---
title: "Skills installed"
description: "The canonical list of every Claude Code skill on your machine and what it does."
source: "Obsidian Academy"
source_url: https://obsidian-academy.pages.dev/setup/02-skills-installed/
saved: 2026-05-16
tags: [obsidian-academy, saved-from-web, setup]
---

Skills live in `~/.claude/skills/`. Each is a single `SKILL.md` file with frontmatter (`name`, `description`, `allowed-tools`) and the body is plain-English instructions Claude follows.

## Currently installed

| Skill | Path | Purpose | Trigger phrases |
|---|---|---|---|
| `daily-driver` | `~/.claude/skills/daily-driver/SKILL.md` | Build today's daily note | "good morning", "build today's note", "daily driver" |
| `process-inbox` | `~/.claude/skills/process-inbox/SKILL.md` | Triage `00-Inbox/` | "process my inbox", "inbox zero", "triage" |
| `prep-for` | `~/.claude/skills/prep-for/SKILL.md` | Person briefing | "prep for [Name]", "brief me on [Name]" |
| `process-meeting` | `~/.claude/skills/process-meeting/SKILL.md` | Structure meeting notes | "process this meeting", "I just got off a call" |
| `content-engine` | `~/.claude/skills/content-engine/SKILL.md` | Blog post + illustrations | "write a blog post about", "make a thread" |
| `weekly-review` | `~/.claude/skills/weekly-review/SKILL.md` | Sunday synthesis | "weekly review", "review my week" |
| `nano-banana` | `~/.claude/skills/nano-banana/SKILL.md` | Image generation via Gemini CLI | "generate an image of", "create a thumbnail" |

## Not yet installed (planned)

These workflows are documented on this site but the skill files don't exist yet:

| Skill | Workflow page | Status |
|---|---|---|
| `synthesize` | [Research Synthesizer](/workflows/07-research-synthesizer/) | Design ready, not built |
| `review-cards` | [Spaced Repetition](/workflows/09-spaced-repetition/) | Design ready, not built |
| `make-cards` | [Spaced Repetition](/workflows/09-spaced-repetition/) | Design ready, not built |
| `rebuild-mocs` | [MOC Maintainer](/workflows/10-moc-maintainer/) | Design ready, not built |

When you're ready to build any of these, ask Claude — the design notes on the workflow pages are detailed enough to scaffold from.

## How to inspect a skill

```powershell
notepad C:\Users\justi\.claude\skills\daily-driver\SKILL.md
```

The file has YAML frontmatter (don't change `name` — it's the skill ID), then markdown instructions. Editing is safe; Claude re-reads on next invocation. No rebuild step.

## How to add a new skill

```powershell
mkdir C:\Users\justi\.claude\skills\my-new-skill
notepad C:\Users\justi\.claude\skills\my-new-skill\SKILL.md
```

Inside the file:

```md
---
name: my-new-skill
description: One-sentence description that triggers Claude's recognition. Make this specific — the more your trigger phrases match, the better skill routing works.
allowed-tools: mcp__mcp-obsidian__obsidian_get_file_contents, mcp__mcp-obsidian__obsidian_append_content
---

# My New Skill

Plain-English instructions for Claude here. Be specific about steps, files to read, files to write, edge cases, and tone.
```

Restart Claude Code (or wait for skill discovery to refresh) and the skill is live.

## How to delete a skill

```powershell
rmdir /S C:\Users\justi\.claude\skills\my-old-skill
```

Done. No registry to clean.

## Removing a skill from skill routing without deleting it

Add `disabled: true` to the frontmatter. Claude will skip routing to it but the file remains for reference.

## Where skills came from on your machine

I wrote all 7 of these during our Claude Code session in early May 2026. They reference your specific vault layout (`00-Inbox/`, `10-Daily/`, etc.). If you change folder names, update the skills.