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    Turn your checklists into Claude skills

    If you keep pasting the same instructions into Claude, write them once as a skill: one SKILL.md file that Claude Code uses when the job comes up, or when you call it by name.

    Skip the reading: hand it to Claude

    Copy the whole guide and paste it into Claude, or install it as a Claude Code skill so it’s always there.

    Download as a Claude skill

    Save it as ~/.claude/skills/turn-your-checklists-into-skills/SKILL.md, then ask Claude Code to “turn your checklists into claude skills”.

    The prompts

    Write my first skill

    Paste into Claude Code.

    Help me turn a task I repeat into a Claude Code skill. The task: [DESCRIBE IT].

Interview me first, one question at a time (no more than 8): what a good result looks like, the steps in order, what to check before finishing, the files or links it needs, the tone, and what it must never do.

Then write ~/.claude/skills/[short-name]/SKILL.md with:
- a name and a one-sentence description saying when to use it (start with "Use when...")
- the steps as a numbered list
- a short "Never" list
- a final check before saying it's done

Keep it under 80 lines. Show it to me before saving.

    Setup

    1. Pick the task you explain to Claude (or a person) most often: a weekly report, replying to reviews, writing product descriptions.

    2. Open Claude Code and paste the prompt below. Answer its questions.

    3. It saves the skill as ~/.claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md.

    4. Use it by describing the job, or type a slash and the skill's name.

      /your-skill-name

    5. When it gets something wrong, ask Claude to update the skill so it doesn't happen again.

    What I use

    • Claude CodeLoads skills from your skills folder.
    • Skills docsOfficial guide to writing skills.
    • My guidesEvery guide has a 'Download as a Claude skill' button.

    Worth knowing

    • Write the skill like a brief for a new hire: the order, the checks and the never-do list. Vague skills give vague results.
    • The description line matters most. It's how Claude decides when to use the skill.