State of Agent Skills 2026
A snapshot of the agent skills ecosystem, derived directly from the HeyClaude registry. Skills package reusable abilities for Claude and other AI coding agents — this report covers what they do, whether they bundle capabilities, how mature and verified they are, and how they ship.
Data as of June 20, 2026 (UTC).
Most common skill use cases
The tasks skills give agents, from their registry tags (mechanism tags like “skills” excluded). A skill can cover several use cases.
Skill type
Capability packs bundle multiple related abilities; general skills do one focused thing.
Maturity level
Author-declared depth, from foundational building blocks to expert workflows.
Verification status
How far each skill has progressed through registry review, from draft to production.
Package verification
Whether a skill ships a maintainer-verified, checksum-pinned package or is installed from source.
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Methodology & citation
Figures are computed at build time from the 174 agent skills in the HeyClaude registry, snapshot dated June 20, 2026. Use cases come from registry tags (mechanism tags such as “skills” are excluded); type, maturity, and verification status are author-declared and confirmed during registry review; package verification reflects a maintainer-checked, checksum-pinned artifact.
Citing this report? Link to heyclau.de/state-of-agent-skills with the data-as-of date. See also the State of Claude Code Hooks and the broader State of Claude Tooling. Browse all skills.
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