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Team Archetypes

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

Category: Product · Sub-category: design-system-ui · Last updated: 2026-07-21

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Compose a team (of people OR agents) by lifecycle posture, not job title, using the five product archetypes — Prototyper, Builder, Sweeper, Grower, Maintainer — and the rule that a healthy mix depends on product stage. Use when deciding which agents/people to deploy on a project, diagnosing why a team or agent bundle feels lopsided (all builders, no maintainers), choosing what posture to take on a given piece of work, staffing a pre-PMF vs growing vs mature product, or selecting an agent mix in /7plan or /emerge. The team-composition complement to leverage-points: leverage-points says WHERE to intervene; this says WITH WHAT POSTURE.

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From the source SKILL.md

As engineering, product, design, and DS melt into a new kind of role, the durable unit of a team isn't the job function — it's the posture someone takes toward the work at a given stage. Boris Cherny (Claude Code) named five archetypes that recur across every function: the same person can be a Prototyper on one project and a Maintainer on another; a designer, an engineer, and a PM can each be any of the five. This skill is a lens for composing a team — of humans OR of AIOS agents — by archetype, matched to product stage.

What this skill does

Team Archetypes is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the design-system-ui sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/team-archetypes/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when deciding which agents/people to deploy on a project, diagnosing why a team or agent bundle feels lopsided (all builders, no maintainers), choosing what posture to take on a given piece of work, staffing a pre-PMF vs growing vs mature product, or selecting an agent mix in /7plan or /emerge. The team-composition complement to leverage-points: leverage-points says WHERE to intervene; this says WITH WHAT POSTURE.

Who uses this skill

The Team Archetypes Claude Code skill is built for product managers, product designers, and cross-functional teams planning, shipping, and measuring product features. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 156,000+ 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/team-archetypes
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/team-archetypes/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/team-archetypes/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/team-archetypes/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\team-archetypes\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 Team Archetypes Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Team Archetypes 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 Team Archetypes skill?

Use Team Archetypes when your Claude Code task falls under the Product category — specifically in the design system ui 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 Team Archetypes" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/product/.

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

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/The-AIOS/aios/blob/HEAD/skills/aios/team-archetypes/SKILL.md
License: GPL-2.0
Author: The-AIOS
Website: https://github.com/the-aios/aios

Cite this skill

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APA

The-AIOS. (2026). Team Archetypes [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/team-archetypes/

BibTeX

@misc{team-archetypes-2026,
  author    = {The-AIOS},
  title     = {Team Archetypes [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/team-archetypes/}
}

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