llm-engineering-skills: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

llm-engineering-skills CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from itsmostafa/llm-engineering-skills. It costs 524 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Repository instructions for a collection of Claude Agent Skills: filesystem-based instructions that add specialised abilities for language-model engineering work. They describe the required skill files, naming rules and project indexes.

In plain words
What is it for?
Creating skills, maintaining their reference files, and updating the marketplace list that makes those skills available.
Why use it?
They clarify how skills must be organised and documented, reducing mistakes when adding or updating one.

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Written for Claude Code: Claude Code plugin machinery. Also seen: mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions Claude Code.

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CLAUDE.md · 65 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 65 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Repository Purpose

This repository contains Claude Agent Skills for LLM engineering tasks. Skills are modular, filesystem-based capabilities that extend Claude's functionality with domain-specific expertise.

Repository Files

  • REFERENCES.md - External resources and documentation referenced across skills. Update this file when creating new skills that reference external sources.
  • .claude-plugin/marketplace.json - Plugin manifest listing all available skills. Update this file whenever a new skill is added.

Skill Structure

Each skill follows this structure:

skills/
└── skill-name/
    ├── SKILL.md           # Required: main instructions with YAML frontmatter
    ├── reference/         # Optional: detailed documentation
    └── scripts/           # Optional: utility scripts

SKILL.md Requirements

---
name: skill-name              # lowercase, hyphens only, max 64 chars
description: Brief description of what this Skill does and when to use it. Max 1024 chars.
---

[Markdown instructions - keep under 500 lines]

Naming: Use simple, descriptive names (e.g., pytorch, transformers, lora, mlx, rlhf)

Description: Write in third person. Include both what the skill does AND when Claude should use it.

Recommended Sections

Skills should include these sections where applicable:

  • Table of Contents - Required for files over 100 lines
  • Core Concepts - Foundational knowledge for the topic
  • Practical Patterns - Code examples and usage patterns
  • Best Practices - Numbered list of key recommendations
  • References - Links to files in reference/ directory

Authoring Guidelines

  • Be concise - assume Claude already knows common concepts
  • Use progressive disclosure: SKILL.md provides overview, reference files contain details
  • Keep references one level deep from SKILL.md
  • Include table of contents for files over 100 lines
  • Always use forward slashes in paths (Unix-style)
  • For executable scripts: make clear if Claude should run vs read them

Read the full file on GitHub · 65 lines

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llm-engineering-skills CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository itsmostafa/llm-engineering-skills (23 stars, last pushed 4mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 524 tokens to every session, about $0.0026 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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