skills

Name: skills Review
Item: skills
Rating: 3.8
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Development Solid

Skills, MCP servers, Custom Agents, Agents.md for SDKs to ground Coding Agents

2,079 starsMIT (commercial OK)Free

Works in

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Source

https://github.com/microsoft/skills

By microsoft

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

claude plugins install microsoft/skills

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

CostFree

Trust Signals Source Reviewed

Stars2,079Contributors26Last updated2026-04-17LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone found

Community Pulse New

No community discussions found yet. This doesn't mean the tool isn't good — it may be new or serve a niche use case.

Reviewer notes

Source Reviewed review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Auto-assessment from April sweep — baseline scores pending hands-on review.

2026-04-18: Approved in April sweep: Mega-popular, battle-tested by a large community.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

4/5

Versatility

4/5

Reliability

4/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.85 / 5.00 SolidEvaluatedApr 2026

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