How do I install the Kali Linux Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/kali-linux/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 / Security / red-team

Kali Linux

Category: Security · Sub-category: red-team · Last updated: 2026-05-21

· Administer Kali: apt, branches, metapackages, images, live USB persistence, NetHunter, wireless/GPU. Triggers: 'kali', 'kali rolling', 'kali snapshot', 'kali-tweaks', 'nethunter'. Not for exploitation (use lockpick).

From the source SKILL.md

Administer Kali Linux without flattening it into plain Debian or into a bag of offensive tools. Start by identifying which Kali lane you are actually on - rolling install, last-snapshot, live USB, VM image, Purple image, NetHunter, or a throwaway lab box - then separate base OS health from tool-selection questions, branch hygiene, hardware support, and engagement scope. Kali is Debian-shaped, but the places where it goes wrong are usually Kali-specific: branch mixing, metapackage sprawl, stale images, persistence mistakes, hardware edge cases, or people using the wrong tool family for the job.

What this skill does

Kali Linux is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the red-team sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/kali-linux/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Kali Linux Claude Code skill is built for security engineers, penetration testers, DevSecOps practitioners, and development teams hardening codebases and infrastructure. 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/kali-linux
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/kali-linux/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/kali-linux/SKILL.md

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

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

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Attribution & license

License: MIT

Cite this skill

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APA

ClaudSkills. (2026). Kali Linux [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/kali-linux/

BibTeX

@misc{kali-linux-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Kali Linux [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/kali-linux/}
}

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