Introduction to Skills in Claude
Teach it once. Stop re-explaining yourself.
A skill is a set of instructions Claude picks up automatically when a task calls for it, so your preferences and way of working stop living in every prompt. What skills are, when one is worth making, and how to write your first.
Intermediate · about 19 min · earn the Skill Smith badge
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Module 1: The Idea
Module 2: Using Them
Introduction to Skills in Claude: common questions
- Is Introduction to Skills in Claude free?
- Yes. All 6 lessons are free to read in full, with no paywall, no trial and no card. You do not have to sign up to take it, and your progress saves in your own browser.
- How long does Introduction to Skills in Claude take?
- About 19 minutes in total, across 6 lessons of roughly three to five minutes each. You do not have to do it in one sitting: it remembers where you stopped.
- Do I need any experience to take Introduction to Skills in Claude?
- Some. Introduction to Skills in Claude is an intermediate course, so it assumes you have used an AI chatbot before and are comfortable with the basics. If you are starting from scratch, begin with Getting Started with ChatGPT.
- What do I get for finishing Introduction to Skills in Claude?
- The Skill Smith badge, and a free printable certificate of completion. LearnWithZavi is not accredited, so the certificate is a record that you finished the lessons rather than a formal qualification, and it says so on the certificate itself.
- What does Introduction to Skills in Claude cover?
- A skill is a set of instructions Claude picks up automatically when a task calls for it, so your preferences and way of working stop living in every prompt. What skills are, when one is worth making, and how to write your first. It is organised into 3 modules: The Idea, Using Them, Getting Good.