New skills viewer in the Claude desktop app

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-03-04 · Open on X

Topics: AI Agents, Tool Use & MCP, AI Dev Tools & Productivity · Level: beginner

Summary

The Claude desktop app has a new view for skills that lets you read what each installed skill contains. This makes it easier to check and understand skills before relying on them.

Key points

• Claude desktop now has a dedicated view for skills
• You can open and read the contents of each installed skill

Resources mentioned

• Claude Desktop · tool · claude.ai · free
  Anthropic's desktop app for Claude, which can show charts and connect to tools.
  Also in: Claude desktop's built-in browser can import your Chrome profile (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), News: Claude desktop now has a built-in browser (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Record a skill in Claude Desktop (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Claude Desktop Now Available on Linux (Beta) (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 2 more
• Claude (@claudeai) on X · person · x.com · free
  Anthropic's official Claude account on X, which posts product updates.
  Also in: skillsbento: Free Open-Source Agent Skills for Claude (Melvin Vivas on X · notes)

Try this

• Open the skills view in Claude desktop and review what your installed skills contain