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Skills — spotlights from the Skills Bank.
Claude / Code / MCP / agent skills indexed and reviewed. Install commands, real workflows, alternatives, what works at the 5-minute mark and what holds up at month 3. Companion to the 638-skill Skills Bank.
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The 7 Claude skills every solo founder ships first
Claude Skills are the cheat code most founders ignore. Here are the 7 I install on day one of every project, with install commands and real time saved.
How to build a custom Claude plugin (the .plugin format explained)
Skills are great for one-shot tasks. Plugins are for entire workflows. Here is when to build a plugin vs a skill vs an MCP, and how to write your first .plugin.
What is the PDF skill? Markdown to lead magnet
The PDF skill turns Markdown + a YAML manifest into a styled, printable PDF. Three real founder workflows where it cuts production time from 6 hours to 90 minutes.
I built a 3-line Claude skill that responds to every email by 7am
I haven't manually opened my inbox at 7am in 4 weeks. Here is the 3-line Claude skill that drafts replies, summarizes urgent items, and saves me 90 minutes a day.
The 5-minute Claude skill that saves me 3 hours a week
I built a 47-line Claude skill in 5 minutes that generates an entire weekly content brief. It saves 3 hours every Sunday. Here is the exact code and install steps.
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