{
  "id": "page:docs-reference-repos-anthropics-skills-research",
  "_kind": "Page",
  "_file": "wiki/docs/reference-repos/anthropics/skills/research.md",
  "_cluster": "wiki",
  "attributes": {
    "nodeKind": "Page",
    "sourcePath": "docs/reference-repos/anthropics/skills/research.md",
    "sourceKind": "repo-docs",
    "title": "anthropics/skills",
    "displayName": "anthropics/skills",
    "slug": "docs/reference-repos/anthropics/skills/research",
    "articlePath": "wiki/docs/reference-repos/anthropics/skills/research.md",
    "article": "\n# anthropics/skills\n\n- **Archetype**: mega-skill-pack\n- **Stars**: 115,745\n- **Last pushed**: 2026-04-09\n- **License**: No explicit license (partial Apache-2.0 per skill)\n- **Discovered**: 2026-04-12\n- **Skills found**: 17\n\n## Summary\nOfficial Anthropic skills repository and the canonical reference for Claude Code agent skills. Contains 17 first-party skills covering document generation (pdf, docx, xlsx, pptx), frontend design, MCP server building, webapp testing, algorithmic art, skill creation, brand guidelines, and more. This is the highest-starred agent skills repo on GitHub by a wide margin (115k+).\n\n## Assessment\nThis is the upstream source for the agent skills standard. The MCP builder skill is directly relevant to babysitter's MCP integration surface. The skill-creator meta-skill provides patterns for programmatic skill generation. Frontend-design, webapp-testing, and doc-coauthoring skills map to babysitter process specializations. The template/SKILL.md defines the canonical skill format that all other repos follow.\n\n## Extraction Priority\n- High\n- Rationale: Canonical skill definitions from the platform vendor. The MCP builder skill pattern is directly applicable to babysitter's mcp:serve surface. Document generation skills (pdf/docx/xlsx/pptx) are high-value specializations. The skill-creator meta-skill pattern could inform babysitter's process-builder skill.\n\n## Processes\n- `mcp-server-development` -- Multi-phase MCP server creation workflow (research, design, implement, test) extractable as `specializations/devx/mcp-server-development.js`\n- `document-generation` -- PDF/DOCX/XLSX/PPTX generation workflows extractable as `specializations/business/document-generation.js`\n- `frontend-design-review` -- Frontend design quality assessment extractable as `specializations/devx/frontend-design.js`\n- `webapp-testing` -- End-to-end webapp testing workflow extractable as `specializations/devx/webapp-testing.js`\n- `skill-scaffolding` -- Meta-process for creating new skills, relevant to process-builder\n\n## Plugin Ideas\n- **DevX**: MCP server builder plugin that scaffolds MCP servers following Anthropic's canonical patterns, with test harness generation\n- **tools integration**: Document generation plugin wrapping pdf/docx/xlsx/pptx skills into a unified document factory with template support\n- **QA & testing**: Webapp testing plugin that orchestrates Playwright-based visual and functional testing following the webapp-testing skill pattern\n- **theming**: Brand guidelines enforcement plugin that validates UI output against configurable brand standards\n\n## Patterns\n- Phased workflow pattern: skills consistently follow Discovery -> Analysis -> Implementation -> Verification phases\n- YAML frontmatter with `name`, `description`, `license`, optional `allowed-tools` and `metadata` fields\n- Template-driven skill creation via `template/SKILL.md` -- defines the canonical skill format\n- Skills are self-contained markdown with no external dependencies beyond specified tools\n\n## Library Mapping\n\n| Extractable Process | Library Status | Action | Existing Path | Target Placement |\n|-------------------|----------------|--------|---------------|------------------|\n| MCP Server Development | NEW | Multi-phase MCP server creation workflow | - | specializations/devops-sre-platform/mcp-server-development.js |\n| Document Generation | NEW | PDF/DOCX/XLSX/PPTX generation workflows | - | specializations/business/document-generation.js |\n| Frontend Design Review | NEW | Frontend design quality assessment | - | specializations/frontend/frontend-design-review.js |\n| Webapp Testing | NEW | End-to-end webapp testing workflow | - | specializations/frontend/webapp-testing.js |\n| Skill Scaffolding | UPGRADE | Meta-process for creating new skills | library/methodologies/superpowers/using-superpowers.js | specializations/shared/skill-scaffolding.js |\n| Phased Workflow Pattern | NEW | Discovery-Analysis-Implementation-Verification pattern | - | specializations/shared/phased-workflow.js |\n| Brand Guidelines Enforcement | NEW | UI validation against brand standards | - | specializations/frontend/brand-guidelines.js |\n\n## Plugin Marketplace Mapping\n\n| Plugin Idea | Marketplace Status | Action | Existing Plugin | Target Placement |\n|-------------|-------------------|--------|-----------------|------------------|\n| DevX MCP Builder | NEW | MCP server scaffolding with test harness | - | plugins/a5c/marketplace/plugins/mcp-builder/ |\n| Document Factory | NEW | Unified document generation with templates | - | plugins/a5c/marketplace/plugins/document-factory/ |\n| Webapp Testing | NEW | Playwright-based visual and functional testing | - | plugins/a5c/marketplace/plugins/webapp-testing/ |\n| Brand Guidelines Enforcer | NEW | UI validation against brand standards | - | plugins/a5c/marketplace/plugins/brand-enforcer/ |\n",
    "documents": []
  },
  "outgoingEdges": [],
  "incomingEdges": [
    {
      "from": "page:docs-reference-repos",
      "to": "page:docs-reference-repos-anthropics-skills-research",
      "kind": "contains_page"
    }
  ]
}