You’re explaining the same thing to AI over and over.
Your branding rules.
Your formatting style.
Your specific workflows.
It’s like having an employee with memory loss.
Claude Skills just changed that forever.
Watch the video tutorial below.
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What Are Claude Skills and Why Do They Matter
Claude Skills just dropped and it’s literally changing everything.
I’m talking about teaching AI your exact workflow once and never having to explain it again.
This isn’t some minor update.
This is the shift from treating AI like a dumb assistant to having an actual employee who knows your systems.
Companies are seeing 8x productivity gains with Claude Skills.
Box, Recruitant, and Canva are already using Claude Skills.
And today I’m showing you exactly how to build your own Claude Skills from scratch.
This video could literally save you hundreds of hours this year.
The Old Way vs The Claude Skills Way
Picture this with Claude Skills.
You’re working with Claude.
Every single time you ask it to do something, you have to explain your company’s branding rules.
Your formatting style.
Your specific way of doing things.
Over and over.
It’s like having an employee with memory loss.
That’s the old way.
And it sucks.
Now imagine you teach Claude once with Claude Skills.
Just once.
You package up your methods, your rules, your scripts into something called a Claude Skill.
And from that point forward, Claude just knows.
It sees your request.
It pulls up the right Claude Skill.
It executes exactly how you want.
No more explaining.
That’s what just dropped with Claude Skills.
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How Claude Skills Work
Here’s what’s wild about Claude Skills.
This isn’t Claude getting smarter at answering questions.
This is Claude becoming modular.
Think of Claude Skills like plugins for your brain.
Each Claude Skill is a package.
Inside that folder, you’ve got instructions, scripts, resource files.
Everything Claude needs to execute a specific task your way.
Claude scans through its available Claude Skills.
It figures out which ones are relevant.
Then it only loads the minimal content it needs.
It’s efficient.
It’s fast.
And Claude Skills work across everything.
Claude.ai, Claude Code, the API.
Everywhere.
Claude Skills Can Run Real Code
But it gets better with Claude Skills.
Skills can include executable code.
We’re not just talking about text responses.
We’re talking automated scripting with Claude Skills.
File transformations.
Real tasks.
This is crossing the line from chatbot to actual agent.
This is huge for Claude Skills.
The Business Case for Claude Skills
Let me give you the business case for Claude Skills.
First, reduce prompting overhead.
Claude already knows your workflows through Claude Skills.
Second, consistency.
You capture your company standards into Claude Skills that everyone uses.
Same branding.
Same formatting every time.
Third, performance.
Claude only loads what it needs with Claude Skills.
Way more efficient.
Fourth, composability.
Multiple Claude Skills can stack together.
And fifth, enterprise control.
Admins can enable or disable Claude Skills at the org level.
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The Technical Side of Claude Skills
Now let’s get technical about Claude Skills.
Every Claude Skill lives in a directory.
That directory must contain a file called skill.md.
This file has YAML front matter at the top.
That’s where you put the name and description for your Claude Skill.
This metadata gets loaded universally.
That’s how Claude knows the Claude Skill exists.
The full skill.md file only gets loaded when Claude decides the Claude Skill is relevant.
Additional files like scripts or templates get loaded on demand.
This is smart loading with Claude Skills.
Not wasting tokens.
Designing Good Claude Skills
Here’s where design matters for Claude Skills.
Your Claude Skills need to be concise.
Use utility scripts instead of embedding everything in text.
Don’t offer too many options in your Claude Skills.
Provide verifiable intermediate outputs so Claude can check its work.
Test with real usage.
Claude Skills can have conflicts or errors.
You got to work through that.
How to Build Your First Claude Skill
Let me show you how to build a Claude Skill.
Let’s say you want Claude to always format your reports a specific way.
You create a folder called “report formatter.”
Inside that folder you create skill.md.
At the top you write your YAML front matter for your Claude Skill.
Name is “report formatter.”
Description is “formats business reports according to company standards.”
Then below that you write out the exact rules for your Claude Skill.
Use Arial font.
Headers in bold.
Executive summary first.
Footer with date and author.
If you need a script to convert a CSV to a formatted Excel file, you include that script in the folder.
You reference it in the skill.md.
Now when you ask Claude to format a report, it scans its Claude Skills.
It sees report formatter matches.
It loads that Claude Skill.
It follows your rules.
Done.
Exactly how you want it every single time.
That’s the power of Claude Skills.
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The Risks of Claude Skills
Now let’s talk about the risks of Claude Skills.
Skills can run executable code.
That’s powerful but dangerous.
Claude runs this code in sandboxed environments.
But you still need to vet the Claude Skills you use.
Check the code.
Make sure it’s not doing anything sketchy.
For enterprise users, there are controls.
You can enable or disable Claude Skills at the org level.
But you can’t get granular per skill permissions yet.
Claude Skills Limitations
Another limitation of Claude Skills is context.
Skills only load minimal content.
If your Claude Skill requires a ton of context, it might not get used.
And conflicts are real with Claude Skills.
If you have multiple skills that match the same request, Claude might pick the wrong one.
You need to make your Claude Skill descriptions specific.
Also, not everyone has access to Claude Skills yet.
Skills are available for pro, max, team, and enterprise users.
If you’re on the free tier, you’re not getting Claude Skills.
The Future of Claude Skills
So what does this mean for the future of Claude Skills?
This is a big step toward intelligent agents that actually understand organizational context.
You’re encoding your institutional knowledge into modular packages that AI can use through Claude Skills.
As this develops, you’re going to see AI that doesn’t just respond to requests.
Artificial intelligence that proactively handles workflows through Claude Skills.
That coordinates across systems.
That acts like a team member who knows the ropes.
Why Claude Skills Matter for Scale
And here’s what most people are missing about Claude Skills.
This isn’t just about saving time.
It’s about consistency at scale.
When your team uses the same Claude Skills, everyone’s output matches.
Your branding is consistent.
Your processes are consistent.
Your quality is consistent.
That’s about building a scalable operation with Claude Skills.
This scales.
You’re not just making one task faster.
You’re making your entire operation more consistent and more efficient with Claude Skills.
That compounds.
The ROI is massive.
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Your Claude Skills Action Plan
Now here’s what you need to do with Claude Skills.
First, identify your repetitive workflows.
What are you explaining to AI over and over?
Those are your Claude Skill candidates.
Second, start simple.
Build one basic Claude Skill.
Test it.
Third, iterate.
Your first Claude Skill won’t be perfect.
Update it.
Fourth, share with your team.
Get everyone using the same Claude Skills.
Fifth, keep building.
Cover more workflows with Claude Skills.
Automate more processes.
Why Claude Skills Is a Paradigm Shift
Let me be real with you about Claude Skills.
This update is not getting the attention it deserves.
People think “Oh cool, another feature.”
They don’t realize Claude Skills is a paradigm shift.
We’re moving from prompting AI to programming AI with workflows.
With instructions.
With your specific methods through Claude Skills.
The people who figure out Claude Skills early are going to have a massive advantage.
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Claude Skills FAQs
What are Claude Skills?
Claude Skills are modular packages that teach Claude your exact workflows once so you never have to explain them again.
Who can use Claude Skills?
Claude Skills are available for pro, max, team, and enterprise users. Free tier users don’t have access to Claude Skills yet.
How do Claude Skills work?
Claude Skills live in directories with a skill.md file that contains YAML front matter and instructions for Claude to follow.
Can Claude Skills run code?
Yes, Claude Skills can include executable code for automated scripting and file transformations.
What companies are using Claude Skills?
Box, Recruitant, and Canva are already using Claude Skills.
How much productivity gain can I get from Claude Skills?
Companies are seeing 8x productivity gains with Claude Skills.
Are Claude Skills safe?
Claude runs code in sandboxed environments, but you should vet any Claude Skills you use to ensure they’re safe.
Where do Claude Skills work?
Claude Skills work across Claude.ai, Claude Code, and the API everywhere.
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The bottom line is this about Claude Skills.
Skills are here.
They work.
Companies are seeing massive results.
If you’re not experimenting with Claude Skills, you’re already behind.
The competitive advantage is real.
The productivity gains are real with Claude Skills.
This is a fundamental shift in how we work with AI.
You need to get on Claude Skills now.
So go build your first Claude Skill.
Test it.
Break it.
Fix it.
Build another one.
Share them with your team.
The companies that do this first with Claude Skills are going to dominate their markets.
The ones that sleep on Claude Skills are going to be playing catchup for years.
