---
name: Anthropic Skills
slug: anthropic-skills
url: "https://dontmakeitugly.com/resources/anthropic-skills"
website: "https://github.com/anthropics/skills"
github: "https://github.com/anthropics/skills"
type: agent-skill
categories:
  - agent-resources
tags:
  - skills
  - claude
  - claude-code
  - frontend
  - design
  - anthropic
frameworks:
  - agnostic
pricing: free
openSource: true
agentFriendly: excellent
agentAccessMethods:
  - github
  - copy_paste
difficulty: beginner
dateAdded: "2026-09-02"
lastVerified: "2026-09-02"
---

# Anthropic Skills

Anthropic's public skills repository, including skills for front-end and design work.

- Type: Agent skill
- Categories: Agent Resources
- Pricing: Free
- Open source: yes
- Works with: Framework agnostic, Markdown, Agent skills

## What it is

Anthropic publishes a repository of Agent Skills for Claude: folders of instructions, scripts and resources that Claude loads when a task matches. Alongside document and data skills, it includes creative and front-end skills aimed at producing distinctive, well-crafted interfaces rather than generic defaults.

## Why it's here

Worth reading even if you don't use Claude, because the skills spell out the difference between a templated interface and a designed one. The front-end skill is a clear articulation of "don't make it ugly".

## Best for

- Claude Code users
- distinctive front-end output
- learning what skills look like

## Links

- Website: https://github.com/anthropics/skills
- GitHub: https://github.com/anthropics/skills

## Can my agent use this?

Yes, this is built for agents. Copy the skill folder you want into your project's .claude/skills directory (or install through the Claude Code plugin marketplace) and invoke it.

Agent friendliness: Excellent. Public docs, public source or an installable package. An agent can read, install and implement this directly.
Access methods: GitHub, Copy/paste.

## Prompt to hand your agent

```text
Set up and use Anthropic Skills in this project.

What it is: Anthropic's public skills repository, including skills for front-end and design work.

Website: https://github.com/anthropics/skills
GitHub: https://github.com/anthropics/skills

Use it specifically for:
- Claude Code users
- distinctive front-end output
- learning what skills look like

How you can access it: GitHub, Copy/paste.
Works with: Framework agnostic.

Follow the official setup instructions above. Once available, use it when it is relevant to the task rather than by default, and tell me what it changed.
```

## Related

- [Vercel Agent Skills](https://dontmakeitugly.com/resources/vercel-agent-skills.md): Installable skills that teach agents React, Next.js and web design best practices.
- [UI/UX Pro Max](https://dontmakeitugly.com/resources/ui-ux-pro-max.md): A popular open-source design-intelligence skill with styles, palettes and font pairings for agents.
- [Web Interface Guidelines](https://dontmakeitugly.com/resources/vercel-web-interface-guidelines.md): A concise, agent-readable checklist of what a well-built web interface must get right.
- [OpenDesign](https://dontmakeitugly.com/resources/open-design.md): An open-source desktop app that turns your existing coding agent into a design tool.

## In collections

- [Best resources for designing with Claude Code](https://dontmakeitugly.com/collections/building-with-claude-code.md)

Anthropic Skills is an independent resource listed by Don't Make It Ugly. We link to it; we aren't affiliated with it. Pricing and licence details are as understood at the time of listing; check the official site.