# New extension: Skills (Claude Code)

**URL:** <https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/new-extension-skills-claude-code/16292>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Tags:** challenge:claude-code\
**Created:** [September 27, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/new-extension-skills-claude-code/16292 "2026-09-27T16:35:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![yeswanth](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/yeswanth/32/27558_2.png) [@yeswanth](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/yeswanth)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/new-extension-skills-claude-code/16292/1 "2026-09-27T16:35:20Z")

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The next challenge for the Claude Code challenge is now live: **Skills**

Skills are bundled folder of instructions that you can load into the model’s context on demand.

 ![claudecode-OG (1)](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/uploads/codecrafters/original/3X/c/9/c967b902583ad64811e98b1c1d3711d1e5235f43.jpeg)

By the end of this extension, your Claude code will support:

- Advertising skills
- Invoking skills manually and by agent automatically
- Extending skills by passing arguments, including scripts
- Stacking multiple skills
- Running a skill in a sub agent

Here’s the stage breakdown:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/uploads/codecrafters/original/3X/a/9/a9f5bea9d055a41b373f76279a68c22877f0c341.png)

Please [give this a try](https://app.codecrafters.io/courses/claude-code/overview) and let us know how it can be improved.