skills
A repository of agent skills from HumanLayer designed to enhance Claude Code and other AI coding assistants with specialized development workflows. The collection includes skills for improving instruction adherence in CLAUDE.md files, refining React component type definitions, and building agentic coding loops with GitHub Actions integration. Each skill is installed via the npx skills command and invoked through slash commands within your development environment. The toolkit enables developers to automate code quality improvements, create iterative agent workflows, and generate visual explanations with diagrams and artifacts.
Key Features
Use Cases
- 01Refactoring CLAUDE.md configuration files to improve AI assistant instruction following and context awareness
- 02Cleaning up overly broad TypeScript prop types in React codebases to reflect actual production usage
- 03Setting up automated coding agent workflows that iterate on code improvements via scheduled GitHub Actions
- 04Designing and implementing custom agentic control systems for monitoring and maintaining specific code patterns
- 05Generating quick visual explanations and diagrams during code reviews or pair programming sessions
- 06Building reusable local skills for team-specific development patterns and workflows
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skills — FAQ
What are HumanLayer agent skills?+
HumanLayer agent skills are specialized capabilities that extend Claude Code and other AI coding assistants with targeted development workflows, including code refactoring, type narrowing, workflow generation, and visual explanation tools. Each skill is invoked via slash commands within your development environment.
How do I install a HumanLayer agent skill?+
Install individual skills using the command 'npx skills add humanlayer/skills --skill SKILLNAME', replacing SKILLNAME with the specific skill you want such as improve-claude-md or narrow-react-prop-types. After installation, invoke the skill in your project using its corresponding slash command like '/improve-claude-md'.
Which AI coding assistants work with these skills?+
These skills are designed primarily for Claude Code, which supports the slash-command interface and skills installation system used by the HumanLayer toolkit.
Do I need API keys or accounts to use HumanLayer skills?+
The README does not specify API key requirements for basic skill usage. Skills are installed via npx, so you need Node.js/npm available in your development environment.
Are HumanLayer agent skills free to use?+
The skills are distributed as open-source code through a public GitHub repository, though specific licensing terms should be verified in the repository.
What does the build-iterated-agentic-loop skill create?+
This skill scaffolds a complete iterative coding workflow including a local skill definition, GitHub Actions workflow file, agent prompt templates, memory persistence files, and reference documentation for building self-improving coding agents.
How do I install skills?+
Open the source repository on GitHub and follow its README. skills is a skill — MCP Agents Market links you directly to the official repo.
Is skills free?+
skills is an open-source project hosted on GitHub. Check the repository for its license and any usage requirements.