Pexels Media

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Pexels Media 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. Pexels Media 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

Source royalty-free images and videos from Pexels API for design work, UI placeholders, or content creation. Use when needing stock photos, downloading images for mockups, fetching videos for backgrounds, or getting curated/popular media. Supports search by query/color/orientation, curated photos, popular videos, collections, multiple resolutions (large, medium, small, HD, SD), and MANDATORY sidecar metadata files for attribution and licensing compliance.

Security AStatic scan found no risk patternsHow grading works ›

From the source SKILL.md

Source high-quality, royalty-free images and videos from Pexels for design work, placeholders, or content creation.

What this skill does

Pexels Media 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/pexels-media/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when needing stock photos, downloading images for mockups, fetching videos for backgrounds, or getting curated/popular media. Supports search by query/color/orientation, curated photos, popular videos, collections, multiple resolutions (large, medium, small, HD, SD), and MANDATORY sidecar metadata files for attribution and licensing compliance.

Who uses this skill

The Pexels Media 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 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/pexels-media
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/pexels-media/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/pexels-media/SKILL.md

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

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

📱 Install from your phone or desktop Telegram

Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Pexels Media Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Pexels Media 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 Pexels Media skill?

Use Pexels Media 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 Pexels Media" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Pexels Media 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. Pexels Media 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

Cite this skill

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

APA

PlaneInABottle. (2026). Pexels Media [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/pexels-media/

BibTeX

@misc{pexels-media-2026,
  author    = {PlaneInABottle},
  title     = {Pexels Media [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/pexels-media/}
}

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Security scan

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

No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›

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