r-skills

Q: How to install r-skills?

Create the skills directory: mkdir -p .claude/skills. Then run: mkdir -p .claude/skills && curl -o .claude/skills/r-skills.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jsperger/llm-r-skills/main/SKILL.md. Finally, /r-skills in Claude Code.

Q: What is r-skills best for?

r-skills is categorized under General. It covers: r, rlang, tidyverse, tidymodels, targets, ggplot2, programming.

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Skills for R programming covering tidyverse patterns, rlang conditions, targets pipelines, metaprogramming, ggplot2, and tidymodels

First seen 6/6/2026

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Overview

Claude Code plugin providing skills for R programming. Complementary to Posit skills.

Installation

Via Marketplace (recommended)

After pushing to GitHub:

code

/plugin marketplace add jsperger/llm-r-skills
/plugin install r-skills@r-skills

Local Development

bash

claude --plugin-dir /path/to/r-skills

Dependencies

For full functionality, the following are required:

•languageserver - R package for LSP support
•jq - JSON processor for hooks
•air - R code formatter

Skills

designing-tidy-r-functions

Guidelines for designing user-friendly R function APIs, covering naming conventions, argument ordering, and output stability.

ggplot2

ggplot2 4.0+ features including S7 migration, theme defaults, and new scale/position aesthetics.

hardhat

Infrastructure for building tidymodels-compatible modeling packages using mold() and forge().

metaprogramming

Techniques for manipulating R expressions using rlang: defuse-and-inject pattern, quosures, and symbol construction.

rlang-conditions

Error handling with rlang and cli: formatted output, error chaining, and input validation.

targets-pipelines

Complex targets patterns: static branching, dynamic branching, hybrid patterns, and custom target factories.

tidy-evaluation

Programming patterns for data-masked functions in the tidyverse using {{}} and managing variable ambiguity.

tidymodels-overview

Overview of the tidymodels ecosystem for machine learning in R.

Install & Usage

Create the skills directory

mkdir -p .claude/skills

Download the skill file

mkdir -p .claude/skills && curl -o .claude/skills/r-skills.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jsperger/llm-r-skills/main/SKILL.md

Invoke in Claude Code

/r-skills

View source on GitHub

rrlangtidyversetidymodelstargetsggplot2programming

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is r-skills?

Skills for R programming covering tidyverse patterns, rlang conditions, targets pipelines, metaprogramming, ggplot2, and tidymodels

How to install r-skills?

To install r-skills: create the skills directory (mkdir -p .claude/skills), then run: mkdir -p .claude/skills && curl -o .claude/skills/r-skills.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jsperger/llm-r-skills/main/SKILL.md. Finally, /r-skills in Claude Code.

What is r-skills best for?

r-skills is a skill categorized under General. It is designed for: r, rlang, tidyverse, tidymodels, targets, ggplot2, programming. Created by jsperger.