Skills and MCP servers for Claude Code

Anthropic's terminal agent: writes and edits code, runs commands, and works with skills, MCP servers and plugins right in your project.

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Download Claude Code

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Not available in Russia. Anthropic does not list Russia among supported countries.

There is no Claude Code app for Android or iPhone: the agent runs on a computer, in the terminal and code editor. On a phone, use the Claude app with the same models.

Official sources only: the developer site and app stores. No mirrors or third-party builds.

How to connect to Claude Code

What the agent reads

  • SKILL.md
  • plugins
  • MCP
  • subagents

Where skills go

For all projects
~/.claude/skills/
In the project folder
.claude/skills/

Install with one command

npx skillfoxx add mcp/markitdown --agent claude-code

Example for “MarkItDown”. Any entry installs the same way, by its catalog address. The CLI checks the recipe signature and writes the Claude Code settings itself.

MCP servers

1,087 entriesAll 1,087
Official

Microsoft's utility and MCP server that turn PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML and other files into Markdown for models

Extended access192.9KRepository stars
Official

An open-source crawler that turns websites into clean Markdown for AI agents: install from PyPI, run in Docker and connect to Claude Code over MCP

Extended access86.5KRepository stars

An MCP server built into the Netdata agent: metrics, logs, alerts and live process, service and container data for an AI assistant

Extended access81.2KRepository stars
Official

Local context compression for agents: tool outputs, logs, files and RAG chunks shrink before reaching the LLM. Proxy, CLI, library and MCP

Broad access78.3KRepository stars
Official

Up-to-date, version-specific library docs and code examples in your agent's context, via MCP or a CLI plus skill

Extended access63.9KRepository stars
Official

Local memory for agents: stores conversations and project files verbatim and retrieves them with semantic search over MCP

Extended access59.8KRepository stars

Skills

997 entriesAll 997

Small composable skills for engineering with agents: plan grilling, TDD, bug diagnosis, code review and architecture

Minimal access306.3KRepository stars16Installs in 30 days

Anthropic's official skill examples: docx, pdf, pptx and xlsx documents, design, MCP builder and the Agent Skills spec

Extended access184.7KRepository stars

Official shadcn/ui skill and MCP server: the agent searches registries, adds components via the CLI and follows the library's rules

Extended access126.9KRepository stars

The official FastAPI skill, bundled with the package, teaching agents to write code for the installed version

Minimal access104.3KRepository stars

A frontend design skill with 23 commands, live browser iteration and 61 detector rules for common AI-generated UI tells

Broad access94.1KRepository stars18Installs in 30 days

Skills and CLI from HeyGen: the agent writes HTML compositions and renders them into MP4 videos, captions, motion graphics and decks

Extended access74.9KRepository stars

CLI tools

407 entriesAll 407

Open-source personal AI assistant on your own machine: answers in Telegram, Slack, Discord and WhatsApp, extended with skills and plugins

Broad access393.4KRepository stars
Needs a VPN

Anthropic's coding agent for the terminal, IDE and GitHub: understands your codebase, runs tasks and handles git

Broad access153.9KRepository stars

GitHub toolkit for spec-driven development: the specify CLI adds agent commands and skills to a project, from principles to implementation

Extended access143.9KRepository stars

CLI, skill and Python library for browser control: the agent clicks, fills forms and reads pages over CDP

Broad access119.5KRepository stars

ByteDance's open agent harness for long tasks: research, code, reports and slides with sub-agents, memory and sandboxes

Broad access84.6KRepository stars
Official

A fast Rust CLI for agent browser automation: accessibility snapshots with element refs, an MCP server and skills

Broad access44.9KRepository stars

Plugins

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A skills library that gives coding agents a development process: brainstorming, planning, TDD, subagents and code review

Extended access307.8KRepository stars

Open prompt library with a Claude Code plugin, MCP server and CLI: search, fetch and improve prompts and skills from an agent

Extended access175KRepository stars

Official Claude Code plugin from the Next.js repo: adopting Cache Components and Partial Prefetching, and verifying changes on a running dev server

Extended access143.2KRepository stars

Memory layer for agents: plugins for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode, plus a CLI and SDKs that carry context across sessions

Extended access68.1KRepository stars
Needs a VPN

Anthropic's plugin marketplace for Claude Code: in-house plugins plus vetted third-party ones, installed via /plugin

Extended access45.2KRepository stars
Needs a VPN

Anthropic's plugin marketplace for finance teams: 10 agents plus skills and MCP connectors for DCF and LBO models, earnings, reconciliation and KYC

Extended access40.9KRepository stars

Workflows

58 entriesAll 58

Job search inside your coding agent: scores each listing against your CV from 1 to 5, tailors a PDF resume, drafts letters and tracks applications

Extended access78.7KRepository stars

Spec-driven development for coding agents: proposal, requirements, design and tasks come before any code

Extended access73.4KRepository stars

A skill set for agile development with an agent: from idea and PRD to architecture, stories, implementation and review

Extended access54.7KRepository stars

A bash loop that restarts Claude Code or Amp with a clean context until every PRD story passes its checks, plus two skills for writing the PRD

Broad access22.1KRepository stars

Agentic video studio for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex: script, voiceover, images, stock footage, music, subtitles and render

Extended access73KRepository stars
Needs a VPN

A Claude Code workflow where the agent searches job postings, scores fit against your profile, drafts a CV and cover letter, and helps prepare for interviews

Extended access67.5KRepository stars

Prompts

11 entriesAll 11

A structured prompt system: templates with role, profile, skills, rules and workflow for repeatable model requests

Minimal access12.7KRepository stars

The Chinese edition of agency-agents: hundreds of expert roles for Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot and other agents, including China-market roles

Minimal access21.7KRepository stars

Awesome Prompts by AI Boost

Awesome ChatGPT Prompts (GPTs Store)

Over 370 ready-made persona system prompts, collected from top-rated custom GPTs in the GPTs Store

Minimal access9.1KRepository stars

An experimental set of structured prompts for Claude: XML markup, the think tag and several variants in Lisp and TM formats. No license

Minimal access6.4KRepository stars

Awesome Claude Prompts

awesome-claude-prompts

A prompt collection for Claude from the author of LangGPT: business ideas, texts, code, plus a claudecode folder. Part of the examples date from 2023

Minimal access5.6KRepository stars

29 ready-made prompts in Chinese: a five-step dev flow, code review, Draw.io diagrams, reports, WeChat articles and thesis chapters

Minimal access1.4KRepository stars

In short

Claude Code is extended with various MCP servers, skills, CLI tools, and plugins to enhance coding, documentation, browsing, memory, and development workflows. Key MCP servers like MarkItDown and Crawl4AI convert documents and websites into Markdown for processing. Skills such as Anthropic skills and FastAPI skill provide document handling and coding assistance. Plugins like Next.js skills and Claude Code Plugins Directory offer official and third-party extensions for specialized tasks.

FAQ

how do i connect an MCP server like MarkItDown to claude code?

Install the MCP server (e.g., MarkItDown) and connect it to Claude Code over the MCP protocol as supported by the server.

which skills are recommended for document handling in claude code?

Use Anthropic skills for docx, pdf, pptx, and xlsx documents, or MarkItDown MCP server to convert files into Markdown.

are there official plugins available for claude code?

Yes, the Claude Code Plugins Directory hosts official and vetted third-party plugins installed via the /plugin command.