What are Claude Code Skills?

Claude Code Skills are reusable prompt templates stored as markdown files in your project's .claude/skills/ directory. They let you codify best practices and common workflows into slash commands that Claude follows consistently.

How do I create a Claude Code Skill?

Create a markdown file in .claude/skills/ with instructions for Claude. The filename becomes the command name — for example, .claude/skills/code-review.md can be invoked with /code-review during a Claude Code session.

Can I share skills with my team?

Yes. Skills stored in .claude/skills/ can be committed to version control so every team member has access to the same standardized workflows. You can also organize skills into subdirectories by category.

What is the difference between project and global skills?

Project skills (.claude/skills/) are specific to the current project and are committed to git. Global skills (~/.claude/skills/) are personal skills available across all your projects.

dotfiles-optimizer

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8Community RegistryGeneralby Chris Cardoso

Analyze, optimize, and secure dotfiles with best practices, modern tool recommendations, and configuration auditing

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Overview

Personal Claude Code skills — a curated collection used daily across development, knowledge management, writing, and productivity workflows.

Install

Via `npx skills` (recommended — installs globally):

bash

npx skills@latest add kriscard/Skills

Via symlink (local dev — changes take effect immediately):

bash

bash scripts/link-skills.sh

This symlinks each skill directory into ~/.claude/skills/ so Claude Code picks them up without reinstalling.

Skills

Development

Skill	Description
`architect`	System design and architecture decisions — monolith vs services, API protocols, rendering strategy, GoF patterns, code smells
`frontend`	Frontend architecture — component patterns, state management, type system, security, Next.js
`react`	React code review — universal checks for hooks, state, performance, and modern React 19 patterns
`debug`	Root-cause debugging — systematic diagnosis, error tracing, fix verification
`refactor`	Code refactoring — readability, complexity reduction, extract patterns
`review`	Code review — security, performance, correctness, production reliability
`test`	Testing strategy — unit, integration, E2E, Vitest API reference (18 refs)
`commit`	Semantic git commits with conventional commit format
`pr-review`	Pull request review with parallel agent orchestration
`spec`	Turns Linear/GitHub issues or plain text into structured specs
`research`	Documentation research — APIs, frameworks, best practices
`analyze-repo`	Codebase analysis — architecture, dependencies, quality report
`claude-optimizer`	Audits and improves CLAUDE.md files for compliance and token efficiency

Obsidian (Second Brain)

Skill	Description
`vault`	Vault context and Obsidian CLI reference — load before any vault operation
`ingest`	Processes inbox items into synthesized wiki pages in Resources/
`save-note`	Files a session answer as a permanent wiki page
`project`	Creates and updates project notes following PARA methodology
`daily`	Daily note creation and startup workflow
`close-day`	End-of-day capture — wins, blockers, tomorrow's focus
`weekly`	Weekly review and reflection
`goals`	OKR and goal tracking across quarterly/monthly/weekly notes
`ideas`	Captures and develops ideas from the vault
`process-inbox`	Clears the Obsidian inbox — reads, discusses, files, and moves items
`ingest`	Ingests articles, tweets, videos into the knowledge base
`maintain`	Vault maintenance — broken links, orphaned notes, tag hygiene
`audit-para`	Audits vault structure against PARA principles
`memory-recall`	Surfaces relevant notes from past sessions
`spot-drift`	Identifies areas drifting from intention in the vault
`money`	Revenue advisor — scans vault, diagnoses revenue system, surfaces monetization opportunities

Writing & Content

Skill	Description
`blog`	Blog post writing — story structure, post templates, voice, SEO
`talk`	Conference talk builder — narrative arc, iA Presenter slides
`docs`	Technical documentation — ADRs, RFCs, architecture proposals, design docs
`tutorial`	Step-by-step technical tutorials with progressive disclosure

Dotfiles & Shell

Skill	Description
`shell-env`	Shell environment — zsh, tmux, starship, Ghostty, yabai via GNU Stow
`neovim`	Neovim config, performance optimization, and plugin management
`audit`	Dotfiles security audit and modern tool recommendations

Productivity

Skill	Description
`ideation`	Brain dump → contract → PRD → spec pipeline
`standup`	Daily standup generation from git history and notes
`career`	Career tracking, progression, and staff engineer workflow
`check-communication`	Communication quality review — clarity, tone, framing
`prototype`	Rapid prototyping with clear scope and fast feedback loops
`deslopify`	Removes AI slop from text — improves clarity and directness

Learning

Skill	Description
`learn`	Interactive learning sessions with documentation fetching
`til`	Captures session learnings into TIL notes in Obsidian

Local Development

bash

# List all skills
bash scripts/list-skills.sh

# Symlink skills to ~/.claude/skills/
bash scripts/link-skills.sh

License

MIT

Install & Usage

Create the skills directory

mkdir -p .claude/skills

Download the skill file

mkdir -p .claude/skills && curl -o .claude/skills/dotfiles-optimizer.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kriscard/kriscard-claude-plugins/main/SKILL.md

Invoke in Claude Code

/dotfiles-optimizer

View source on GitHub

dotfilesshelloptimizationsecurityconfigurationbest-practicesmodern-tools

Frequently Asked Questions

What is dotfiles-optimizer?

Analyze, optimize, and secure dotfiles with best practices, modern tool recommendations, and configuration auditing

How to install dotfiles-optimizer?

To install dotfiles-optimizer, create the .claude/skills directory in your project, then run the curl command to download the skill file. Once installed, invoke it in Claude Code with /dotfiles-optimizer.

What is dotfiles-optimizer best for?

dotfiles-optimizer is a community categorized under General. It is designed for: dotfiles, shell, optimization, security, configuration, best-practices, modern-tools. Created by Chris Cardoso.