Claude Skills & Plugins: The Complete Resource Directory

A curated and link-verified list of every place to find, explore, and install Claude skills and plugins — from Anthropic’s official docs to community-built marketplaces. Last verified May 2026.

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Official Anthropic Docs & Open Standard

Start here — authoritative sources directly from Anthropic, plus the open AgentSkills spec adopted by Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and others.

OfficialClaude Code Skills Documentationcode.claude.com/docs/en/skillsComprehensive reference: creating, configuring, sharing, and troubleshooting skills.
OfficialClaude Code Plugin Marketplaces Docscode.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplacesHow to create, distribute, and install plugin marketplaces in Claude Code.
Officialanthropics/skills — Official Skills Repositorygithub.com/anthropics/skills117k ⭐ — Anthropic’s public repo for Agent Skills including docx, pdf, pptx, xlsx, canvas-design, and more.
Officialanthropics/claude-plugins-official — Official Plugin Directorygithub.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official20.1k ⭐ — Anthropic-managed directory of high-quality Claude Code plugins. Install with /plugin install {name}@claude-plugins-official.
SpecAgentSkills.io — Open Standard Specificationagentskills.ioThe open SKILL.md standard that powers skills across Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, Gemini CLI, and 14+ other AI tools.

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Primary Aggregators & Searchable Marketplaces

Browse, search, and install skills from large community-built marketplaces. Most index skills directly from GitHub.

MarketSkillsMPskillsmp.com1.4M+ skills indexed; browse by occupation, category, or keyword. Works with Claude Code, Codex CLI, and ChatGPT.
MarketSkill Storeskillstore.ioSecurity-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified. Includes a plugins browser.
MarketClaude Skills Marketclaudeskillsmarket.comBrowse free skills, use cases, guides, and courses. Includes a jobs board for skill engineers.
MarketClaude Skill Hubclaudeskillhub.comProfessionally crafted skills across business intelligence, sales, data analytics, HR, and more. Browse by category.
MarketClaude Skill Siteclaudeskill.site/enFree, community-submitted skills indexed from GitHub. Multilingual (English, Chinese, Japanese).
MarketClaude Skills AIclaudeskills.aiDedicated buy/sell marketplace for Claude skills. Currently in waitlist/pre-launch phase.
MarketClaude Skills Infoclaudeskills.info/skills658+ free, open-source skills for Claude Code, curated from GitHub.
MarketTons of Skillstonsofskills.com425+ plugins, 2,810+ skills, 200+ agents. Includes the ccpi CLI package manager for easy install.

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Claude Code Plugin & Marketplace Explorers

Tools and directories focused specifically on Claude Code plugins, MCP servers, and extensions.

ExplorerClaude Marketplacesclaudemarketplaces.com170k+ monthly visitors. Curated directory of Claude Code skills, plugins, and MCP servers. Updated daily from GitHub.
ExplorerClaude Plugins Dev — Skillsclaude-plugins.dev/skills49,000+ auto-indexed skills from GitHub. Works with Claude, Cursor, OpenCode, Codex, and more. Open-source.
GitHubobra/superpowersgithub.com/obra/superpowers203k ⭐ — Complete software development methodology built on composable skills. TDD, debugging, brainstorming, planning, and more.
GitHubdavepoon/buildwithclaudegithub.com/davepoon/buildwithclaudeSingle hub covering Claude Skills, Agents, Commands, Hooks, Plugins, and Marketplace collections for Claude Code and beyond.
GitHubdaymade/claude-code-skillsgithub.com/daymade/claude-code-skillsProfessional, production-ready skills collection for enhanced development workflows.

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Curated Awesome Lists & Community Hubs

GitHub awesome lists, MCP-focused aggregators, and community-maintained collections with deep curation.

GitHubtravisvn/awesome-claude-skillsgithub.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills11.1k ⭐ — Curated list of Claude Skills, resources, and tools for customizing Claude AI workflows. Includes tutorials, security guidance, and FAQs.
GitHubhesreallyhim/awesome-claude-codegithub.com/hesreallyhim/awesome-claude-codeBroad awesome list covering skills, hooks, slash-commands, agent orchestrators, applications, and plugins for Claude Code.
GitHubComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skillsgithub.com/ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills1000+ production-ready Claude Skills and Plugins. Compatible with Claude.ai, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and Gemini CLI.
CuratedSmithery AI — Skillssmithery.ai/skillsVerified skills from Anthropic, GitHub, Vercel, and the community. Categorized with install counts and quality signals.
CuratedMCP Servers — Claude Skills Librarymcpservers.org/claude-skillsSkills organized by category (documents, browser automation, databases, creative) with official partner skills from Cloudflare, Vercel, Notion, and others.
CuratedAgent37 — Skillsagent37.com/skillsManaged hosting platform for OpenClaw and Hermes agents with skills support.

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YouTube: Learn to Build & Use Claude Skills

Verified tutorials covering everything from first install to advanced skill creation and automation. Organized from beginner to advanced.

🟢 Beginner — What skills are & how to use them

Claude Skills Explained — Step-by-Step Tutorial for Beginners

Kevin Stratvert · Nov 2025

Covers turning on skills, using built-in skills like PowerPoint, creating your first custom skill with the skill-creator, and connecting skills to MCP servers like Gmail and QuickBooks. Great first video.

Claude Skills: How to Find, Test & Install Them (Everything You Need to Know)

JeredBlu · Nov 2025

Clears up the Skills vs MCP confusion with a context-window comparison (12% vs 17%). Covers finding, evaluating for safety, installing manually, and building via iteration. Includes a Skill Evaluator demo.

Claude Skills Tutorial for Beginners — Connectors, Plugins & Automation Explained

Ansh Mehra / The Cutting Edge School · Mar 2026

Walks through the SKILL.md structure, building a Reels script skill, creating a market research skill, and combining skills in one prompt to research a company and draft a Gmail response — all no-code.

Full Claude Skills Tutorial for Beginners in 2026! (Become a PRO)

AI Foundations · Mar 2026 · 47 min · 84k views

Comprehensive walkthrough using the DBS framework (Direction, Blueprints, Solutions). Builds two full skills live: a daily brief automation pulling from Google Calendar, Gmail & Slack, and a research-to-presentation engine using Gamma. Also covers scheduling skills to run automatically.

🔵 Intermediate — Building your own skills from scratch

Claude Skills 2.0: How to Use Skill Creator to Build New Skills

Nick Babich · Mar 2026 · 5 min · 23k views

Quick, focused tutorial on using the built-in Skill Creator meta-skill to generate higher-quality skills. Great if you want to skip the manual SKILL.md writing and let Claude scaffold your skill for you.

Claude Code Agent Skills: How to Create, Install and Use Them (Clearly Explained)

Esther Agbaje · Apr 2026

Developer-focused. Covers SKILL.md structure in depth, Skills vs AI Agents, installing via skills.sh, building a YouTube title generator skill from scratch, and publishing for reuse across projects. Includes a live before/after demo building a landing page.

Claude Skills: Build & Sell Real Automations (2026)

Nick Saraev · Mar 2026

Business-first angle — skips the demos and shows how to build skills that generate real revenue: lead follow-up automation, viral thumbnail generation, B2B lead scraping, and cold email campaigns. From someone who built a 7-figure content company on automation.

🔴 Advanced — Full system setups & power workflows

Claude Plugins & Skills Tutorial (All Updates Combined)

Ansh Mehra / The Cutting Edge School · Feb 2026 · 26 min · 106k views

The most complete single-video overview of the full Claude ecosystem: Connectors, Skills, Plugins, Scheduled tasks, Claude in Excel & PowerPoint, Claude Code with MCP (Figma → code). Best if you want one video that covers everything.

Better With This Setup — CLAUDE.md + Skills + MCPs

Nuno Tavares / Automated Marketer · Mar 2026 · ~50 min

Full Claude Code configuration walkthrough: global vs project CLAUDE.md files, installing official skills and community skills via skills.sh, creating custom skills, connecting 6 MCP servers (GitHub, Brave, Playwright, Context7, Sequential Thinking, File System), and enabling parallel agent review teams.

7 Claude Code Skills I Use Every Single Day (Advanced Tutorial)

Jay E / RoboNuggets · May 2026 · 16 min