Lean Zettelkasten

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

Category: Product · Sub-category: product-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-30

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USE FOR: creating fleeting/literature/permanent ZK notes during Lean proof reviews, linking notes bidirectionally, running synthesis after a council session, detecting orphan and island notes, maintaining `_index.md` and `_tags.md`. DO NOT USE FOR: running the review council itself (use @lean-review-council), reviewing a single proof (use @lean-proof-review), updating external papers from results (use @lean-doc-improvement), authoring the review methodology retro (use @lean-retro-methodology), generating a project blueprint (use @lean-blueprint). TRIGGERS: zettel, ZK-, fleeting note, permanent note, synthesis.

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What this skill does

Lean Zettelkasten is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the product-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/lean-zettelkasten/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Lean Zettelkasten Claude Code skill is built for product managers, product designers, and cross-functional teams planning, shipping, and measuring product features. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 196,000+ 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/lean-zettelkasten
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/lean-zettelkasten/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/lean-zettelkasten/SKILL.md

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

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

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Lean Zettelkasten Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Lean Zettelkasten 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 Lean Zettelkasten skill?

Use Lean Zettelkasten when your Claude Code task falls under the Product category — specifically in the product misc 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 Lean Zettelkasten" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/product/.

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

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/r-irbe/proof-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/lean-zettelkasten/SKILL.md
License: Apache-2.0
Author: r-irbe
Website: https://github.com/r-irbe/proof-skills

Cite this skill

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

APA

r-irbe. (2026). Lean Zettelkasten [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/lean-zettelkasten/

BibTeX

@misc{lean-zettelkasten-2026,
  author    = {r-irbe},
  title     = {Lean Zettelkasten [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/lean-zettelkasten/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-09-28 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

The scan flagged 1 of 10 categories (filesystem), including lower-severity patterns. Patterns shown inside code fences are weighted as examples rather than instructions — read the grading methodology for what this does and does not guarantee.

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
⚠ Filesystem
✓ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
✓ Network

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