Claude Code Skills - Beginner to Mastery

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Skills are the most important thing you can learn in AI right now. But most people only scratch the surface with them. This video covers every important concept you need to master Claude Code Skills — from progressive disclosure and skill triggering to evals, self-improvement, and advanced design patterns. Whether you're just getting started or already building skills, this is the most comprehensive breakdown of Agent Skills on YouTube. Build your own skills, live with my help: 🎓 Live Skills Workshop (Apr 7, 10 seats): https://www.theailaunchpad.io/workshop 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES 📩 Newsletter (quickstart guide + all skills from this video): https://theailaunchpad.substack.com/p/if-you-learn-one-thing-about-ai-this 📋 Skills Frontmatter Reference: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills#frontmatter-reference 📋 Skills Hooks in Frontmatter: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks#hooks-in-skills-and-agents 📋 Agent Skills Open Standard: https://agentskills.io 📋 Anthropic's Complete Skill Building Guide: https://resources.anthropic.com/hubfs/The-Complete-Guide-to-Building-Skill-for-Claude.pdf ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Why Skills Matter More Than You Think 1:36 - What is a Skill? (Anatomy) 7:58 - Progressive Disclosure 10:40 - Skill Triggering 13:19 - Connecting Tools 15:38 - Evals 23:53 - Self-Improvement 25:33 - Advanced Design Patterns 🔗 MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO • Daniel Miessler's AI Infrastructure: https://github.com/danielmiessler/Personal_AI_Infrastructure • Skills vs MCPs vs Subagents: https://youtu.be/421T2iWTQio Subscribe to The AI Launchpad for weekly implementation guides: https://theailaunchpad.substack.com #claudecode #claudecodeskills #agentskills