Latin: craftsman, artist, maker
A collection of Claude Code skills for enhanced productivity and intelligent automation, created largely by Claude.
Artifex is my collection of skills for Claude Code.
Description: Discover and vet Claude Code skills from repositories and marketplaces with built-in security reviews.
Features:
- Searches official Anthropic repositories, community sources, and the Superpowers marketplace
- Performs mandatory security assessments on all found skills
- Provides detailed security guidance for safe skill adoption
- Rates skills as SAFE, REVIEW NEEDED, or UNSAFE
Location: skills/skill-finder/
Description: Use Claude to generate project names
Features:
- Has a questionnaire that starts with a description of the project or initiative
- It will ask about languages to use, themes/vibe, whether to consider invented words, and other relevant information.
- Produces a details list of words with their etymlogy, pronounciation, justification for inclusion, then a top 3 recommendations list.
Location: skills/project-namer/
Description: Search and retrieve academic papers from ArXiv (arxiv.org).
Features:
- Search by keywords, authors, categories, or ArXiv IDs
- Dual approach: Direct API access or bundled Python script
- Support for boolean operators and advanced queries
- Retrieve paper metadata, abstracts, and PDF links
- Comprehensive API reference with full category taxonomy
- No dependency on unstable MCP servers
Location: skills/arxiv-search/
Copy any skill directory from this repository to your Claude Code skills location:
# For personal skills (available across all projects)
cp -r skills/skill-finder ~/.claude/skills/
# For project skills (shared with your team via git)
cp -r skills/skill-finder ./.claude/skills/# Personal installation
cp -r skills/* ~/.claude/skills/
# Project installation
cp -r skills/* ./.claude/skills/Once installed, Claude Code automatically discovers and uses skills based on your requests. For example:
- "Find skills about file organization" → Triggers skill-finder
- Skills load only when needed, keeping context usage efficient
Have a useful skill to share? Contributions are welcome!
- Fork this repository
- Create a new skill in
skills/your-skill-name/ - Include a
SKILL.mdwith proper frontmatter - Submit a pull request
MIT License - See LICENSE file for details
Artifex (Latin) combines ars (skill, art) and facere (to make). It perfectly captures the essence of this project: crafting tools that make Claude Code more skillful and artful in its assistance.