Quiz: Your First Skill

1. Where do Claude Code skills live in the file system?

In the project's node_modules directory In ~/.claude/skills/, each in its own directory containing a SKILL.md file In a cloud-hosted skill registry Anywhere, as long as they have a .skill extension

2. Which is identified as a common first-skill mistake?

Making the skill too narrow in scope Including too many constraints Making the skill too broad — covering emails, blog posts, and code comments in one skill Writing the instructions in too much detail

3. What is the purpose of the 'use_when' field in a skill's YAML header?

It defines which programming languages the skill supports It specifies trigger phrases that cause automatic invocation It sets a time-based schedule for when the skill runs It restricts which users can invoke the skill

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