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.

gh-aw

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GitHub Agentic Workflows

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Overview

gh-aw Prompt Surface

This repository builds gh-aw (GitHub Agentic Workflows), a GitHub CLI extension for writing workflows in markdown and compiling them to GitHub Actions.

What this surface does

•Converts markdown workflow specs (.md) into compiled lock files (.lock.yml)
•Supports multiple AI engines (copilot, claude, codex, custom)
•Integrates tools, including GitHub MCP servers and safe-output tooling
•Provides CLI commands to compile, run, inspect, and audit workflows

Key concepts

Workflow compilation: edit workflow markdown, then recompile lock files
Engine selection: set engine in frontmatter to control runtime agent behavior
MCP tools: configure GitHub/MCP toolsets in frontmatter for repository operations
Safe outputs: workflow-safe issue/comment output paths and constraints

Representative usage examples

bash

# Compile markdown workflows to lock files
gh aw compile

# Run a workflow manually
gh aw run .github/workflows/daily-skill-optimizer.md

# Inspect MCP server usage in workflows
gh aw mcp list
gh aw mcp inspect daily-skill-optimizer

# Audit a workflow run
gh aw audit 24814681146

Where to learn more in this repo

•/AGENTS.md for development/agent workflow conventions
•/skills/*/SKILL.md for focused domain guidance (GitHub MCP, docs, errors, etc.)

Install & Usage

Create the skills directory

mkdir -p .claude/skills

Download the skill file

mkdir -p .claude/skills && curl -o .claude/skills/gh-aw.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/gh-aw/main/SKILL.md

Invoke in Claude Code

/gh-aw

View source on GitHub

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is gh-aw?

GitHub Agentic Workflows

How to install gh-aw?

To install gh-aw, 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 /gh-aw.

What is gh-aw best for?

gh-aw is a community categorized under General. It is designed for: agent. Created by github.