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Claude Code Skills That Pay.

You already know how to make Claude do the work. Now get paid every time it does. Turn what you know into skills Claude runs on command, package them into a system a client can buy, and deliver in a day what used to take you a week.

2 titles · 14 free guides

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tutorial 9 min read

The 5 Best Claude Code Skills Every Developer Builds

The 5 best Claude Code skills for developers: Stop Slop, Testing, Documentation, Git Commits, Code Review. Copy-paste SKILL.md files and the trigger for each.

from: Claude Code Skills

tutorial 9 min read

Claude Code Hooks Tutorial: Automate Code Review

A Claude Code hooks tutorial using the real settings.json schema: wire a PostToolUse hook to a review skill. No fictional git-event or blocking fields.

from: Claude Code Skills

how-to 8 min read

How to Build a Self-Improving Claude Code Skill

Build a self-improving Claude Code skill the honest way: a human-gated workflow where Claude proposes diffs you approve, plus the $40 runaway to avoid.

from: Claude Code Skills

reference 8 min read

Claude Code Skills Not Working? 7 Fixes

Claude Code skills not working? Seven failure modes with the exact fix command for each, built on the real directory + SKILL.md spec. ~70% resolve at step 1.

from: Claude Code Skills

how-to

How to Turn Claude Code Output Into Billable Client Work

Put your name on Claude Code work and bill for it, because the skill ends every run by naming what it guessed, what you should check, and where it went off script. One block added to a skill, one deliberate break that tests it, and the three review tiers that decide what goes to the client.

from: Claude Skills: The Paid Work Playbook

how-to

How to Make Claude Skills Write Client-Ready Work

Turn a Claude skill that writes generic drafts into one that writes client-ready updates in your format on the first run. Three sections added to SKILL.md, five checks that grade it, and what happened when I ran the before and after today.

from: Claude Skills: The Paid Work Playbook

how-to

How to Make Claude Code Use Your Skills Automatically

Get Claude Code to pick up your skill the moment you ask in plain words, in every new session, without typing its name. One rewritten description line, the 3-session test that proves it, and the 18 runs I did to check it.

from: Claude Skills: The Paid Work Playbook

how-to

How to Use Your Claude Skills in Codex and GitHub Copilot

Run one folder of Claude skills in Claude Code, OpenAI Codex and GitHub Copilot, so every skill you build works in every tool your clients use. Where each tool looks, the one-line link that serves Codex, and the frontmatter that quietly stops working when you move.

from: Claude Skills: The Paid Work Playbook

comparison 15 min read

Best AI Coding Tools for Claude Skills in 2026: The Buyer's Shortlist

We checked 9 AI coding tools for where they load SKILL.md files and which fields they keep. See which one fits your Claude Skills.

from: Claude Skills: The Paid Work Playbook

comparison 16 min read

Best Claude Skill Security Scanners in 2026: The Buyer's Shortlist

We compared 6 ways to scan a Claude Skill and ran Cisco's free scanner on a test-file payload ourselves. Here is what each one catches and misses.

from: Claude Skills: The Paid Work Playbook

comparison 16 min read

Best Claude Skills Books in 2026: The Buyer's Shortlist

We compared 12 Claude Skills books on coverage, depth, price and ratings. See which one fits a beginner, a developer, or someone billing clients.

from: Claude Skills: The Paid Work Playbook

comparison 16 min read

Best Claude Skills Marketplaces in 2026: The Buyer's Shortlist

We ran the open-standard validator on 973 skills from 6 sources and checked licences, listing cost and upkeep. Here is where to get Claude Skills.

from: Claude Skills: The Paid Work Playbook

comparison 15 min read

Best Tools to Test Claude Skills in 2026: The Buyer's Shortlist

We ran or verified 6 tools for testing Claude Skills: format, triggering, with-vs-without and cost. See which one answers your question first.

from: Claude Skills: The Paid Work Playbook

The series, in order

Read them in this order. Each one assumes the one before it.

01 Book
Claude Code Skills

Claude Code Skills

Build 5 skills that automate your workflow this weekend

02 Book
Claude Skills: The Paid Work Playbook

Claude Skills: The Paid Work Playbook

Twelve tests that settle which skills stay, one that fires unnamed in three fresh sessions, and a handover pack you can attach to an invoice

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