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Install and use Claude Code
Terminal coding agent from Anthropic with first-class support for reusable skills.
Quick summary
Install the Claude Code CLI, authenticate with Anthropic, then add skills from a repository.
Setup steps
- 01Install Node.js 20+ if you do not already have it.
- 02Install Claude Code following Anthropic's official CLI instructions.
- 03Authenticate with your Anthropic account from the terminal.
- 04Add skills from trusted GitHub repositories and review their SKILL.md before use.
Where skills live
Typically distributed as repositories containing a SKILL.md file.
Notes
- Review permissions and commands before installing third-party skills.
- Prefer small, focused skills with clear instructions over huge prompt dumps.