# Add to your Claude Code skills
git clone https://github.com/posit-dev/skillsLast scanned: 5/26/2026
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}skills is an open-source ide extensions skill for AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, Codex CLI, and ChatGPT, built by posit-dev. A collection of Claude Skills from Posit. It has 474 GitHub stars.
Yes. skills passed SkillsLLM's automated security scan — a dependency vulnerability audit plus prompt-injection heuristics — with no high-severity issues. You can read the full report in the Security Report section on this page.
Clone the repository with "git clone https://github.com/posit-dev/skills" and add it to your Claude Code skills directory (see the Installation section above).
skills is primarily written in R. It is open-source under posit-dev on GitHub, so you can review or fork the full source.
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A collection of Claude Skills from Posit!
Claude Skills extend Claude's capabilities with specialized knowledge and workflows. Skills are automatically activated by Claude based on your task and can be used in Claude.ai, Claude Code, or via the Claude API. Learn more at the Claude Skills documentation.
General-purpose developer skills useful across any language, project type, or context.
Skills for GitHub pull request workflows — creating PRs, addressing review feedback, and resolving threads.
Skills for open-source R and Python package developers, streamlining common workflows like releases, changelogs, and contributor acknowledgments.
R package development skills for working with the r-lib ecosystem and modern R package workflows.
devtools::check(), including documentation standards, DESCRIPTION field formatting, and URL validationmirai_map(), Shiny integration, remote/HPC launchers, and migration from future/parallelfig.alt), static markdown images, and multi-plot chunksSkills for writing ggsql queries — a grammar of graphics for SQL.
Skills for Shiny app development in both R and Python.
Skills for Quarto document creation and publishing.
Skills for deploying and managing content on Posit Connect.
npx skills add (Any Agent)Install skills from this repository into any supported coding agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Cline, and many more) using the npx skills add CLI:
# List available skills without installing
npx skills add posit-dev/skills --list
# Install skills via an interactive menu
npx skills add posit-dev/skills --all
# Install specific skills by category name
npx skills add posit-dev/skills --skill cli --skill lifecycle
# Install to Claude Code only, globally
npx skills add posit-dev/skills --agent claude-code --global
Add this repository as a plugin marketplace in Claude Code:
/plugin marketplace add posit-dev/skills
Then browse and install the skill categories you need through the Claude Code UI.
Install specific skill categories directly:
/plugin install posit-dev@posit-dev-skills
/plugin install github@posit-dev-skills
/plugin install open-source@posit-dev-skills
/plugin install ggsql@posit-dev-skills
/plugin install r-lib@posit-dev-skills
/plugin install shiny@posit-dev-skills
/plugin install quarto@posit-dev-skills
/plugin install connect@posit-dev-skills
Each command installs all skills in that category.
For customization or offline use:
Clone this repository:
git clone https://github.com/posit-dev/skills.git
cd skills
Copy individual skills to your Claude Code skills directory:
cp -r open-source/release-post ~/.config/claude-code/skills/
Or install all skills from a category:
for skill in open-source/*/; do
cp -r "$skill" ~/.config/claude-code/skills/
done
Skills can be uploaded to Claude.ai following the Creating Custom Skills guide.
Use the Skills API to programmatically load and manage skills in your applications.
Once installed, Claude will automatically activate relevant skills based on your task. You don't need to explicitly invoke them.
For example, with the release-post skill installed:
You: Help me write a release post for dplyr 1.2.0
Claude: I'll help you create a release post. First, let me gather some information...
Claude will use the skill's knowledge to guide you through creating a properly formatted release post.
This repository organizes skills into categories to make it easier to find and install skills relevant to your work:
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| posit-dev | General-purpose developer skills (code review, architecture docs) |
| ggsql | ggsql query writing — a grammar of graphics for SQL |
| github | GitHub PR workflows (create PRs, address review threads, resolve threads) |