# Most Claude Code Skills Are Useless Popular Claude Code skills tested, most failed. - **Source:** [UX Planet](https://uxplanet.org) - **Published:** 2026-07-13 - **Topic:** [Data & AI](https://brifing.si/c/data-ai) - **Original article:** - **On Brifing:** https://brifing.si/s/c661509a-3f90-45b5-bdd1-a7a0cdec5e91 ## What Are Claude Code Skills? Claude Code skills are bundles of instructions, scripts, and resources loaded to perform better on specialized tasks. Think of them as shortcuts that save time on repetitive tasks. ## How to Obtain Skills? Skills in Claude Code can be obtained either by writing them from scratch or by downloading those shared by the community. The latter offers quick solutions with pre-made skills. ## The Problem with Community Skills Most popular community skills do not actually change Claude’s output. This issue has been confirmed by independent researchers as well. ## Research Findings An independent team’s research revealed that community skills provide very little benefit in real-world software engineering. ## Impact of Skills The vast majority of tested skills showed no effect on Claude’s performance, raising questions about their quality. ## Conclusion and Recommendations While the effectiveness of Claude Code skills is questioned, users might find developing their own skills more efficient. Customized solutions should be preferred over relying on community skills. ## Sources covering this story - https://uxplanet.org/i-tested-20-popular-claude-code-skills-most-of-them-were-useless-6bfdf190a6d1?source=rss----819cc2aaeee0---4 — --- _Summary written by Brifing from the original reporting. Copyright in the original article belongs to its publisher; read the full piece at the link above._