Install
npx skills add anthropics/claude-plugins-official --skill patterns
Runs the open skills CLI and installs the skill for your agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor …). Alternatively copy the skill folder into .claude/skills/ or upload it in Claude.ai under Settings → Skills.
As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
/plugin install champion-kit@claude-plugins-official
This skill is part of the plugin “champion-kit”. In Claude Code the plugin installs it together with the plugin’s other skills, commands and hooks.
What does the patterns skill do?
Description from the SKILL.md in the source repository.
Works with Anthropics Technology Ltd
Questions about patterns
What does the patterns skill do?
Find patterns worth sharing from recent PRs and repo history, both repeats to fix and good practices worth spreading. Use when a champion wants to know what the team should reuse or learn from.
How do I install patterns?
In a terminal: npx skills add anthropics/claude-plugins-official --skill patterns. The skills CLI asks which agents to install it for. In Claude.ai you can upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Settings → Skills.
Which agents can use patterns?
Skills use the open SKILL.md format, which Claude Code, Claude.ai, the Claude API, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and other agents support.
Is patterns safe to use?
Our automatic check found no risky patterns (piped shell scripts, hidden characters, secret access, prompt overrides). It is not a full audit – read the SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.
Which tool is patterns for?
patterns comes from the makers of Anthropics Technology Ltd and helps your agent work with it.
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