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Written by AI from the official notes. Check them for exact details.Anthropic has introduced Agent Skills to enhance Claude's functionality with specialized tasks.
- Launch of Agent Skills for extending Claude's capabilities
- Includes pre-built Skills for PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and PDF
- Custom Skills can be uploaded via Skills API
- Skills require code execution tool to be enabled
Why it matters: Users looking to enhance Claude's functionality with tailored tasks should explore these new capabilities.
Full release notes
- We've launched Agent Skills (
skills-2025-10-02beta), a new way to extend Claude's capabilities. Skills are organized folders of instructions, scripts, and resources that Claude loads dynamically to perform specialized tasks. The initial release includes: * Anthropic-managed Skills: Pre-built Skills for working with PowerPoint (.pptx), Excel (.xlsx), Word (.docx), and PDF files * Custom Skills: Upload your own Skills through the Skills API (/v1/skillsendpoints) to package domain expertise and organizational workflows * Skills require the code execution tool to be enabled * Learn more in Agent Skills and API reference