Oss Project

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Oss Project 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. Oss Project 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: roadmap · Last updated: 2026-05-21

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Scaffold, polish, and publish open-source projects with AI-first documentation, governance, and CI. Use when: Starting a new OSS package, polishing/publishing an existing repo, setting up AGENTS.md / CONTEXT.md / DECISIONS.md / ROADMAP.md, onboarding AI agents to a codebase, or creating standard community files (README, LICENSE, CONTRIBUTING, CHANGELOG, CI pipelines, issue templates). Outputs repo description and tags at the end.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Oss Project includes worked examples; 9 code blocks for direct copy-paste. At roughly 1,611 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Original author: dec0dOS
Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-21
Catalog position: Product · roadmap
Indexed related skills: 10

How Oss Project fits the catalog

Oss Project sits in the Product category under the roadmap 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.

From the source SKILL.md

Bootstrap, polish, and publish open-source projects with AI-first documentation and governance standard. Designed for AI-first development where documentation is the primary interface for agent contributors.

What this skill does

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

When to invoke it: Use when: Starting a new OSS package, polishing/publishing an existing repo, setting up AGENTS.md / CONTEXT.

Who uses this skill

The Oss Project 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 116,000+ 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/oss-project
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/oss-project/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/oss-project/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/oss-project/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\oss-project\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 Oss Project Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Oss Project 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 Oss Project skill?

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

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Oss Project 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. Oss Project 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/dec0dOS/amazing-github-template
Author: dec0dOS

Cite this skill

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

APA

dec0dOS. (2026). Oss Project [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/oss-project/

BibTeX

@misc{oss-project-2026,
  author    = {dec0dOS},
  title     = {Oss Project [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/oss-project/}
}

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