How To Run

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: General · Sub-category: business-ops

type:audit

Generates or updates a project's HOW-TO-RUN.md — a single document that teaches a new developer how to set up their environment and run the project locally. Detects build system, toolchain, SDKs, source dependencies (git submodules, sibling repos), external services, environment config, and hardware/OS requirements. Works for web apps, C++ desktop apps, native mobile, game engines, embedded/firmware, and backend services. Audits an existing HOW-TO-RUN.md against actual project state. Learns from setup info found in README.md / CONTRIBUTING.md / docs but never modifies those files — any outdated info found elsewhere is reported to the user at the end. Use after /optimus:init or standalone when onboarding feels broken. Handles single projects, monorepos, and multi-repo workspaces.

What this skill does

How To Run is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the business-ops sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/how-to-run/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The How To Run 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 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/how-to-run
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/how-to-run/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/how-to-run/SKILL.md

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

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

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