Getting Started with Skills

Your personal wiki of proven techniques, patterns, and tools at ~/.claude/skills/.

How to Reference Skills

DO NOT use @ links - they force-load entire files, burning 200k+ context instantly.

INSTEAD, use skill path references:

• Format: skills/category/skill-name (no @ prefix, no /SKILL.md suffix)
• Example: skills/collaboration/brainstorming or skills/testing/test-driven-development
• Load with Read tool only when needed

When you see skill references in documentation:

• skills/path/name → Use Read tool on ~/.claude/skills/path/name/SKILL.md
• Load supporting files only when implementing

Mandatory Workflow 1: Before ANY Task