How do I install the Vendor Evaluation Claude Code skill?

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

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.

ClaudSkills / General / general-misc

Vendor Evaluation

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-08

Evaluate, select, and contract with vendors and SaaS tools. Use this skill when comparing alternatives, running an RFP, scoring vendors against criteria, negotiating contracts, planning a switch, or assessing a vendor's risk. Triggers on vendor evaluation, RFP, vendor selection, build vs buy, SaaS evaluation, vendor scorecard, vendor comparison, contract negotiation, vendor switch, procurement. Also triggers when a renewal is coming up or when a tool isn't meeting expectations.

What this skill does

Vendor Evaluation is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/vendor-evaluation/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Vendor Evaluation 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 56,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/vendor-evaluation
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/vendor-evaluation/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/vendor-evaluation/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/vendor-evaluation/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\vendor-evaluation\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.

Pro

For the full experience including quality scoring and one-click install features for each skill — upgrade to Pro.

See pricing → Download desktop app

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