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    How to Import Skills into Claude: Complete Guide

    Every way to import skills into Claude Code. Download from marketplaces, clone from GitHub, use the plugin browser, or create from scratch.

    April 18, 20264 min read
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    Importing skills into Claude Code means placing SKILL.md files in the right directory. Claude discovers them automatically. Here's every way to do it.

    Quick Answer: To import skills into Claude Code, you can download them from a marketplace like Agensi, clone repositories from GitHub, use the built-in plugin browser, create them manually, or copy existing skills from other compatible agents like OpenClaw or Codex CLI. The skills are typically located in ~/.claude/skills/.

    From a marketplace (recommended)

    Agensi offers security-scanned SKILL.md skills:

    1. Browse skills at agensi.io/skills
    2. Click Download or Buy
    3. Unzip to your skills directory:
    unzip skill-name.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/
    1. Start a new Claude Code session

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    From GitHub

    git clone https://github.com/author/skill-repo.git
cp -r skill-repo/skill-name ~/.claude/skills/

    Always read the SKILL.md before installing from GitHub.

    From the plugin browser

    Type /plugin in any Claude Code session to browse the built-in marketplace. Click a skill to install it.

    Manual creation

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/my-skill

    Create ~/.claude/skills/my-skill/SKILL.md with:

    ---
name: my-skill
description: What it does and when to use it.
---

# My Skill

Instructions here.

    From another agent

    If you have skills installed for OpenClaw or Codex CLI, copy them:

    cp -r ~/.openclaw/skills/skill-name ~/.claude/skills/

    The SKILL.md format is the same across all compatible agents.

    Verifying the import

    ls ~/.claude/skills/skill-name/SKILL.md

    If the file exists at this path, Claude will find it on the next session.

    Import security-scanned skills from Agensi.

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