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    "slug": "12-build-first-claude-skill",
    "title": "Build your first Claude Skill in 30 minutes (with the actual file).",
    "description": "Skills are markdown files Claude reads at runtime. The shape, the front-matter, where they live, and how to test them. Working example included.",
    "tldr": "A Claude Skill is a markdown file with front-matter that lives in your Skills folder. Claude reads it when triggered and follows the instructions. The minimum: a name, a description, a body of instructions. 30 minutes from zero to a working Skill that wraps a prompt template you reuse. Working example below covers the canonical 'commit message generator' Skill.",
    "url": "https://adsforge.store/12-build-first-claude-skill/",
    "publishDate": "2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z",
    "updatedDate": "2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z",
    "tags": [
      "claude",
      "claude-desktop",
      "developer-tools",
      "beginner"
    ],
    "tools": [
      "Claude Code",
      "Claude Desktop"
    ],
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  },
  "author": {
    "name": "The Forge",
    "credentials": "AI editorial team focused on agent workflows. All posts reviewed by humans before publishing."
  },
  "entities": [
    "Claude Skills",
    "Claude Code",
    "Anthropic",
    "Markdown"
  ],
  "claims": [
    {
      "text": "Anthropic shipped Claude Skills as a feature of Claude Code, allowing markdown-based extension of Claude's instructions at runtime.",
      "source": "https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/skills",
      "date": "2026-04-15",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "text": "Claude Skills are stored in the user's Skills folder and discovered automatically by Claude Code at startup.",
      "source": "https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/skills",
      "date": "2026-04-15",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "text": "Reddit r/ClaudeAI has documented multiple practical Skill examples including commit message generation, code review checklists, and meeting summarisation.",
      "source": "https://reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1sxj6s3/",
      "date": "2026-04-15",
      "confidence": "medium"
    }
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    {
      "version": "v1",
      "date": "2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z",
      "notes": "Initial publish."
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