Skills - Claude Code Blog

Claude Code has six ways to extend it — CLAUDE.md, skills, subagents, MCP servers, hooks, and plugins — and they overlap just enough to be confusing. This decision guide explains what each one is, when to reach for it, when not to, and how to combine them.

Slash commands are the cheapest, fastest way to make Claude Code do exactly what your team does, the same way every time. Here is what they are, when to use them over a skill, and how to write ones people actually keep.

Ops leads, sales managers, marketers, and PMs are pouring into Claude — but most are using it like a smarter search box. Here's the Claude Cowork workflow that actually moves work: hand over your .pptx, .xlsx, and .docx files and get a finished file back.

Claude Code skills aren't just for developers. Here are 15 practical skills for writing, research, project management, data analysis, and more — with ready-to-use templates.

Learn how to build custom skills for Claude Code — reusable slash commands that automate your most common workflows. Step-by-step tutorial with real examples.