How do I install the fto-analyzer Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/fto-freedom-to-operate/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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fto-analyzer

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-08

Automated Freedom to Operate (FTO) analysis skill for startups and technology managers. ALWAYS use this skill when the user asks about: freedom to operate, FTO analysis, patent risk assessment, patent clearance, whether a product infringes patents, patent landscape search, claim-by-claim analysis, patent risk score, prior art search for FTO, or any variant of "can we launch/sell/use this without patent issues". Triggers on phrases like "analyze FTO", "check patents for my product", "is my technology free to use", "patent clearance report", "do we infringe any patents", "FTO for startup", or "patent risk". Connects to EPO-OPS API, Patentscope (OMPI) and Google Patents. Produces structured report with risk score per patent, claim-by-claim mapping, IPC classification, and strategic recommendations. Covers INDECOPI (Peru), EPO, USPTO and CAN (Decision 486).

What this skill does

fto-analyzer 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/fto-freedom-to-operate/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The fto-analyzer skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 56,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/fto-freedom-to-operate
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/fto-freedom-to-operate/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/fto-freedom-to-operate/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/fto-freedom-to-operate/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/fto-freedom-to-operate/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\fto-freedom-to-operate\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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