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Case Summary

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Case Summary 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. Case Summary 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: legal-compliance · Last updated: 2026-06-06

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Produces an attorney-ready memo from a corpus of legal documents supplied by the user. Use when a user shows up with a folder, zip, or vault of case documents and asks for a case summary, case evaluation, litigation package, intake memo, matter overview, or "can you summarize this case for me." The skill ingests the corpus into a searchable index, OCRs anything non-searchable, inventories and diagnoses the practice area, loads the appropriate practice-area playbook module(s) (PI/tort, commercial litigation, IP infringement, or user-authored extensions), iteratively searches the corpus across eight core dimensions plus any module-specific dimensions, defers specialized document clusters (depositions, medical records, discovery, liens) to dedicated sibling skills, and synthesizes a cited memo.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Case Summary is published as a SKILL.md file in this catalog. The SKILL.md runs to about 1,387 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

License: Apache-2.0
Original author: CaseMark
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-06
Catalog position: General · legal-compliance
Indexed related skills: 10

How Case Summary fits the catalog

Case Summary sits in the General category under the legal-compliance 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 user arrives with a pile of legal documents — often hundreds or thousands — and asks for a summary. This skill is the playbook for doing that well, across any practice area.

What this skill does

Case Summary is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the legal-compliance sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/case-summary/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when a user shows up with a folder, zip, or vault of case documents and asks for a case summary, case evaluation, litigation package, intake memo, matter overview, or "can you summarize this case for me." The skill ingests the corpus into a searchable index, OCRs anything non-searchable, inventories and diagnoses the practice area, loads the appropriate practice-area playbook module(s) (PI/tort, commercial litigation, IP infringement, or user-authored extensions), iteratively searches the corpus across eight core dimensions plus any module-specific dimensions, defers specialized document clusters (depositions, medical records, discovery, liens) to dedicated sibling skills, and synthesizes a cited memo.

Who uses this skill

The Case Summary 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 94,000+ 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/case-summary
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/case-summary/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/case-summary/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/case-summary/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\case-summary\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 Case Summary Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Case Summary 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 Case Summary skill?

Use Case Summary when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the legal compliance 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 Case Summary" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Case Summary 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. Case Summary 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/ThomasMoreAI/legal-skills-open/blob/HEAD/general/litigation/skills/case-summary/SKILL.md
License: Apache-2.0
Author: CaseMark

Cite this skill

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

APA

CaseMark. (2026). Case Summary [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/case-summary/

BibTeX

@misc{case-summary-2026,
  author    = {CaseMark},
  title     = {Case Summary [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/case-summary/}
}

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