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Coding Standard

Category: Engineering  ·  Sub-category: code-quality  ·  Last updated:
Expert in modern code design standards including SOLID principles, Clean Code patterns (KISS, YAGNI, DRY, TDA), design patterns, and pragmatic software design. **ALWAYS use when designing ANY classes/modules, implementing features, fixing bugs, refactoring code, or writing functions. ** Use proactively to ensure proper design, separation of concerns, simplicity, and maintainability. Triggers - "create class", "design module", "implement feature", "refactor code", "fix bug", "is this too complex", "apply SOLID", "keep it simple", "avoid over-engineering", writing any code.

From the source SKILL.md

Expert guidance for writing well-designed, simple, maintainable code following modern software engineering practices. All rules are mandatory when there is valid context for their application.

What this skill does

Coding Standard is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the code-quality sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/coding-standard/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: use when designing ANY classes/modules, implementing features, fixing bugs, refactoring code, or writing functions. ** Use proactively to ensure proper design, separation of concerns, simplicity, and maintainability.

Who uses this skill

The Coding Standard Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

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Manual install (2 steps)

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

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/coding-standard/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\coding-standard\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 Coding Standard Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/coding-standard/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Coding Standard skill do?
Expert in modern code design standards including SOLID principles, Clean Code patterns (KISS, YAGNI, DRY, TDA), design patterns, and pragmatic software design. **ALWAYS use when designing ANY classes/modules, implementing features, fixing bugs, refactoring code, or writing functions. ** Use proactively to ensure proper design, separation of concerns, simplicity, and maintainability. Triggers - "create class", "design module", "implement feature", "refactor code", "fix bug", "is this too complex", "apply SOLID", "keep it simple", "avoid over-engineering", writing any code.
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 Coding Standard skill?
Use Coding Standard when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the code quality 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 Coding Standard" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Coding Standard 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. Coding Standard is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

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ClaudSkills. (2026). Coding Standard [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/coding-standard/
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@misc{coding-standard-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Coding Standard [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/coding-standard/}
}

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