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Claude Code Skills Deep Dive (1): From a Markdown File to a Portable Folder

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TL;DR: The Agent Skills format defines a portable folder: SKILL.md supplies discovery metadata and core instructions; references hold knowledge to read when needed; scripts perform deterministic operations; and assets provide templates and materials. Claude Code accepts that core, then adds product…

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  1. 2026-11-06 02:07 · DEV Community — AI
    Claude Code Skills Deep Dive (2): From Description to Full Instructions
  2. 2026-11-05 19:48 · DEV Community — AI
    One in five Claude Code skills runs a bundled script. We read what those scripts do
  3. 2026-11-05 02:09 · DEV Community — AI
    Claude Code Skills Deep Dive (1): From a Markdown File to a Portable Folder

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