How do I install the Expand Shell Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/expand-shell/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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Expand Shell

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

Expand a shell into a full implementation plan. Verifies Consumes against the current codebase, runs a fresh pattern survey, escalates open questions, and fills in concrete file references and verification. Use when the user asks to \"expand a shell\", \"expand shell\", \"fill in the shell\", \"expand the shell\", or \"concretize the shell\".

From the source SKILL.md

Expand a shell into a full implementation plan. The shell's Context, Produces, Consumes, Covers, and high-level Implementation Steps are authoritative. Expansion adds a pattern survey, concrete references, and verification, writes the plan to .turbo/plans/<shell-slug>.md, and deletes the source shell once the plan is in place.

What this skill does

Expand Shell 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/expand-shell/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user asks to \"expand a shell\", \"expand shell\", \"fill in the shell\", \"expand the shell\", or \"concretize the shell\".

Who uses this skill

The Expand Shell 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/expand-shell
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/expand-shell/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/expand-shell/SKILL.md

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

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

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One-click install via the desktop app

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Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/tobihagemann/turbo/blob/HEAD/claude/skills/expand-shell/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: tobihagemann

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Expand Shell

From the source SKILL.md

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