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Surf Free Skill

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Surf Free Skill 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. Surf Free Skill is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Science & Research · Sub-category: research-methods · Last updated: 2026-07-16

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About this skill (catalog notes)

Surf Free Skill includes pricing or quota commentary; at least one code block. The SKILL.md is on the shorter side at about 301 words.

Source: www.npmjs.com/package/surf-skill
License: MIT
Original author: frederico-kluser
Indexed lastmod: 2026-07-16
Catalog position: Science & Research · research-methods
Indexed related skills: 10

How Surf Free Skill fits the catalog

Surf Free Skill sits in the Science & Research category under the research-methods sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

Is Surf Free Skill safe to install?

A free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10 found no risk patterns in Surf Free Skill’s SKILL.md — no data-exfiltration, prompt-injection, or unexpected-execution signatures. The full security scan is below.

Installing & verifying

Installing Surf Free Skill writes its SKILL.md to ~/.claude/skills/surf-free-skill/SKILL.md; Claude Code discovers it automatically on the next session — no restart flag needed. It declares no allowed-tools restriction, so it inherits your session’s existing tool access rather than narrowing it. To confirm it loaded, ask Claude to list its available skills — surf-free-skill should appear by name.

What Surf Free Skill needs to run

External services: The SKILL.md references pricing, quota, or rate limits — it likely calls a paid or rate-limited API. Check the source before wiring it into unattended automation.
Worked code: 1 copy-paste code block in the body.
Depth: ~301 words, brief — a quick, single-purpose skill.

When to reach for it

There are 10 related skills in Science & Research — a two-minute scan of the alternatives usually confirms whether Surf Free Skill is the right pick.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

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What this skill does

Surf Free Skill is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the research-methods sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/surf-free-skill/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Surf Free Skill Claude Code skill is built for researchers, data scientists, academics, and analysts working with complex data and scientific literature. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 191,000+ 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/surf-free-skill
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/surf-free-skill/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/surf-free-skill/SKILL.md

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

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

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Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Pro

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Surf Free Skill Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/surf-free-skill/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Surf Free Skill skill do?

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 Surf Free Skill skill?

Use Surf Free Skill when your Claude Code task falls under the Science & Research category — specifically in the research methods 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 Surf Free Skill" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/science/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Surf Free Skill 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. Surf Free Skill is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/frederico-kluser/surf-skill/blob/HEAD/skills/surf-free-skill/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: frederico-kluser
Website: https://www.npmjs.com/package/surf-skill

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

frederico-kluser. (2026). Surf Free Skill [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/surf-free-skill/

BibTeX

@misc{surf-free-skill-2026,
  author    = {frederico-kluser},
  title     = {Surf Free Skill [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/surf-free-skill/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-08-25 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›

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✓ Credentials
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