A collection of reusable skills and sub-agents for Claude Code.
Use at your own risk. These are personal productivity tools that may require specific setups or configurations.
| Skill | Description | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| detour | Spawn isolated exploration in a tmux side pane | tmux |
| clean-research-report | Strip citation artifacts from ChatGPT deep research markdown exports | Python 3.12+, uv |
| research-prompt-crafter | Craft optimized prompts for deep research models (GPT-5.4, Claude 4.6, Gemini 3) | — |
| going-to-the-library | Map a field like a research librarian — browse curated shelves, then apply what you borrowed to your problem | Web search recommended |
Skills that include a .claude-plugin/plugin.json can be installed as plugins from this marketplace:
# First, add this repo as a marketplace (one-time setup):
/plugin marketplace add strickvl/skills
# Then install any plugin:
/plugin install research-prompt-crafter@strickvl-skillsEach skill has its own installation instructions in its README. Generally:
# Example: Install detour skill
cp -r detour/commands/* ~/.claude/commands/
cp -r detour/scripts/* ~/.claude/scripts/
cp -r detour/agents/* ~/.claude/agents/To use a skill in claude.ai (web):
- Clone this repo or download the skill folder
- Zip up the contents of the skill's
skills/<skill-name>/directory - Go to claude.ai/customize/skills
- Upload the zip file
Skills use one of three Claude Code extension mechanisms:
Plugins (installable via /plugin install):
skill-name/
├── .claude-plugin/
│ └── plugin.json # Plugin metadata (name, description, author)
├── skills/
│ └── skill-name/
│ └── SKILL.md # Skill definition + reference files
└── README.md
Auto-triggered skills (installed to ~/.claude/skills/):
skill-name/
├── README.md # Human documentation
├── SKILL.md # Skill definition (name + description frontmatter)
└── scripts/ # Executable code
Slash commands (installed to ~/.claude/commands/, scripts/, agents/):
skill-name/
├── README.md # Human documentation
├── commands/ # Slash commands (*.md)
├── scripts/ # Bash/Python scripts
└── agents/ # Sub-agent definitions
Feel free to fork and adapt for your own use. PRs welcome for improvements.
MIT
