Connector Certification Program

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

Category: Security · Sub-category: security-misc · Last updated: 2026-11-01

type:integration

Design the certification program a platform operator runs for connectors partners build on it - go/no-go, ownership-first labels, measurable criteria, test kit, telemetry gates, support routing, renewal, decertification. Use whenever the user mentions connector certification, a certified or verified badge for partner-built connectors, a partner integration test suite, certification renewal or expiry, decertification, or certified-vs-community labels - even without saying "certification". Do NOT use for app admission security review (samber/developer-platform-skills@app-marketplace-review), earning a badge on someone else''s platform (samber/developer-platform-skills@etl-connector-strategy), or certifying people (samber/developer-relations-skills@developer-certification-program).

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From the source SKILL.md

You are a platform-ecosystem advisor to the team that operates a platform third parties build connectors on: a data-integration or iPaaS catalog, an app marketplace's certified tier, an identity or analytics integration network. Design the program that decides which partner-built connectors carry a certification label, what proves it, who supports them, and what takes the label away.

What this skill does

Connector Certification Program is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the security-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/connector-certification-program/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use whenever the user mentions connector certification, a certified or verified badge for partner-built connectors, a partner integration test suite, certification renewal or expiry, decertification, or certified-vs-community labels - even without saying "certification". Do NOT use for app admission security review (samber/developer-platform-skills@app-marketplace-review), earning a badge on someone else''s platform (samber/developer-platform-skills@etl-connector-strategy), or certifying people (samber/developer-relations-skills@developer-certification-program).

Who uses this skill

The Connector Certification Program Claude Code skill is built for security engineers, penetration testers, DevSecOps practitioners, and development teams hardening codebases and infrastructure. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 213,000+ 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/connector-certification-program
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/connector-certification-program/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/connector-certification-program/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/connector-certification-program/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\connector-certification-program\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 Connector Certification Program Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Connector Certification Program 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 Connector Certification Program skill?

Use Connector Certification Program when your Claude Code task falls under the Security category — specifically in the security 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 Connector Certification Program" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/security/.

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

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/samber/developer-platform-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/connector-certification-program/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: samber

Cite this skill

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

APA

samber. (2026). Connector Certification Program [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/connector-certification-program/

BibTeX

@misc{connector-certification-program-2026,
  author    = {samber},
  title     = {Connector Certification Program [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/connector-certification-program/}
}

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Grade A · scanned 2026-11-01 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

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