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Claude Code skills: how to write SKILL.md and when to use one

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A Claude Code skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file: a name, a description, and instructions. Claude sees every skill's description on every turn and loads the full instructions only when a task matches, or when you type /skill-name . That makes a skill the place for knowledge you need sometimes,…

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  1. 2026-10-16 13:30 · DEV Community — AI
    Claude Code skills: how to write SKILL.md and when to use one

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