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The Claude Code skills that actually pass review.

There are thousands of Claude Code skills out there. Most are untested, undocumented, and some are outright dangerous. The Skill Shortlist finds them, audits them for security, scores them honestly, and sends you only the ones worth your time · bi-weekly, straight to your inbox.

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01 · Every issue
Know exactly what to install

Every skill is scored across six criteria by a human reviewer. You get a clear verdict · accept, revise, or reject · so you never waste time on a skill that looks good but falls apart in practice.

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02 · Every issue
Install with confidence

Snyk's ToxicSkills research found 36.82% of publicly available skills contain security flaws · and 13.4% are critical. Every skill we review is audited before it reaches you. If it fails, you never see it.

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03 · Alternating issues
Builder interviews

Conversations with the people building the most interesting skills · what they learned, what broke, what they'd do differently.

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04 · Every issue
Full curation reports

The complete breakdown behind every verdict · all six scores, detailed reviewer notes, and exactly what to watch out for before you install.

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05 · Every issue
Ready-to-install skill files

The reviewed SKILL.md file, ready to drop straight into your Claude Code setup. No hunting, no adapting, no guessing.

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06 · Always on
Build tutorials & full archive

Step-by-step guides on building your own skills from scratch, plus searchable access to every review, report, and skill file from day one.

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How the curation works

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We find the skills

Scanning GitHub repos, community forums, and marketplaces continuously. We look at everything so you only see what passes.

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Security first

Every skill is checked for prompt injection, credential exfiltration, and hidden instructions. Fail here and you never see it.

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Scored by humans

Six criteria, 1·5 each. Human judgment on every verdict, powered by bionic curation. Functional quality, clarity, scope, documentation, maintainability, and real utility.

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You get the shortlist

Bi-weekly in your inbox. Every verdict is a judgment call, not an algorithm · not a popularity contest, not a star count. Only the skills worth your time.

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