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awesome-claude-skills

Name: awesome-claude-skills MCP Server
Author: travisvn

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Curated directory of Claude Skills — specialized instruction sets that teach Claude repeatable tasks with progressive loading.

awesome-claude-skills catalogs Claude Skills: folders containing instructions, scripts, and resources that teach Claude to perform specific tasks. Skills use progressive disclosure — Claude scans metadata (~100 tokens) first, then loads full instructions (<5k tokens) only when relevant. Covers official Anthropic skills (docs, creative, dev) and popular community skills like obra/superpowers.

▶ Watch demo 📦 Install 💡 Use Cases

Why use it

Key features

Progressive disclosure — skills stay available without overwhelming the context window
Official Anthropic skills for document processing, creative tools, and development
Community skills catalog including obra/superpowers with 20+ battle-tested tools
Works with Claude.ai web, Claude Code CLI, and the Claude API
Skills are composable — multiple skills stack automatically

Live Demo

What it looks like in practice

awesome-claude-skill.replay ▶ ready

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Install

Pick your client

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "awesome-claude-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills",
        "~/.claude/skills/awesome-claude-skills"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config. Restart after saving.

~/.cursor/mcp.json · .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "awesome-claude-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills",
        "~/.claude/skills/awesome-claude-skills"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Cursor uses the same mcpServers schema as Claude Desktop. Project config wins over global.

VS Code → Cline → MCP Servers → Edit

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "awesome-claude-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills",
        "~/.claude/skills/awesome-claude-skills"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Click the MCP Servers icon in the Cline sidebar, then "Edit Configuration".

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "awesome-claude-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills",
        "~/.claude/skills/awesome-claude-skills"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Same shape as Claude Desktop. Restart Windsurf to pick up changes.

~/.continue/config.json

{
  "mcpServers": [
    {
      "name": "awesome-claude-skill",
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills",
        "~/.claude/skills/awesome-claude-skills"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Continue uses an array of server objects rather than a map.

~/.config/zed/settings.json

{
  "context_servers": {
    "awesome-claude-skill": {
      "command": {
        "path": "git",
        "args": [
          "clone",
          "https://github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills",
          "~/.claude/skills/awesome-claude-skills"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to context_servers. Zed hot-reloads on save.

claude mcp add awesome-claude-skill -- git clone https://github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills ~/.claude/skills/awesome-claude-skills

One-liner. Verify with claude mcp list. Remove with claude mcp remove.

Use Cases

Real-world ways to use awesome-claude-skills

How to find and install official Claude Skills

👤 Claude users looking to extend capabilities with first-party skills ⏱ ~5 min beginner

When to use: You want document processing, creative tools, or dev skills backed by Anthropic.

Flow

Browse available skills

What official Claude Skills are available for document processing?✓ Copied

→ List of skills like docx, pdf, pptx, xlsx with descriptions
Install a skill

Install the pdf skill for Claude Code.✓ Copied

→ Skill installed and available

Outcome: Official skills installed and ready to use in your Claude workflow.

Pitfalls

Skill not triggering when expected — Check the skill's trigger keywords and use them explicitly in your prompt

Combine multiple Claude Skills for complex workflows

👤 Power users building multi-step automations ⏱ ~15 min intermediate

When to use: You need a workflow that spans document processing, web building, and deployment.

Prerequisites

Multiple skills installed — Install each via the skills marketplace or manual copy

Flow

Trigger a combined workflow

Read this PDF spec document, generate a web prototype using the frontend-design skill, and save it to disk.✓ Copied

→ Claude loads relevant skills progressively and completes all steps

Outcome: A multi-skill workflow completed in one session.

Pitfalls

Too many skills loaded at once causes context pressure — Keep installed skills to 5-10 most-used ones. Progressive loading helps but isn't unlimited.

Combine with: filesystem

Combinations

Pair with other MCPs for X10 leverage

awesome-claude-skill + filesystem

Use skills to generate documents and filesystem MCP to save them in organized folders

Use the docx skill to create a project proposal and save it to ~/Documents/proposals/.✓ Copied

Cost & Limits

What this costs to run

API quota: N/A — directory of skills, not a service
Tokens per call: Skills use ~100 tokens for metadata scan, up to 5k when fully loaded
Monetary: Free
Tip: Progressive disclosure means unused skills cost almost nothing in context.

Security

Permissions, secrets, blast radius

Credential storage: N/A — per-skill

Data egress: Depends on individual skills

Review community skills before installing — they run with your Claude session's permissions.

Troubleshooting

Common errors and fixes

Skill not triggering

Skills use keyword triggers. Include the skill's trigger phrase in your prompt, or invoke it explicitly.

Verify: Check the skill's SKILL.md for trigger keywords

Context window pressure with many skills

Remove unused skills. Progressive disclosure only helps if skills are properly structured.

Verify: List installed skills and remove unused ones

Skill conflicts between official and community versions

Ensure you only have one version of each skill type installed.

Verify: ls ~/.claude/skills/

Alternatives