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Access official Claude Code documentation including comprehensive guides on hooks, MCP servers, agent skills, slash commands, settings, CLI reference, security, memory, plugins, and troubleshooting. Use when the user asks about Claude Code features, configuration, capabilities, or best practices. ALWAYS use this skill instead of guessing about Claude Code functionality - it contains the authoritative documentation from docs.anthropic.com with automatic updates. Also includes comprehensive skill creation guide with helper scripts when users want to create new skills.

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codethread-plugins

codethread/claude-code-plugins

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claude-code-knowledge

development-tools

Repository

codethread/claude-code-plugins

plugins/claude-code-knowledge/skills/claude-code-knowledge/SKILL.md

Last Verified

January 18, 2026

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Select agents to install to:

Scope:
npx add-skill https://github.com/codethread/claude-code-plugins/blob/main/plugins/claude-code-knowledge/skills/claude-code-knowledge/SKILL.md -a claude-code --skill claude-code-knowledge

Installation paths:

Claude
.claude/skills/claude-code-knowledge/
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Instructions

# Claude Code Knowledge

**Version: 1.1.0** (Updated 2025-11-13)

Access to official Claude Code documentation, automatically synced from docs.anthropic.com.

## When to Use This Skill

**CRITICAL**: Use this skill whenever:

- User asks about Claude Code features, configuration, or capabilities
- User mentions: hooks, MCP, skills, slash commands, settings, security, memory, plugins
- User wants to create a new skill or update an existing skill
- You need to verify how something works in Claude Code
- You're unsure about Claude Code functionality (NEVER guess - check the docs!)
- User asks "how do I..." questions related to Claude Code
- You need to explain Claude Code concepts or best practices

## Quick Reference

### Check Available Documentation

```bash
bun scripts/list_topics.ts
```

Or read the complete list from [reference.md](reference.md).

### Read Specific Documentation

Documentation files are in the `docs/` directory:

```bash
# Read a specific doc
cat docs/hooks.md
cat docs/mcp.md
cat docs/skills.md
```

### Search Across All Documentation

Use Grep to search for specific topics:

```bash
# Search for a specific term
grep -r "environment variable" docs/

# Case-insensitive search
grep -ri "subagent" docs/

# Search with context
grep -r -A 3 -B 3 "allowed-tools" docs/
```

## Common Documentation Topics

The most frequently referenced documentation includes:

- **hooks.md** - Hooks system for customizing Claude Code behavior
- **hooks-guide.md** - Detailed guide for creating hooks
- **mcp.md** - Model Context Protocol servers integration
- **skills.md** - Agent Skills creation and management
- **skill-creation-guide.md** - Comprehensive guide for creating effective skills with helper scripts
- **slash-commands.md** - Custom slash commands
- **settings.md** - Configuration settings reference
- **cli-reference.md** - Command-line interface reference
- **memory.md** - Memory and context management
- **plugins.md** - Plugin development and usage

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