How do I install the Locus Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/locus/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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Locus

Category: Security · Sub-category: security-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-21

Locus payment infrastructure for AI agents — send USDC payments, call 30+ pay-per-use APIs, order prepaid cards, manage email inboxes, hire freelancers, and more. Use when the agent needs to make crypto payments, call external APIs, or interact with Locus services.

From the source SKILL.md

This package contains the following Locus skill files. Read the relevant file for the task at hand.

What this skill does

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

When to invoke it: Use when the agent needs to make crypto payments, call external APIs, or interact with Locus services.

Who uses this skill

The Locus 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/locus
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/locus/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/locus/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/locus/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\locus\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

For the full experience including quality scoring and one-click install features for each skill — upgrade to Pro.

See pricing → Download desktop app

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/Zzeelan7/GSC_2026/blob/9fb43f3d4242211234237d1c5f866f50c3f5be80/locus/SKILL.md
Author: Zzeelan7
Website: https://buildr-ashen.vercel.app/

Cite this skill

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

APA

Zzeelan7. (2026). Locus [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/locus/

BibTeX

@misc{locus-2026,
  author    = {Zzeelan7},
  title     = {Locus [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/locus/}
}

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