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Introduction to agent skills

Anthropic · on Anthropic Academy

FreeintermediateSelf-paced

Teaches how to build, configure and share Skills in Claude Code, the reusable markdown instructions Claude applies automatically to matching tasks, including multi-file skills, how skills differ from other Claude Code features, and troubleshooting. Take it if you already use Claude Code and want to package your team's conventions into skills that load on demand.

Who it's for

Aspiring builders, career switchers and working developers. This is an intermediate course in Coding with AI, running about 6 lessons, self-paced.

Cost at a glance

Free. Free with a Skilljar account; the course page does not list a certificate of completion. Price seen 2026-11-01.

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