Skills Collection

Professional skills for Claude AI, organized by category. Each skill provides specialized capabilities that Claude can load dynamically to perform domain-specific tasks.

What are Skills?

Skills are folders of instructions, scripts, and resources that Claude loads dynamically to perform specialized tasks. They enable Claude to handle complex, domain-specific workflows with expert-level knowledge.

Available Skills

Finance & Accounting

French Invoice Analyzer

Automated French invoice processing for Pennylane accounting software.

Capabilities:

• OCR extraction from PDF/JPG/PNG invoices
• Automatic classification using French Chart of Accounts (Plan Comptable Général)
• Intelligent file renaming with standardized format
• Excel export ready for Pennylane import
• 85% time savings on accounting data entry

Use cases:

• Accounting firms processing client invoices
• SMEs simplifying accounting workflows
• Freelancers managing their own bookkeeping

Tech stack: Python, pdfplumber, pytesseract, openpyxl

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Repository Structure

/
├── README.md                    # This file
├── finance/                     # Finance & accounting skills
│   └── french-invoice-analyzer/ # Invoice processing for Pennylane
└── .gitignore                   # Git ignore rules

Installation & Usage

Option 1: Claude.ai (Web Interface)

1. Download the .skill file from the skill folder
2. Go to Claude.ai
3. Navigate to Settings > Skills
4. Click "Upload Skill"
5. Select the .skill file
6. Activate the skill in your project or conversation

Option 2: Claude Code (CLI)

Skills are automatically loaded when present in your project directory:

# Clone this repository
git clone https://github.com/ncleton/skills.git

# Navigate to a skill folder
cd skills/finance/french-invoice-analyzer

# Use with Claude Code
claude "Process all invoices in ./invoices folder"

Option 3: Direct Script Usage

Each skill contains standalone Python scripts that can be used directly:

# Extract and run scripts locally
cd finance/french-invoice-analyzer
unzip french-invoice-analyzer.skill -d extracted
cd extracted
python scripts/process_invoices.py ./your_invoices

Creating Your Own Skills

Want to add your own skill to this collection?

1. Create a category folder (e.g., marketing/, development/)
2. Add your skill folder with a descriptive name
3. Include:
   • SKILL.md - Main skill documentation
   • .skill file - Packaged skill for Claude.ai
   • Supporting scripts, references, and assets
   • Usage documentation

Structure:

category-name/
└── skill-name/
    ├── skill-name.skill      # Packaged skill
    ├── SKILL.md              # Skill documentation
    ├── GUIDE.md              # Usage guide
    ├── scripts/              # Python/shell scripts
    ├── references/           # Reference documentation
    └── assets/               # Templates, examples

Skills Roadmap

Future skills planned for this repository:

• Finance: Financial statement analysis, expense categorization
• Marketing: Content calendar generation, SEO optimization
• Operations: Process documentation, workflow automation
• Data: CSV transformation, API integration helpers

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you've created a skill that could benefit others:

1. Fork this repository
2. Add your skill following the structure above
3. Update this README with your skill description
4. Submit a pull request

License

This repository and its skills are provided as-is for educational and professional use.

Individual skills may have their own licenses - check each skill folder for details.

Support

• 📖 Documentation: Check each skill's folder for detailed guides
• 🐛 Issues: Report issues on GitHub
• 💡 Suggestions: Open a discussion or pull request

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