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.

general-skills

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10Community RegistryData & Analyticsby Bruno de Medeiros

Custom general skills for improved reasoning, data extraction, and accounting

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Overview

Custom Claude skills for enhanced reasoning, bioinformatics, accounting, and natural history museum workflows. Each skill is a self-contained module bundled into installable plugins.

Available Plugins and Skills

general-skills

Skill	Description
extract-from-pdfs	8-step pipeline for extracting structured data from scientific PDFs using Claude's vision. Supports abstract filtering (Ollama/Haiku/Sonnet), external validation (GBIF, WFO, GeoNames, PubChem, NCBI), and export to multiple formats. Docs →
document-ocr	Converts scanned PDFs and document images into clean Markdown using docling for layout (figures, tables, reading order) plus a vision-language OCR model. Preserves multi-column order, diacritics, and figures. Supports local vLLM/Ollama and cloud vision APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic). Docs →
accounting	Processes procurement card receipts, tracks expenses in Google Sheets, reconciles records, and generates entertainment supplement tables. Docs →
lab-ordering	Places lab supply orders from member requests. Routes by request header to Amazon Business, the Pritzker Lab Google Form, or a direct vendor; stages the cart/form and stops for human review before any purchase. Docs →

bioinfo-skills

Skill	Description
phylo-from-buscos	Generates phylogenomic workflows from genome assemblies using BUSCO/compleasm single-copy orthologs. Supports NCBI accessions, multiple schedulers (SLURM, PBS, local), concatenated and coalescent phylogenies. Docs →
biogeobears	Sets up BioGeoBEARS biogeographic analyses in R. Validates inputs, generates RMarkdown scripts, compares DEC/DIVALIKE/BAYAREALIKE models, and produces publication-ready ancestral range visualizations. Docs →

museum-skills

Skill	Description
emu-bulk-upload	Helps FMNH entomology curators bulk upload specimen data to the Emu database. Matches localities to existing records, creates new site records, and generates formatted upload tables. Docs →

Installation

Claude Code — CLI, VS Code, or JetBrains (Recommended)

These instructions work the same way in:

•Claude Code CLI — type commands directly in the terminal
•VS Code — type commands in the Claude Code chat panel (or use /plugins to open the visual manager)
•JetBrains IDEs — type commands in the Claude Code panel

You only need to do this once:

code

/plugin marketplace add brunoasm/my_claude_skills

Install all plugins:

code

/plugin install general-skills@brunoasm/my_claude_skills
/plugin install bioinfo-skills@brunoasm/my_claude_skills
/plugin install museum-skills@brunoasm/my_claude_skills

Or install only the ones you want — each plugin is independent.

bash

git clone https://github.com/brunoasm/my_claude_skills.git
cd my_claude_skills

Then in Claude Code:

code

/plugin marketplace add .
/plugin install general-skills@.

When installing, Claude Code will ask you to choose a scope:

•User — available in all your projects
•Project — shared with collaborators via .claude/settings.json
•Local — only you, only this repo

Claude.ai (Web)

Download the zip file for the desired skill from releases
Go to Claude.ai Settings > Capabilities > Skills
Click Upload Skill and select the ZIP file
Enable the skill

Resources

Install & Usage

Create the skills directory

mkdir -p .claude/skills

Download the skill file

mkdir -p .claude/skills && curl -o .claude/skills/general-skills.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/brunoasm/my_claude_skills/main/SKILL.md

Invoke in Claude Code

/general-skills

View source on GitHub

Frequently Asked Questions

What is general-skills?

Custom general skills for improved reasoning, data extraction, and accounting

How to install general-skills?

To install general-skills, 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 /general-skills.

What is general-skills best for?

general-skills is a community categorized under Data & Analytics. Created by Bruno de Medeiros.