Claude Skill Marketplaces 2026: Where to Find and Install Claude Skills
Where to find Claude skills in 2026: Skiln, ClawHub, the official Anthropic repo, Superpowers and plugin marketplaces, and awesome-lists. How to install a skill and vet it before you trust it.
TL;DR — Where to Find Claude Skills in 2026
A Claude skill marketplace is where you discover, compare, and install the packaged capabilities that extend what Claude can do. We ranked the 5 best places to find skills in 2026: Skiln (the aggregator that searches every source at once), ClawHub (a fast-growing community marketplace), the official Anthropic skills repo (the authoritative reference), Superpowers and plugin marketplaces (skills bundled into installable packs), and awesome-lists (community-curated collections). We also cover how to install a skill you find and how to vet it for safety and maintenance before you trust it.
Curated from the Skiln skill directory · Updated daily
Table of Contents
- What Is a Claude Skill Marketplace?
- Why Skill Marketplaces Exist
- How We Ranked Them
- Where to Find Claude Skills in 2026
- Quick Comparison Table
- How to Install a Skill You Find
- How to Evaluate a Skill Before Installing
- Frequently Asked Questions
What Is a Claude Skill Marketplace?
A Claude skill marketplace is a platform for discovering, comparing, and installing Claude skills — packaged capabilities made of instructions and optional scripts that Claude loads when they are relevant to your task. A skill might encode a code-review workflow, a content template, or a deployment checklist. The marketplace is how you find the right one without trawling GitHub.
The distinction between a marketplace and a raw repository matters. A repository is a pile of files. A marketplace adds the layer that makes discovery practical: search, categories, maintenance status, ratings, and copyable install instructions. When you ask "is there a skill for X?" the marketplace is what answers in seconds.
By 2026, skills have become one of the primary ways people customize Claude, and the marketplace layer has grown up alongside them. The complete guide to Claude skills covers the format in depth; this guide covers where to find them.
Why Skill Marketplaces Exist
Skills spread the same way open-source code does: someone solves a workflow once, packages it, and shares it so nobody has to solve it again. The problem is the same one every open ecosystem hits — discovery. Thousands of skills exist across hundreds of repositories, and most are invisible unless you happen to find the right link.
Marketplaces solve discovery in three ways. They aggregate scattered skills into one place. They filter by maintenance status so you do not install something abandoned a year ago. And they standardize the install experience so adding a skill is a copy-paste, not a research project. That combination is why "where do I find skills?" now has a real answer instead of "search GitHub and hope."
How We Ranked Them
We scored each source on four signals: breadth (how many skills it covers), curation (does it filter for quality and maintenance?), install experience (how easy is it to go from found to installed?), and trust (can you tell who authored a skill and when it was updated?). The five below lead the composite, and most people use two of them together.
Where to Find Claude Skills in 2026
1. Skiln
The aggregator. Skiln pulls skills from across the ecosystem — official repos, community collections, plugin bundles — into one searchable, deduplicated index filtered for active maintenance. Instead of checking five sources to be sure you have seen every option, you search one. It indexes skills alongside MCP servers, agents, and plugins, so you can assemble a whole setup from one place. Start with our roundups of the best Claude skills for developers.
Best for: One comprehensive search across every skill source at once.
2. ClawHub
The community marketplace. ClawHub has grown into one of the most active places to find and share skills, with a steady stream of new submissions and a community-driven feel. It is where a lot of grassroots skill development surfaces first. Read our ClawHub guide for how to navigate and contribute to it.
Best for: Discovering fresh, community-built skills as they ship.
3. The Official Anthropic Skills Repo
The authoritative reference. Anthropic maintains an official repository of example and reference skills — skill-creator, mcp-builder, and others — that demonstrate how skills should be structured and what good looks like. It is curated rather than sprawling, so you use it as the gold-standard reference and a source of well-built foundational skills. Our skill-creator tools guide digs into the authoring side.
Best for: The canonical reference and high-quality foundational skills.
4. Superpowers and Plugin Marketplaces
Skills bundled into packs. Many of the best skills do not ship alone — they come inside plugins. Superpowers is the flagship example, bundling a large library of engineering process skills (brainstorming, systematic debugging, test-driven development) into one installable package. Browsing plugin marketplaces is often the fastest way to get a coherent set of skills at once rather than installing them one by one.
Best for: Getting a whole workflow of skills in a single install.
5. Awesome Lists and Community Collections
The curated reading list. Community-maintained awesome-lists collect notable skills with short descriptions and links. They lack search and install tooling, but they are excellent for browsing what experienced users actually recommend. Treat them as a curated starting point, then look the skill up in an aggregator to check its maintenance status before installing.
Best for: Browsing expert recommendations and discovering hidden gems.
Quick Comparison Table
How to Install a Skill You Find
Most skills install the same way, and it takes under a minute. Our full install guide has the details, but the short version:
- Copy the skill folder — usually a directory containing a SKILL.md file plus any scripts.
- Drop it into your skills directory — typically
.claude/skills/in your project for project-scoped skills, or the global skills directory for cross-project use. - Reload Claude Code. The skill registers automatically and becomes available as a slash command or loads when its description matches your task.
- For skills inside plugins, install the plugin instead and the bundled skills come with it.
That is the whole process for the vast majority of skills. No build step, no package manager — just a folder in the right place.
Skills are most powerful when paired with MCP servers, which give Claude the tools a skill's instructions assume it has. A research skill works best alongside a search server; a project-management skill pairs naturally with a Notion server; a team-ops skill wants Slack access; and a reasoning-heavy skill benefits from the Sequential Thinking server. Because Skiln indexes skills and servers together, you can assemble both halves of a workflow in one place.
How to Evaluate a Skill Before Installing
A skill can include scripts that run on your machine, so treat installing one like adding a dependency. Before you trust a skill, check:
- Last updated. A skill untouched for a year may target an outdated Claude Code version. Prefer recent commits.
- Does it run code? Read any scripts or hooks the skill includes. Hooks in particular can execute shell commands automatically, so understand what they do.
- Who authored it? A reputable author or an official source is a strong signal. Anonymous skills with no history deserve more scrutiny.
- Scope. A focused skill that does one thing is more reliable and easier to reason about than one that tries to do everything.
A good marketplace surfaces the first and third signals for you, which is the main reason to find skills through one rather than through a random search.
Looking for a skill? Search every source at once on Skiln, filtered for active maintenance so you never install something abandoned.
Browse Now →Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Claude skill marketplace?
A Claude skill marketplace is a place to discover, compare, and install Claude skills — packaged capabilities made of instructions and optional scripts that Claude loads when relevant. A marketplace adds search, categories, maintenance status, and install instructions on top of the raw skill files so you can find the right one and add it in seconds rather than hunting through GitHub.
Where can I find Claude skills?
The fastest route is an aggregator like Skiln that pulls skills from many sources into one searchable index. You can also browse ClawHub, the official Anthropic skills repository, plugin marketplaces that bundle skills, and community awesome-lists. Each has a different mix of curation and breadth, so most people use an aggregator first and a specialized source second.
Is there an official Claude skill marketplace?
Anthropic maintains an official skills repository with example and reference skills, which is the most authoritative source for how skills should be structured. It is more of a curated reference than a sprawling consumer marketplace, so for breadth you will combine it with an aggregator or community collection.
Are Claude skills free?
Almost all skills are free and open source — most are a folder with a markdown file and sometimes a script. You only pay normal Claude token usage when a skill runs. A small number of commercial skill bundles exist, but the core ecosystem, including the most popular skills, is free.
How do I install a Claude skill?
Most skills install by copying the skill folder into your skills directory — typically a .claude/skills folder in your project or a global skills directory. Claude Code discovers it automatically and exposes it as a slash command or loads it when relevant. Some skills ship inside plugins, in which case you install the plugin and the skill comes with it.
What is the difference between a skill and a plugin?
A skill is one packaged capability. A plugin is a bundle that can contain many skills along with subagents, slash commands, and hooks. If you only need one capability, install the skill directly. If you want a whole workflow, install a plugin that bundles several skills together. Many marketplaces list both.
How do I know if a skill is safe and well maintained?
Check three things: when it was last updated, whether it runs scripts or hooks (which execute code on your machine), and who authored it. Prefer skills with recent commits and a reputable author, and read any scripts before installing. A good marketplace surfaces maintenance status so you can filter out abandoned skills.
Where can I browse Claude skills on Skiln?
Visit /browse and filter for skills, or start with our guides to the best skills for developers and the complete guide to Claude skills. Skiln aggregates skills across sources and keeps maintenance status current so you compare live skills, not stale ones.
Last updated: June 17, 2026 · Skiln tracks new skill, agent, plugin, and MCP releases daily across 13 source registries.