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The premium marketplace for professional Claude Skills, workflows, and specialized automation tools to accelerate your development and productivity.

¿Necesito instalar algo más para usar skills en Claude?

No. Los skills son carpetas con un archivo SKILL.md. No requieren gestor de paquetes ni pasos de compilación.

¿Puedo usar los mismos skills en Claude Code y Claude Desktop?

Sí, el formato es el mismo, pero cada aplicación lee desde su propio directorio de skills, así que copia la carpeta en ambas ubicaciones si quieres usarla en las dos.

¿Cómo sé si un skill se cargó correctamente?

Pide a Claude que liste los skills disponibles o que describa uno. Si no lo encuentra, verifica que SKILL.md esté en la raíz de la carpeta y reinicia Claude Desktop por completo.

Can I use the same skills in Claude Code and Claude Desktop?

Yes, in most cases. The skill format is shared, but each app reads from its own skills directory, so you may need to copy the folder into both locations.

How do I know if a skill loaded correctly?

Ask Claude to list available skills or describe what a specific skill does. If it cannot find the skill, confirm SKILL.md is at the folder root and Claude Desktop was fully restarted.

Where do I get ready-made skills?

You can browse premium Claude Skills on the BuyClaudeSkills marketplace, or build your own by writing a SKILL.md file inside a named folder.

Will adding too many skills slow down Claude Desktop?

Skills are read on demand, so a large library does not meaningfully affect performance. Keep folder names descriptive so you and Claude can reference them precisely.

Install Guide

How to Add Skills to Claude Desktop

The exact steps to install and build Claude skills so you can invoke expert workflows by name — updated for 2026.

How to add skills to Claude Desktop is the fastest way to turn Claude from a general assistant into a specialist. This 2026 guide walks through the exact folders, files, and commands to install ready-made skills or build your own — so you can invoke expert workflows by name without rebuilding context every time.

What you need before you start

How to add skills to Claude Desktop starts with three things: a Claude Desktop installation signed in to your account, a skills directory you can write to, and the skill folder you want to install. If you are building from scratch, you only need a text editor and a clear idea of the workflow you want to capture.

Skills are plain folders centered on a SKILL.md file. There is no package manager, no build step, and no special runtime. That simplicity is the point — a skill is just structured instructions Claude reads on demand, which is exactly how to add skills to Claude Desktop without friction.

Step 1 — Download or create your skill folder

If you bought a skill from the BuyClaudeSkills marketplace, unzip the downloaded folder. You should see a SKILL.md file at the root, plus optional subfolders for examples, templates, and reference prompts.

If you are building your own, create a new folder named after the skill (lowercase, hyphenated, no spaces) and add a SKILL.md file inside. The filename must be exactly SKILL.md — Claude looks for that name when loading skills, so a typo here is the most common reason a skill fails to appear.

Step 2 — Locate your Claude Desktop skills directory

Claude Desktop stores skills in a local directory. On macOS it lives at ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/skills. On Windows it is %APPDATA%\Claude\skills. Create the skills folder if it does not exist yet.

If that path does not match your version, open Claude Desktop settings and look for a Skills or Extensions section that reveals the active directory. The location has shifted between releases, so verify the path before you copy files — this single check prevents most install failures.

Step 3 — Add the skill folder

Copy the entire skill folder — not just the SKILL.md file — into the skills directory. Claude loads the folder as a unit, so supporting examples and templates must travel with it.

Keep the folder name stable. The name you use here is how you will reference the skill later, so avoid spaces and special characters. A clean name like seo-audit is easier to invoke reliably than SEO Audit Final v2.

Step 4 — Restart Claude Desktop

Quit Claude Desktop completely (not just close the window) and relaunch it. Claude scans the skills directory on startup and registers every valid SKILL.md it finds.

If you edit a skill later, you do not always need to restart — but a clean restart is the most reliable way to pick up structural changes like a renamed folder or a new SKILL.md.

Step 5 — Invoke the skill by name

Start a new conversation and reference the skill by its folder name or the name declared inside SKILL.md. For example: “Use the seo-audit skill to review example.com.” Claude reads the instructions and applies the workflow without you rebuilding the context each time.

You can combine skills in a single prompt when workflows are complementary — for instance, running an audit skill and then a content-brief skill from the same conversation.

Step 6 — Verify the skill loaded

Ask Claude to list available skills or describe what a specific skill does. If it cannot find the skill, check that SKILL.md is at the folder root, the folder is in the correct directory, and Claude Desktop was fully restarted.

A skill that loads but behaves unexpectedly usually has a formatting issue inside SKILL.md. Open it and confirm the frontmatter and section headers are intact — malformed YAML or missing heading hashes are the usual culprits.

Troubleshooting common issues

Skill not found: confirm the folder is in the skills directory and SKILL.md is spelled exactly. Partial matches are not supported, so the name must be precise.

Skill loads but ignores instructions: SKILL.md may be malformed. Validate that any YAML frontmatter closes correctly and that headings use markdown hashes. Skill works in Claude Code but not Desktop: the two apps may read from different directories, so re-check the Desktop-specific path from step 2.

Once your skill is installed, browse premium Claude Skills to extend your library with ongoing updates and weekly additions. Not sure where to start? See our full guide to installing Claude Skills across Claude Code and Desktop, or check the best Claude Skills to buy in 2026.

Preguntas frecuentes — instalar skills en Claude

Descarga la carpeta del skill, cópiala en el directorio de skills de Claude Desktop (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/skills en macOS o %APPDATA%\Claude\skills en Windows) y reinicia la aplicación. Luego invoca el skill por su nombre.

Frequently asked questions

No. Skills are plain folders built around a SKILL.md file. There is no package manager or build step — you only need Claude Desktop and the skill folder.

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