How to Install Skills
Simple visual guide - No coding required. If you can copy and paste, you can install skills.
What You'll Need
Claude Desktop App
The free desktop application from Anthropic. Available for Mac and Windows.
Download Claude Desktop2-Step Installation Process
Find Your Skill
Browse our marketplace for skills in your industry
Navigate to our Business Packages or search for specific skills in your domain:
- Legal & Compliance skills for contract review and research
- Real Estate skills for property analysis and due diligence
- Finance & Tax skills for financial modeling and compliance
Download the Skill
Get the skill file ready to install
On any skill page, click the "Download for Claude Desktop" button.
The ZIP file will be saved to your Downloads folder.
Install in Claude Desktop
Add the skill to your Claude Desktop
3a. Add the skill in Claude Desktop
Open Claude Desktop, then navigate to: Settings (gear icon) → Capabilities → scroll down to Skills section → click Add button
3b. Select the downloaded skill file
In the Add Skill dialog, browse to your Downloads folder and select the downloaded ZIP file (e.g., contract-review-skill.zip). Claude Desktop will automatically install it.
3c. Enable the skill
After adding, the skill will appear in "Your skills" list. Toggle the switch to enable it.
/ in any chat to see your installed skills.
✅ Verify Installation
Check in Settings: Go to Settings → Capabilities → Skills and confirm your skill appears in "Your skills" with the toggle enabled.
Use in chat: In any conversation, type / (forward slash)
and you should see your skill in the dropdown list.
To activate a skill, type /skill-name and Claude will use that skill's expertise in your conversation.
Troubleshooting
Skill doesn't appear in the list
- Make sure you selected the downloaded ZIP file from your Downloads folder
- Verify the ZIP file was fully downloaded (check file size isn't 0 bytes)
- Try closing the Settings window and reopening it
- Make sure you're clicking "Add" in the Skills section (Settings → Capabilities → Skills)
Can't find the Capabilities section
Step-by-step navigation:
- Click the Settings gear icon in Claude Desktop
- Look for Capabilities in the left sidebar (below Usage)
- Scroll down to the Skills section at the bottom
- Click the Add button to add a new skill
Skill toggle is disabled
If the skill appears but the toggle switch is grayed out:
- Try removing the skill and re-adding it with a fresh download
- Restart Claude Desktop completely (Quit from menu, not just close window)
- Re-download the skill ZIP file in case the download was corrupted
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