How do I install the Setup Second Brain Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/setup-second-brain/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 / tools-misc

Setup Second Brain

Category: Dev Tools · Sub-category: tools-misc

tool:obsidian

Bootstrap a fresh Obsidian 'second brain' vault with CLAUDE.md conventions, an add-project workflow, statusline scripts, and a starter daily note. Use when setting up a new vault, onboarding a new machine, or sharing the harness with a colleague. Aliases: /setup-brain, /setup-harness.

What this skill does

Setup Second Brain is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the tools-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/setup-second-brain/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when setting up a new vault, onboarding a new machine, or sharing the harness with a colleague. Aliases: /setup-brain, /setup-harness.

Who uses this skill

The Setup Second Brain 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/setup-second-brain
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/setup-second-brain/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/setup-second-brain/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/setup-second-brain/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\setup-second-brain\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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