Claude Skills Review — Early, But Promising

Claude’s new Skill System might quietly be one of the most useful features Anthropic has added — even if it’s still a little early.

In this video, I take you through what Skills actually are, how they fit into the crowded AI landscape, and why they could already make a real difference for anyone doing repeatable, structured work — the kind of tasks we all end up doing again and again.

We’ll look at:

How Skills compare to MCPs, plugins, and custom GPTs

Where they shine for automation and repeatable workflows

The limits (like sandboxing and no network access)

Real examples — from a Show Search skill to a Franchisee reporting tool

And what this might hint at for the next wave of AI “apps”

I came away thinking: Skills aren’t for everyone yet — but they’re already useful for a lot of people doing real, repetitive work. And they might just be the most practical thing Claude’s released so far.

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00:00 - Intro
00:44 - What is a Skill
03:56 - Skills Internals
05:36 - Claude Code
06:21 - Running Skills in Claude Code
07:20 - Installing Sklills
08:40 - Test Network
10:03 - Show Search
12:26 - No Network
13:16 - Data Skill
15:55 - Plots
16:49 - Conclusion