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Harness Docs

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Harness Docs 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. Harness Docs is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: architecture · Last updated: 2026-05-21

Harness Kit documentation — installation, plugin catalog, creating plugins, cross-harness setup, architecture, and FAQ. Use when working with or configuring harness-kit plugins, understanding the plugin/skill system, installing slash commands, setting up AI coding tool configuration, answering questions about the plugin marketplace, writing SKILL.md files, using harness.yaml, or integrating with Copilot, Cursor, or Codex. Do NOT use for general Claude Code questions unrelated to harness-kit.

From the source SKILL.md

harness-kit is a harness-agnostic framework for AI coding tools. Plugins, skills, MCP servers, hooks, and conventions live in one portable config. It works with Claude Code today and is designed to travel across tools.

What this skill does

Harness Docs is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the architecture sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/harness-docs/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when working with or configuring harness-kit plugins, understanding the plugin/skill system, installing slash commands, setting up AI coding tool configuration, answering questions about the plugin marketplace, writing SKILL.md files, using harness.

Who uses this skill

The Harness Docs Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. 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/harness-docs
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/harness-docs/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/harness-docs/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/harness-docs/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\harness-docs\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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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Harness Docs Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Harness Docs 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 Harness Docs skill?

Use Harness Docs when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the architecture 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 Harness Docs" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Harness Docs 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. Harness Docs is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/harnessprotocol/harness-kit
Author: harnessprotocol

Cite this skill

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

APA

harnessprotocol. (2026). Harness Docs [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/harness-docs/

BibTeX

@misc{harness-docs-2026,
  author    = {harnessprotocol},
  title     = {Harness Docs [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/harness-docs/}
}

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