Tool And Machine

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc

Tools and machines as the leverage-amplification layer of the trades — how hand tools, powered tools, and programmable machines differ in what they amplify, what they constrain, and what skill they demand. Covers the tool-to-machine progression, the Nasmyth steam-hammer lineage of precision power, the block-making machinery at Portsmouth as the first mass-production machine shop, and the modern CNC/robotics layer. Use when selecting tools for a job, justifying a tool purchase, or teaching a learner why tools are organized the way they are.

What this skill does

Tool And Machine is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/tool-and-machine/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when selecting tools for a job, justifying a tool purchase, or teaching a learner why tools are organized the way they are.

Who uses this skill

The Tool And Machine skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/tool-and-machine
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/tool-and-machine/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/tool-and-machine/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/tool-and-machine/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\tool-and-machine\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.

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