Swift Valkey

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

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: performance · Last updated: 2026-05-21

lang:swift

Expert guidance on using Valkey and Redis with Swift. Use when developers mention: (1) Valkey or Redis in Swift, (2) valkey-swift library, (3) RESP protocol or RESP3, (4) Redis cluster routing or hash slots, (5) pub/sub or subscriptions, (6) Redis transactions or MULTI/EXEC, (7) caching with Redis.

From the source SKILL.md

Valkey is an open-source, high-performance key-value store (fork of Redis). The valkey-swift library provides a Swift client with full async/await support, cluster routing, and pub/sub.

What this skill does

Swift Valkey is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the performance sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/swift-valkey/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when developers mention: (1) Valkey or Redis in Swift, (2) valkey-swift library, (3) RESP protocol or RESP3, (4) Redis cluster routing or hash slots, (5) pub/sub or subscriptions, (6) Redis transactions or MULTI/EXEC, (7) caching with Redis.

Who uses this skill

The Swift Valkey Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 118,000+ 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/swift-valkey
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/swift-valkey/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/swift-valkey/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/swift-valkey/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\swift-valkey\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 Swift Valkey Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Swift Valkey 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 Swift Valkey skill?

Use Swift Valkey when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the performance 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 Swift Valkey" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Swift Valkey 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. Swift Valkey is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey-swift.git
Author: valkey-io

Cite this skill

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

APA

valkey-io. (2026). Swift Valkey [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/swift-valkey/

BibTeX

@misc{swift-valkey-2026,
  author    = {valkey-io},
  title     = {Swift Valkey [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/swift-valkey/}
}

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