How do I install the Rails Code Conventions Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/rails-code-conventions/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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Rails Code Conventions

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: backend · Last updated: 2026-05-21

lang:ruby type:review

A daily checklist for writing clean Rails code, covering design principles (DRY, YAGNI, PORO, CoC, KISS), per-path rules (models, services, workers, controllers), structured logging, and comment discipline. Defers style and formatting to the project's configured linter(s). Use when writing, reviewing, or refactoring Ruby on Rails code, or when asked about Rails best practices, clean code, or code quality. Trigger words: code review, refactor, RoR, clean code, best practices, Ruby on Rails conventions.

From the source SKILL.md

Style source of truth: Style and formatting defer to the project's configured linter(s). This skill adds non-style behavior and architecture guidance only. For Hotwire + Tailwind specifics, see rails-stack-conventions.

What this skill does

Rails Code Conventions 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-code-conventions/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when writing, reviewing, or refactoring Ruby on Rails code, or when asked about Rails best practices, clean code, or code quality. Trigger words: code review, refactor, RoR, clean code, best practices, Ruby on Rails conventions.

Who uses this skill

The Rails Code Conventions Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. 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/rails-code-conventions
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/rails-code-conventions/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/rails-code-conventions/SKILL.md

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

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

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Attribution & license

License: MIT

Cite this skill

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APA

ClaudSkills. (2026). Rails Code Conventions [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/rails-code-conventions/

BibTeX

@misc{rails-code-conventions-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Rails Code Conventions [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/rails-code-conventions/}
}

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