ClaudSkills / Engineering / engineering-misc

Code Pointer

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: Engineering · Sub-category: engineering-misc

Use the VSCode CLI to open files at specific line and column positions when explaining code, debugging, pointing to TODOs, or guiding users to specific locations in files. Automatically invoked when Claude needs to show users exactly where in a file to look.

What this skill does

Code Pointer is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the engineering-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/code-pointer/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Code Pointer skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

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

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

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

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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