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Zen Garden

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A peaceful Japanese zen garden with raked sand, rock arrangements, bridge, pagoda, cherry trees, stone lanterns, and water feature
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A tranquil Japanese zen garden built from parametric primitives. The scene features raked sand patterns, carefully arranged rock formations, an arched bridge over a stream, a traditional pagoda, cherry trees with swaying canopies, stone lanterns, and floating cherry blossom petals.

What this skill does

Zen Garden 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/zen-garden/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Zen Garden Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 159,000+ 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/zen-garden
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/zen-garden/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/zen-garden/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/zen-garden/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\zen-garden\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Telegram

📱 Install from your phone or desktop Telegram

Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →

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

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Zen Garden Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/zen-garden/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Zen Garden skill do?
A peaceful Japanese zen garden with raked sand, rock arrangements, bridge, pagoda, cherry trees, stone lanterns, and water feature
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 Zen Garden skill?
Use Zen Garden when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the general misc 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 Zen Garden" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Zen Garden 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. Zen Garden is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Cite this skill

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

APA
ClaudSkills. (2026). Zen Garden [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/zen-garden/
BibTeX
@misc{zen-garden-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Zen Garden [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/zen-garden/}
}

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