Claude Skills: How to build Custom Agentic Abilities for beginners

Capabilities? Through the roof? Usage? Ground floor. Claude Agent Skills might be one of the most useful features of any front-end LLM. Yet....it's crickets in terms of chat around it. For this 'AI at Work on Wednesday' episode, we're breaking it down for beginners and will have you spinning up your own Claude Agent Skills in no time. Claude Skills: How to build Custom Agentic Abilities for beginners -- An Everyday AI Chat with Jordan Wilson Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletter More on this Episode: Episode Page Join the discussion: Thoughts on this? Join the convo and connect with other AI leaders on LinkedIn. Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineup Website: YourEverydayAI.com Email The Show: info@youreverydayai.com Connect with Jordan on LinkedIn Topics Covered in This Episode: Claude Skills Agentic Features Overview Differences: Claude Skills vs. GPTs vs. GEMS Modular Agentic Workflow File Structure Step-by-Step Guide: Building Claude Skills Claude Skills YAML/Markdown Setup Process Testing and Validating Custom Claude Skills Advanced Capabilities: Executable Code & Sub-Agents Common Troubleshooting for Claude Skills Creation Timestamps: 00:00 "Claude Skill Library Unveiled" 06:27 "Claude Skills Explained" 07:29 Custom GPTs and Gems Explained 11:18 Claude Skills vs Projects 17:31 "Refining Skill Triggers Effectively" 20:17 "Beginner Cloud Skills Best Practices" 23:39 "Preferring GPT and Memory Tools" 25:54 "Saving Skill File Properly" 28:09 Creating Skills on Claude 33:43 "Creating AI News Searcher" 35:36 Claude Skills Now Available 37:39 "Optimizing Claude for Knowledge Tasks" 41:05 "Skill Builder Library Access" Keywords: Claude skills, Claude agent skills, custom agentic abilities, large language model, agentic workflows, specialized tasks, coding capabilities, file creation, executable code, skills library, skill builder, skill creator, markdown file, skill.md, folder structure, YAML front matter, composable skills, modular instructions, automation, prompt engineering, skill triggers, skill testing, advanced features, API skill versioning, governance and efficiency, Send Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info)