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Scrim

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Use when you need to show the user something visual — a live HTML/CSS/JS preview, a canvas, a diagram, a mockup, or any rendered page — and there's no existing app to preview it in. scrim gives you a projection surface at a local URL that live-reloads as you write files, so the user can watch it update in their browser. Before authoring canvas content, check for and load the artifact-design skill (and dataviz for charts/graphs) if available in the session. Triggers on "show me a preview", "render this as HTML", "live preview", "canvas", "projection surface", "scrim".
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From the source SKILL.md

scrim is a small Go CLI + self-starting daemon that serves a directory of plain HTML/CSS/JS (or Markdown) at a local URL and live-reloads the browser tab whenever you write to it. Use it when you want the user to watch something render — a diagram, a mockup, a data view, a game-of-life toy — and no other app already provides that preview surface (don't reach for it to serve a real project's dev server; use that project's own tooling for that).

What this skill does

Scrim 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/scrim/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when you need to show the user something visual — a live HTML/CSS/JS preview, a canvas, a diagram, a mockup, or any rendered page — and there's no existing app to preview it in. scrim gives you a projection surface at a local URL that live-reloads as you write files, so the user can watch it update in their browser.

Who uses this skill

The Scrim 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/scrim
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/scrim/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/scrim/SKILL.md

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

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

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Scrim Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/scrim/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Scrim skill do?
Use when you need to show the user something visual — a live HTML/CSS/JS preview, a canvas, a diagram, a mockup, or any rendered page — and there's no existing app to preview it in. scrim gives you a projection surface at a local URL that live-reloads as you write files, so the user can watch it update in their browser. Before authoring canvas content, check for and load the artifact-design skill (and dataviz for charts/graphs) if available in the session. Triggers on "show me a preview", "render this as HTML", "live preview", "canvas", "projection surface", "scrim".
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 Scrim skill?
Use Scrim 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 Scrim" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Scrim 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. Scrim 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/.

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jedwards1230. (2026). Scrim [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/scrim/
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@misc{scrim-2026,
  author    = {jedwards1230},
  title     = {Scrim [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/scrim/}
}

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