Importing skills into Claude Code means placing SKILL.md files in the right directory. Claude discovers them automatically. Here's every way to do it.
Quick Answer: To import skills into Claude Code, you can download them from a marketplace like Agensi, clone repositories from GitHub, use the built-in plugin browser, create them manually, or copy existing skills from other compatible agents like OpenClaw or Codex CLI. The skills are typically located in
~/.claude/skills/.
From a marketplace (recommended)
Agensi offers security-scanned SKILL.md skills:
- Browse skills at agensi.io/skills
- Click Download or Buy
- Unzip to your skills directory:
unzip skill-name.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/
- Start a new Claude Code session
From GitHub
git clone https://github.com/author/skill-repo.git
cp -r skill-repo/skill-name ~/.claude/skills/
Always read the SKILL.md before installing from GitHub.
From the plugin browser
Type /plugin in any Claude Code session to browse the built-in marketplace. Click a skill to install it.
Manual creation
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/my-skill
Create ~/.claude/skills/my-skill/SKILL.md with:
---
name: my-skill
description: What it does and when to use it.
---
My Skill
Instructions here. ```
From another agent
If you have skills installed for OpenClaw or Codex CLI, copy them:
cp -r ~/.openclaw/skills/skill-name ~/.claude/skills/
The SKILL.md format is the same across all compatible agents.
Verifying the import
ls ~/.claude/skills/skill-name/SKILL.md
If the file exists at this path, Claude will find it on the next session.
Import security-scanned skills from Agensi.