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How to install a skill in Claude Code

Three ways to add a skill to Claude Code: paste the install prompt, run the command, or unzip it into your skills folder by hand.

Updated Oct 22, 2026 · 3 min read

Option 1: paste the install prompt

Every skill page has a Copy install prompt button. Paste it into Claude Code. The agent runs the installer, opens a browser tab so you can approve it the first time, and tells you what it needs to make your first result.

Option 2: run the command yourself

npx lookbook@latest add kinetic-title-drop

The installer puts the skill in ~/.claude/skills for Claude Code and in ~/.agents/skills for other agents. Add --project to install into the current repository instead.

Option 3: install by hand

Download the ZIP from the skill page and unzip it into one of these folders:

  • ~/.claude/skills/<skill-name>/ to use it in every project
  • .claude/skills/<skill-name>/ inside a repository to share it with everyone who works on that repo

Start a new Claude Code session so it picks up the skill. Then ask for what you want in plain words, for example "make a six-second title drop that says Ship it today".

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