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4 guides
Claude Skills
Teach Claude how you like things done, once, and have it follow that every time.
Guide 1 of 4 · 15 pages
The Only Claude Skills Guide Beginners Need in 2027
How to find, make, run and share skills in the Claude desktop app.
Guide 2 of 4 · 14 pages
How Claude Skills Actually Work (Full Breakdown)
How a skill is built, how Claude loads it, and where it's kept.
Guide 3 of 4 · 12 pages
Anthropic's 11 Rules for Better Claude Skills
Eleven ways to make the skills you already have fire at the right moment and give you the same standard of work each time.
Guide 4 of 4 · 10 pages
5 Hidden Rules That Break Your Claude Skills
Five limits of skills in Claude Chat and Claude Code that you don't see until a skill stops working, and what to do about each one.
3 guides
Claude Projects
Give Claude a workspace with your files and instructions, so every chat starts where you left off.
Guide 1 of 3 · 15 pages
The hands-on guide
How to set up a project in the Claude desktop app, fill it with what Claude needs, and keep it working for you.
Guide 2 of 3 · 13 pages
Under the hood
What actually happens to your instructions, files and memory, and what the new Code-side Projects do in the cloud.
Guide 3 of 3 · 14 pages
Advanced patterns
How to set up projects so they still work well after months of use.