How do I install the Rails Authorization Policies Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/rails-authorization-policies/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.

ClaudSkills / Engineering / backend

Rails Authorization Policies

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: backend

lang:ruby

Implement and test authorization in Rails applications using Pundit or CanCanCan. Covers policy objects, role-based access control, permission checks, and testing strategies. Use when the user needs to implement or troubleshoot authorization in a Rails app, set up user roles and permissions, or mentions Pundit, CanCanCan, policy objects, access control, roles, or permissions.

What this skill does

Rails Authorization Policies is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the backend sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/rails-authorization-policies/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user needs to implement or troubleshoot authorization in a Rails app, set up user roles and permissions, or mentions Pundit, CanCanCan, policy objects, access control, roles, or permissions.

Who uses this skill

The Rails Authorization Policies skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 56,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/rails-authorization-policies
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/rails-authorization-policies/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/rails-authorization-policies/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/rails-authorization-policies/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\rails-authorization-policies\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

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