Maptasks

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

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-06-13

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Use when you have a specified engineering task or task list and need to decide which AI model should handle each work unit — routes tasks across Claude Opus/Sonnet/Haiku, GPT-5.4 family, GPT-5.3-Codex, and Gemini 2.5/3 with per-unit category, evidence-based rationale, context briefing, and failure-mode warnings. Also checks whether the task is broken down enough and proposes finer decomposition before routing.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Maptasks includes pricing or quota commentary; at least one code block. At roughly 4,388 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

License: MIT
Original author: florianbuetow
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-13
Catalog position: General · general-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Maptasks fits the catalog

Maptasks sits in the General category under the general-misc sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

What this skill does

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

When to invoke it: Use when you have a specified engineering task or task list and need to decide which AI model should handle each work unit — routes tasks across Claude Opus/Sonnet/Haiku, GPT-5.4 family, GPT-5.

Who uses this skill

The Maptasks Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 122,000+ 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/maptasks
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/maptasks/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/maptasks/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/maptasks/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\maptasks\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 Maptasks Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Maptasks 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 Maptasks skill?

Use Maptasks when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the general 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 Maptasks" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

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

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/florianbuetow/claude-code/blob/40f46d0c524d4b784acb054a250c4124c5e2a7a4/plugins/orchestrator/skills/maptasks/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: florianbuetow

Cite this skill

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

APA

florianbuetow. (2026). Maptasks [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/maptasks/

BibTeX

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

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