Anthropic Agent Skills

anthropics/skills·3 plugins

Install Anthropic’s official three-plugin marketplace to add document processing, reference example skills, and Claude API guidance to your coding agent.

Overview

anthropic-agent-skills is a plugin marketplace for the Build phase that bundles Anthropic’s document, example, and Claude API skill plugins for coding agents.

What is this marketplace?

3 plugins: document-skills, example-skills, and claude-api
document-skills bundles Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and PDF skill paths
example-skills includes skill-creator, mcp-builder, frontend-design, webapp-testing, and 9+ other demonstration skills
claude-api plugin focuses on Claude API and SDK documentation for implementers
Maintained by Anthropic (Keith Lazuka) as the reference agent-skills marketplace pattern
3 plugins in marketplace.json
document-skills: 4 skill paths (xlsx, docx, pptx, pdf)
example-skills: 12 listed demonstration skill paths

Compatible agents: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, any compatible agent

Community signal: 149k GitHub stars.

What problem does it solve?

New agent users struggle to find trustworthy, maintained skills for documents, skill authoring, and API usage scattered across repos and gists.

Who is it for?

Builders onboarding to Claude Code who want Anthropic-maintained document skills, skill-creation examples, and API reference in a single catalog install.

Skip if: Production teams that need only one narrow integration with zero document or example-skill overhead.

What do I get? / Deliverables

After adding anthropics/skills, your agent can load three official plugins covering office documents, reference implementations, and Claude API docs from one marketplace entry.

Three registered plugins: document-skills, example-skills, claude-api
Agent-accessible paths to Office/PDF skills, demonstration skills, and Claude API documentation

Plugins in this marketplace

3 plugins — install individually after you add the marketplace.

PluginVersion

Document SkillsCollection of document processing suite including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and PDF capabilities—Example SkillsCollection 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—Claude ApiClaude API and SDK documentation skill for building LLM-powered applications—

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Journey fit

Primary fit

BuildAgent skills & templates

Anthropic’s official agent-skills marketplace centers on extending Claude with installable skill packs; Build agent-tooling is the primary shelf because registration and discovery happen when builders wire up their coding agent toolchain. The catalog bundles document skills, illustrative example skills, and Claude API documentation—typical agent-tooling expansions rather than a single ship or launch utility.

How it compares

Official multi-plugin skill marketplace from Anthropic, not a third-party MCP bridge or a single-purpose checker.

Common Questions / FAQ

Who is Anthropic Agent Skills for?

It is for developers using Claude Code who want Anthropic’s document suite, example skill gallery, and Claude API documentation as registered plugins.

When should I use Anthropic Agent Skills?

Use it early in a project when you need PDF and Office workflows, patterns for writing your own skills, or reliable Claude API guidance alongside your agent.

How do I add Anthropic Agent Skills to my agent?

Install the anthropics/skills marketplace via Claude Code’s plugin marketplace flow, then enable document-skills, example-skills, and/or claude-api as needed.