How to Create Claude Code Agent Skills in 2026
Beto, January 5, 2026 · 63,558 views
Every time you re-explain the same context to Claude, you're wasting time you could save with a skill: a markdown file in that Claude Code picks up automatically when the task matches. I create skills from scratch in the video, including one that explained a full production app (Inkigo) with a data flow diagram, and a generator that writes new skills for you.
Once you build your first one, you'll start spotting skill-shaped tasks everywhere.
What's inside
- What agent skills are and when Claude decides to use them
- The structure: a folder, a name, and a description
- A code-explainer skill producing diagrams for a real production app
- Anthropic's public skills repo, including a skill that creates skills
- A generated email-reply skill with your own tone and signature
- Sharing skills across projects, teams, and plugins
Resources

BookFrom Idea to App Store with Claude Code
Skills are one piece. The book gives you the whole workflow, from idea to a shipped app, no code required.
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