How do I install the Cortex Setup Claude Code skill?

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

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.

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Cortex Setup

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-21

Install Snowflake CLI and Cortex Code CLI. Use when cortex is not installed, when the user asks to set up Cortex Code, or when routing fails because the CLI is missing. Triggers: setup cortex, install cortex, cortex not found, CLI not installed, set up snowflake.

From the source SKILL.md

Install Snowflake CLI (snow) and Cortex Code CLI (cortex) using the appropriate installer for the current OS.

What this skill does

Cortex Setup is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/cortex-setup/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when cortex is not installed, when the user asks to set up Cortex Code, or when routing fails because the CLI is missing. Triggers: setup cortex, install cortex, cortex not found, CLI not installed, set up snowflake.

Who uses this skill

The Cortex Setup 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 69,000+ 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/cortex-setup
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/cortex-setup/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/cortex-setup/SKILL.md

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

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

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/Snowflake-Labs/snowflake-ai-kit.git
License: Proprietary. See LICENSE-SKILLS.md for complete terms
Author: Snowflake-Labs

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Cortex Setup

From the source SKILL.md

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Manual install (2 steps)

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