Free Claude Code Skills & Plugins
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Claude Code Skills and Plugins: What’s the Difference?
Claude Code is Anthropic’s AI coding assistant that lives in your terminal. Out of the box, it’s powerful. But skills and plugins make it personal — they’re how you teach Claude new capabilities it doesn’t have on its own. Think of them like apps for your AI assistant.
A skill is a single capability defined in one markdown file. Skills teach Claude how to do one specific thing — like formatting a document a particular way, or auditing a specific part of your workflow. They activate automatically when relevant, without you needing to type a command.
A plugin is a complete toolkit — a bundle of skills, slash commands you trigger manually (like /repurpose or /map), specialized agents, and reference materials all working together. The items on this page are full plugins, not just individual skills.
Everything here was built by James at Beginners in AI — tested on real businesses, grounded in published research where possible, and designed for people who are not developers. If you can drag and drop a file, you can use these.
Available Plugins
Download the ZIP, drag it into Claude, and start using immediately. More plugins added regularly.
The 44% Rule
Find where AI should be in your business but isn’t. Scans 10 core functions, scores opportunities, generates an action plan.
AI Content Repurposer
Turn one piece of content into 10 platform-native formats. Blog post to X thread, LinkedIn post, email newsletter, YouTube script, and more.
Brand Pulse
Reputation monitoring and competitor research. Scans Reddit, Hacker News, Trustpilot, G2, and more. Tracks sentiment trends over time.
Repo Safety Audit
Vet any third-party skill, plugin, MCP server, GitHub repo, or npm package before you install it. Six-step audit returns a SAFE / CAUTION / AVOID verdict with citations.
How It Works
Three steps. Two minutes. No technical setup required.
Download the Plugin
Grab the skill from its article page. Each one comes as a ready-to-use plugin folder.
Install the Plugin
In Claude Code or Cowork, go to Plugins and drag in the ZIP file. No config files, no API keys.
Use the Slash Commands
Type the command in Claude Code and let it work. Each plugin includes its own slash commands.
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The plugins on this page work out of the box. If your workflow needs something specific, James runs live sessions, a group workshop, and one-time downloads that drop straight into Claude.
- 1-on-1 Live Claude Sessions ($99–$175)
- Claude AI Group Workshop ($299)
- AI 101 Webinar ($39)
- AI Website Audit Brief download ($29)
- Custom plugin builds on request
- Direct email access to James