Custom Metadata Types And Settings

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Custom Metadata Types And Settings 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. Custom Metadata Types And Settings 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: 2026-05-21

Use when choosing between Custom Metadata Types and Custom Settings, understanding hierarchical vs list settings, deployment behavior, governor limit implications, or accessing either from Apex and Flow. Trigger keywords: 'custom metadata vs custom settings', 'hierarchical settings per user profile', 'deployable config vs runtime settings', 'getValues getInstance in apex', 'flow get records custom settings'. NOT for custom objects (use object-creation-and-design), NOT for Named Credentials (use named-credentials-setup), NOT for general CMT field design in isolation (use custom-metadata-types).

About this skill (catalog notes)

Custom Metadata Types And Settings includes pricing or quota commentary; 5 code blocks for direct copy-paste. At roughly 2,401 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Original author: Pranav Nagrecha
Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-21
Catalog position: Security · security-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Custom Metadata Types And Settings fits the catalog

Custom Metadata Types And Settings sits in the Security category under the security-misc 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

Use this skill when a requirement involves choosing between Custom Metadata Types and Custom Settings, understanding how hierarchical settings resolve per user or profile, whether the data can be deployed, or how to access configuration from Apex and Flow without hitting governor limits. The key decision driver is whether the configuration must travel with releases or must override at runtime per user.

What this skill does

Custom Metadata Types And Settings 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/custom-metadata-types-and-settings/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when choosing between Custom Metadata Types and Custom Settings, understanding hierarchical vs list settings, deployment behavior, governor limit implications, or accessing either from Apex and Flow. Trigger keywords: 'custom metadata vs custom settings', 'hierarchical settings per user profile', 'deployable config vs runtime settings', 'getValues getInstance in apex', 'flow get records custom settings'.

Who uses this skill

The Custom Metadata Types And Settings 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 116,000+ 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/custom-metadata-types-and-settings
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/custom-metadata-types-and-settings/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/custom-metadata-types-and-settings/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/custom-metadata-types-and-settings/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/custom-metadata-types-and-settings/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\custom-metadata-types-and-settings\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 Custom Metadata Types And Settings Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Custom Metadata Types And Settings 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 Custom Metadata Types And Settings skill?

Use Custom Metadata Types And Settings 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 Custom Metadata Types And Settings" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/security/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Custom Metadata Types And Settings 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. Custom Metadata Types And Settings 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

Author: Pranav Nagrecha

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Pranav Nagrecha. (2026). Custom Metadata Types And Settings [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/custom-metadata-types-and-settings/

BibTeX

@misc{custom-metadata-types-and-settings-2026,
  author    = {Pranav Nagrecha},
  title     = {Custom Metadata Types And Settings [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/custom-metadata-types-and-settings/}
}

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