How do I install the Readwise Reader Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/readwise-reader/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 / General / general-misc

Readwise Reader

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-08

Use this skill to work with the Readwise Reader API for saving documents, triaging your reading queue, and updating read states.

What this skill does

Readwise Reader 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/readwise-reader/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Readwise Reader skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. 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/readwise-reader
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/readwise-reader/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/readwise-reader/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/readwise-reader/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\readwise-reader\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

For the full experience including quality scoring and one-click install features for each skill — upgrade to Pro.

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