Two folders.
Project (this repo only)
.claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.mdPersonal (every project)
~/.claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.mdType /name at the start of a message, or describe the task and Claude Code loads the skill when its description matches. Skills also work in Claude.ai and the Claude API through the same SKILL.md format. Official Claude Code skills docs →
Full walkthrough for every agent: how to use a skill.