Ad4m

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Ad4m skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Ad4m is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: ai-tooling · Last updated: 2026-06-13

lang:ruby ai:agent

Connect AI agents with humans and other agents in P2P spaces ("neighbourhoods") via AD4M and MCP. Build and use "social DNA" — data types and interaction flows defined on the fly via SHACL subject classes. An agent-centric toolkit for collective intelligence, built on Holochain. Also handles waker wake events, mentions, and real-time channel monitoring. Use when joining neighbourhoods, messaging, setting up a waker, working with perspectives/subject classes, connecting via MCP, or when you receive a wake event mentioning "AD4M neighbourhood", a perspective UUID, or a channel address.

From the source SKILL.md

AD4M lets your AI agent join neighbourhoods (shared P2P spaces, semantic knowledge graphs), read and post messages, watch for changes in real-time, and collaborate with humans and other AI agents — all via MCP tools.

What this skill does

Ad4m is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the ai-tooling sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/ad4m/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when joining neighbourhoods, messaging, setting up a waker, working with perspectives/subject classes, connecting via MCP, or when you receive a wake event mentioning "AD4M neighbourhood", a perspective UUID, or a channel address.

Who uses this skill

The Ad4m Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 117,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/ad4m
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/ad4m/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/ad4m/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ad4m/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/ad4m/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\ad4m\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Ad4m Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/ad4m/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Ad4m skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Ad4m skill?

Use Ad4m when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the ai tooling area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Ad4m" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Ad4m skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Ad4m is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/coasys/ad4m/blob/f852873abb6912755ce66c8f30fc77dd4094318c/plugins/ad4m/skills/ad4m/SKILL.md
Author: coasys
Website: https://ad4m.dev

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

coasys. (2026). Ad4m [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/ad4m/

BibTeX

@misc{ad4m-2026,
  author    = {coasys},
  title     = {Ad4m [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/ad4m/}
}

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