Claude Skills Presentation - Instructions, Scripts and Resources

Anthropic's Claude Skills feature:
Overview:

Explains what Skills are: folders containing instructions, scripts, and resources that teach Claude specialized tasks
Covers the "progressive disclosure" approach - Claude only loads skills when relevant, keeping operations fast and token-efficient

Key Content:

Pre-built skills for Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and PDF creation
Custom skill creation using the interactive skill-creator assistant
Core features: composable (skills stack together), portable (work across all platforms), efficient, and powerful
Availability across Claude Apps (Pro/Team/Enterprise), Claude Code, API, and Agent SDK
Enterprise integrations with Box, Notion, and Canva
Security considerations - emphasizes using trusted sources since Skills grant code execution privileges

Design:
Professional tech aesthetic with a warm color palette (charcoal, terracotta accents), clean typography, and well-organized layouts. Each slide has clear headings, concise bullet points, and proper spacing.
The presentation positions Skills as custom onboarding materials that package expertise to make Claude a specialist in what matters most to users.

Title Slide - "Introducing Claude Skills"
What Are Skills? - Overview of the concept
How Skills Work - Progressive disclosure and token efficiency
Pre-built Skills - Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and PDF skills
Creating Custom Skills - Using the skill-creator assistant
Key Features - Composable, Portable, Efficient, and Powerful
Skills vs Other Approaches - Comparison with RAG and prompt engineering
Platform Availability - Claude Apps, Code, API, and SDK
Enterprise Use Cases - Box, Notion, Canva integrations
Security Considerations - Best practices for using Skills safely
Getting Started - Resources and next steps

1. Introducing Claude Skills Package Expertise, Make Claude a Specialist on What Matters Most Anthropic • October 2025

2. What Are Skills? Skills are folders containing instructions, scripts, and resources that Claude can load when needed to perform specialized tasks. Think of Skills as custom onboarding materials that package expertise Claude only accesses Skills when they're relevant to the task Skills make Claude better at specialized work like Excel, PowerPoint, or following brand guidelines Available across Claude apps, Claude Code, and the API

3. How Skills Work Progressive Disclosure Claude initially sees only skill names and brief descriptions, then autonomously decides which to load based on the task Token Efficient Each skill takes only a few dozen tokens until needed - full details load only when relevant Key Advantage: Skills can contain unbounded amounts of context because Claude navigates the filesystem intelligently, loading only what's needed

4. Pre-built Skills from Anthropic 📊 Excel (xlsx) Generate spreadsheets with formulas, analyze data, and create reports with charts 📄 Word (docx) Create documents, edit content, format text, and handle tracked changes 📑 PowerPoint (pptx) Craft presentations, analyze content, and edit slides professionally 📋 PDF Build formatted PDF documents, extract text and tables, fill forms These Anthropic-created skills remain free for all users

5. Creating Custom Skills Building skills is simple with the skill-creator assistant Interactive Creation Process Claude asks about your workflow Generates the folder structure automatically Formats the SKILL.md file Bundles all resources you need No manual file editing required!

6. Key Features of Skills 🔄 Composable Skills stack together. Claude automatically identifies which skills are needed and coordinates their use 📦 Portable Same format across workflows. Create once, use everywhere - apps, Code, and API ⚡ Efficient Only loads minimal required data, preserving speed and security 💪 Powerful Can include executable code for tasks where programmatic reliability is critical

7. Skills vs Other Approaches Different from RAG Skills rely on simple filesystem tools that let Claude manage and read files, rather than vector search and retrieval Different from Prompt Engineering Skills are reusable packages that persist across sessions, not one-off instructions Unlike context windows: Skills can contain unbounded amounts of context because Claude navigates intelligently rather than loading everything at once

8. Where Skills Are Available 🖥️ Claude Apps Available for Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise users ⌨️ Claude Code Install via plugins from anthropics/skills marketplace 🔌 Claude API Attach to Messages API via /v1/skills endpoint 🛠️ Claude Agent SDK Full support for building custom agents

9. Enterprise Use Cases Box Integration Transform stored files into presentations, spreadsheets, and documents following org standards Notion Integration Seamless work with Notion content - from questions to action faster with predictable results Canva Integration Customize agents to expand capabilities and bring Canva deeper into agentic workflows Brand Guidelines Ensure consistent application of company branding, voice, and style across all outputs

10. Security Considerations ⚠️ Skills grant Claude code execution privileges Best Practices Install skills only from trusted sources Thoroughly audit skills before use Review file contents and code dependencies Pay attention to external network connections

11. Get Started with Skills Enable Skills in Settings Team and Enterprise admins enable Skills organization-wide Resources GitHub: github.com/anthropics/skills Docs: docs.anthropic.com Cookbook: Examples and tutorials