional metadata for skill discovery and triggering.
- [Agent Skills Specification Overview](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/spec/overview.md): Learn about the Agent Skills specification - a standardized format for packaging AI agent instructions, scripts, and resources into reusable, discoverable modules.
- [SKILL.md Format and Structure](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/spec/skill-format.md): Complete reference for the SKILL.md file format, including YAML frontmatter, markdown body, and best practices for writing effective skill instructions.
- [Using skills via the Claude API](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/using-skills/api.md): Upload custom skills and use Anthropic's pre-built skills through the Claude API for programmatic access
- [Using skills in Claude.ai](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/using-skills/claude-ai.md): Access pre-built skills and upload custom skills in Claude.ai on paid plans
- [Using skills in Claude Code](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/using-skills/claude-code.md): Install and use skills in Claude Code through the plugin marketplace or direct installation commands
- [What are skills?](https://mintlify.wiki/anthropics/skills/what-are-skills.md): Learn how skills work, their structure, and the progressive disclosure system that keeps Claude's context efficient