How do I install the Scaffold Shiny App Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/scaffold-shiny-app/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 / Dev Tools / scaffolders

Scaffold Shiny App

Category: Dev Tools · Sub-category: scaffolders

type:generator

Scaffold a new Shiny application using golem (production R package), rhino (enterprise), or vanilla (quick prototype) structure. Covers framework selection, project initialization, and first module creation. Use when starting a new interactive web application in R, creating a dashboard or data explorer prototype, setting up a production Shiny app as an R package with golem, or bootstrapping an enterprise Shiny project with rhino.

What this skill does

Scaffold Shiny App is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the scaffolders sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/scaffold-shiny-app/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when starting a new interactive web application in R, creating a dashboard or data explorer prototype, setting up a production Shiny app as an R package with golem, or bootstrapping an enterprise Shiny project with rhino.

Who uses this skill

The Scaffold Shiny App skill is built for developers, power users, and teams automating repetitive workflows and improving developer experience. 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/scaffold-shiny-app
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/scaffold-shiny-app/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/scaffold-shiny-app/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/scaffold-shiny-app/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\scaffold-shiny-app\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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