How do I install the Do Something New Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/do-something-new/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.

ClaudSkills / Science & Research / science-misc

Do Something New

Category: Science & Research · Sub-category: science-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-22

Use immediately when the user asks you to do something net-new -- a task you haven't done before, no existing skill applies, and getting it right will require nontrivial research, exploration, or experimentation. When doing this, give a very short confirmation message to the user's request, then load this immediately before responding further. Your confirmation message shouldn't mention loading the skill. Skip when an applicable single skill already exists or for pure dev/code-writing work.

From the source SKILL.md

Use this skill when the user asks for a net-new task that needs research or experimentation. The goal is to deliver results they care about fast, then crystallize the process in the background while the conversation continues.

What this skill does

Do Something New is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the science-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/do-something-new/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Do Something New Claude Code skill is built for researchers, data scientists, academics, and analysts working with complex data and scientific literature. 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/do-something-new
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/do-something-new/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/do-something-new/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/do-something-new/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\do-something-new\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.

Pro

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Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/imbue-ai/forever-claude-template/blob/HEAD/.agents/skills/do-something-new/SKILL.md
Author: imbue-ai

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Do Something New

From the source SKILL.md

What this skill does

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How to install

Manual install (2 steps)

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