Tekton
Tekton — the shared architecture-intent substrate for co-designing systems with the agent. One typed graph across six tiers (system / journey / data / infra / decisions / qualities); views are queries, not separate diagrams. The canonical artifact is a diff-friendly YAML model both human and agent read and write; it renders to Mermaid (agent-legible, GitHub-native) and a self-contained tabbed HTML viewer (human-visual). Cross-tier traceability (`tekton query <from> <to>`) answers "which infra does this user-journey step touch?" as a path query. USE WHEN: designing or thinking deeply about architecture, a system, a data model, user journeys/flows, or a technical plan WITH the agent; when a Category-C HTML doc isn't enough because you need to see AND edit AND traverse the design across tiers; "let's design X", "architect this", "model the system", "draw the flow", "how does this fit together", "diagram this", "/tekton". NOT FOR: a one-off throwaway diagram (use Mermaid inline); prose-only ADRs (write the ADR); implementation itself. Triggers on: design architecture, model the system, user journey, data model, tekton.
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What this skill does
Tekton is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the ux-research sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/tekton/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
When to invoke it: USE WHEN: designing or thinking deeply about architecture, a system, a data model, user journeys/flows, or a technical plan WITH the agent; when a Category-C HTML doc isn't enough because you need to see AND edit AND traverse the design across tiers; "let's design X", "architect this", "model the system", "draw the flow", "how does this fit together", "diagram this", "/tekton". NOT FOR: a one-off throwaway diagram (use Mermaid inline); prose-only ADRs (write the ADR); implementation itself.
Who uses this skill
The Tekton 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 211,000+ 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/tekton
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/tekton/SKILL.md \
-o ~/.claude/skills/tekton/SKILL.md
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/tekton/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/tekton/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\tekton\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.
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Pro
One-click install via the desktop app
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install the Tekton Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy
SKILL.md from the source repository to
~/.claude/skills/tekton/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at
claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Tekton skill do?
Tekton — the shared architecture-intent substrate for co-designing systems with the agent. One typed graph across six tiers (system / journey / data / infra / decisions / qualities); views are queries, not separate diagrams. The canonical artifact is a diff-friendly YAML model both human and agent read and write; it renders to Mermaid (agent-legible, GitHub-native) and a self-contained tabbed HTML viewer (human-visual). Cross-tier traceability (`tekton query <from> <to>`) answers "which infra does this user-journey step touch?" as a path query. USE WHEN: designing or thinking deeply about architecture, a system, a data model, user journeys/flows, or a technical plan WITH the agent; when a Category-C HTML doc isn't enough because you need to see AND edit AND traverse the design across tiers; "let's design X", "architect this", "model the system", "draw the flow", "how does this fit together", "diagram this", "/tekton". NOT FOR: a one-off throwaway diagram (use Mermaid inline); prose-only ADRs (write the ADR); implementation itself. Triggers on: design architecture, model the system, user journey, data model, tekton.
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 Tekton skill?
Use Tekton when your Claude Code task falls under the Product category — specifically in the ux research 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 Tekton" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at
/category/product/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Tekton 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. Tekton 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
Cite this skill
If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:
APA
broomva. (2026). Tekton [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/tekton/
BibTeX
@misc{tekton-2026,
author = {broomva},
title = {Tekton [Claude Code skill]},
year = {2026},
publisher = {ClaudSkills},
url = {https://claudskills.com/skills/tekton/}
}
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Security scan
Grade A · scanned 2026-10-25 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.
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- ✓ Data exfiltration
- ✓ Supply chain
- ✓ Reverse shell
- ✓ Credentials
- ✓ Execution
- ✓ Filesystem
- ✓ Persistence
- ✓ Obfuscation
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