Automation skills teach an agent a workflow tool's real syntax and patterns so the automations it builds run first time. n8n Skills, built on the n8n-mcp server, is the reference example.
Fourteen skills (plus a router and enforcement hooks) that teach Claude Code to build production n8n workflows through the n8n-mcp server: expression syntax, node configuration, validation, JavaScript and Python code nodes, error handling, binary data, sub-workflows, AI agents, multi-instance and self-hosting.
Every automation skill here is a community skill: an open-source skill folder maintained in a public repository. SkillGild lists and credits it, and the CLI clones it into your agent's skills folder, where it runs locally with your own model.
How do I install a automation skill in Claude Code?
Open the skill, copy its install command (skillgild install <slug> --agent claude-code) and run it after skillgild login. Community skills are cloned from their public repository into ~/.claude/skills/; hosted skills get a small wrapper and run through the SkillGild MCP server. Use --agent codex, cursor or gemini-cli for other clients.
Are these automation skills free?
Community skills are free under their own open-source licenses. Hosted SkillGild skills include free monthly runs; paid skills need a purchase or SkillGild Pro. Each listing shows its access and license.