Capture Environment

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Capture Environment 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. Capture Environment is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Content category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Content · Sub-category: content-misc · Last updated: 2026-07-29

tool:docker

Snapshot the computational environment for a replication package — detects the analysis stack (R / Stata / Python) and emits the right lockfiles (renv.lock + sessionInfo.txt, requirements.txt / environment.yml / uv.lock, Stata version + ado package list), records seeds and RNG kind, optionally writes a pinning Dockerfile, and produces a paste-ready "Computational requirements" block. Use when user says "capture the environment", "snapshot my dependencies", "pin the versions", "make a renv.lock / requirements.txt", "make this byte-reproducible", or before releasing a replication package to openICPSR / the AEA Data Editor.

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About this skill (catalog notes)

Capture Environment includes at least one code block. The SKILL.md runs to about 1,360 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

Source: psantanna.com/claude-code-my-workflow
License: MIT
Original author: pedrohcgs
Indexed lastmod: 2026-07-29
Catalog position: Content · content-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Capture Environment fits the catalog

Capture Environment sits in the Content category under the content-misc sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

A replication package that runs on the author's laptop in 2026 and nowhere else in 2029 is not reproducible. This skill captures the exact computational environment — language versions, package versions, seeds, RNG kind, and (optionally) the OS layer — so a referee, the AEA Data Editor, or future-you can reconstruct it. It detects which stack the project uses and emits the artifacts that stack's ecosystem expects, then verifies the lockfile installs clean.

What this skill does

Capture Environment is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the content-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/capture-environment/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when user says "capture the environment", "snapshot my dependencies", "pin the versions", "make a renv.lock / requirements.

Who uses this skill

The Capture Environment Claude Code skill is built for content creators, marketers, copywriters, SEO professionals, and editorial teams. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 164,000+ 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/capture-environment
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/capture-environment/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/capture-environment/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/capture-environment/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\capture-environment\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 Capture Environment Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Capture Environment 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 Capture Environment skill?

Use Capture Environment when your Claude Code task falls under the Content category — specifically in the content misc 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 Capture Environment" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/content/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Capture Environment 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. Capture Environment is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Content category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow/blob/HEAD/.claude/skills/capture-environment/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: pedrohcgs
Website: https://psantanna.com/claude-code-my-workflow/

Cite this skill

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

APA

pedrohcgs. (2026). Capture Environment [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/capture-environment/

BibTeX

@misc{capture-environment-2026,
  author    = {pedrohcgs},
  title     = {Capture Environment [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/capture-environment/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-07-29 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

The scan flagged 1 of 10 categories (filesystem), including lower-severity patterns. Patterns shown inside code fences are weighted as examples rather than instructions — read the grading methodology for what this does and does not guarantee.

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
⚠ Filesystem
✓ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
✓ Network

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