How do I install the First Skill Template Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/first-skill-template/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 / General / agents-skills-meta

First Skill Template

Category: General · Sub-category: agents-skills-meta · Last updated: 2026-05-21

type:generator

Scaffold a new Claude Code skill at `.claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md` with the canonical Knack body pattern (frontmatter, when-to-use, inputs, steps, output format, worked-example pointer, don'ts). Triggers on "scaffold a skill called X", "make me a new skill", "create a SKILL.md for X", "I want to write my first Claude Code skill". Refuses to overwrite an existing file; refuses to invent skill content the user hasn't supplied.

From the source SKILL.md

Most first-time skill authors stare at an empty SKILL.md, fail to find the canonical structure documented anywhere, and end up writing free-form prose that Claude Code can't reliably trigger on. This skill fixes that. It produces a structured stub with every section a good skill needs (frontmatter, when-to-use phrases, input-validation rules, numbered steps, an output format, a worked-example pointer, and a don'ts list), filled with sensible defaults and clearly-marked FILL IN: slots for the parts only you can write. You walk away with a file that's already half-good, and you fill in the rest.

What this skill does

First Skill Template is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the agents-skills-meta sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/first-skill-template/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The First Skill Template 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 70,000+ 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/first-skill-template
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/first-skill-template/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/first-skill-template/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/first-skill-template/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\first-skill-template\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/knack-run/knack-starter-pack
License: MIT — see LICENCE.md
Author: Knack
Contact: [email protected]

Part of the Knack Starter Pack — a free MIT collection of Claude Code skills for clarifying rough ideas and scaffolding new SKILL.md files. Companion skill: idea-clarifier.

Cite this skill

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

APA

Knack. (2026). First Skill Template [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/first-skill-template/

BibTeX

@misc{first-skill-template-2026,
  author    = {Knack},
  title     = {First Skill Template [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/first-skill-template/}
}

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