example-skills plugin
Collection of example skills demonstrating various capabilities including skill creation, MCP building, visual design, algorithmic art, internal communications, web testing, artifact building, Slack GIFs, and theme styling
How to install the example-skills plugin
Run both commands inside Claude Code. The first adds the marketplace once; the second installs the plugin.
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills
/plugin install example-skills@anthropic-agent-skillsWhat's inside example-skills
12 parts read from the plugin's own files.
Skills 12
Claude loads it when the task matches- algorithmic-art
Creates original generative art using p5.js by developing an algorithmic philosophy and implementing it through seeded randomness and parametric controls.
- brand-guidelines
Applies Anthropic's official brand colors, typography, and visual formatting to various artifacts.
- canvas-design
Creates original visual art and design philosophies expressed through .png, .pdf, and .md files.
- doc-coauthoring
Guides users through a structured three-stage process of context gathering, iterative section drafting, and reader testing for technical documentation.
- frontend-design
Provides guidance for creating distinctive, intentional visual designs and typography that avoid generic, templated defaults.
- internal-comms
Draft various internal company communications including status reports, leadership updates, newsletters, and incident reports using specific company formats.
- mcp-builder
Provides a comprehensive guide for building high-quality Model Context Protocol servers using Python or TypeScript to integrate external APIs with LLMs.
- skill-creator
Enables agents to create, iterate, and optimize new skills through a structured process of drafting, testing, and quantitative evaluation.
- slack-gif-creator
Creates and optimizes animated GIFs specifically tailored for Slack emojis and messages using PIL and custom animation utilities.
- theme-factory
Apply professional color palettes and font pairings to artifacts like slides, documents, reports, and HTML landing pages.
- web-artifacts-builder
Build complex, multi-component React artifacts for Claude.ai using Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui, then bundle them into a single self-contained HTML file.
- webapp-testing
Test local web applications by writing Python Playwright scripts and managing server lifecycles with helper utilities.
Using example-skills in Claude Code
Skills need no command. Claude reads them when your request matches what they describe.
Update, turn off or remove
- Update the plugin (shell)
- claude plugin update example-skills@anthropic-agent-skills
- Refresh the marketplace
- /plugin marketplace update anthropic-agent-skills
- Turn it off for now
- /plugin disable example-skills@anthropic-agent-skills
- Remove it
- /plugin uninstall example-skills@anthropic-agent-skills
Skills in example-skills
- algorithmic-artanthropics/skills
Creates original generative art using p5.js by developing an algorithmic philosophy and implementing it through seeded randomness and parametric controls.
2 files192.7Kstars - canvas-designanthropics/skills
Creates original visual art and design philosophies expressed through .png, .pdf, and .md files.
83 files192.7Kstars - frontend-designanthropics/skills
Provides guidance for creating distinctive, intentional visual designs and typography that avoid generic, templated defaults.
2 files192.7Kstars - mcp-builderanthropics/skills
Provides a comprehensive guide for building high-quality Model Context Protocol servers using Python or TypeScript to integrate external APIs with LLMs.
11 files192.7Kstars - slack-gif-creatoranthropics/skills
Creates and optimizes animated GIFs specifically tailored for Slack emojis and messages using PIL and custom animation utilities.
7 files192.7Kstars - theme-factoryanthropics/skills
Apply professional color palettes and font pairings to artifacts like slides, documents, reports, and HTML landing pages.
13 files192.7Kstars - web-artifacts-builderanthropics/skills
Build complex, multi-component React artifacts for Claude.ai using Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui, then bundle them into a single self-contained HTML file.
5 files192.7Kstars - webapp-testinganthropics/skills
Test local web applications by writing Python Playwright scripts and managing server lifecycles with helper utilities.
6 files192.7Kstars - skill-creatoranthropics/skills
Enables agents to create, iterate, and optimize new skills through a structured process of drafting, testing, and quantitative evaluation.
18 files192.7Kstars - brand-guidelinesanthropics/skills
Applies Anthropic's official brand colors, typography, and visual formatting to various artifacts.
2 files192.7Kstars - internal-commsanthropics/skills
Draft various internal company communications including status reports, leadership updates, newsletters, and incident reports using specific company formats.
6 files192.7Kstars - doc-coauthoringanthropics/skills
Guides users through a structured three-stage process of context gathering, iterative section drafting, and reader testing for technical documentation.
192.7Kstars
example-skills plugin questions
How do I install the example-skills plugin?
In Claude Code run /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills, then /plugin install example-skills@anthropic-agent-skills.
What does the example-skills plugin include?
example-skills bundles 12 skills.
How do I update or remove the example-skills plugin?
Update it with claude plugin update example-skills@anthropic-agent-skills in your shell, or from the Installed tab of /plugin. Remove it with /plugin uninstall example-skills@anthropic-agent-skills.