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Write the recipe once.

A skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file of instructions. Its name becomes a slash command, and Claude can also load it on its own when relevant.

A Skill, Start To Finish

# .claude/skills/release-check/SKILL.md
---
name: release-check
description: Run before any deploy
---
1. Run all tests and report failures
2. Check the diff for secrets
3. Bump the version, update changelog
4. Draft release notes for users

Where they live

~/.claude/skills/ for you, in every project.

.claude/skills/ in a repo, shared with the team.

Old .claude/commands files still work.

Source: Anthropic Claude Code Docs ↗

Repeated it three times? Make it a skill.