Quick Start

Get up and running with Skill Seekers in 5 minutes using the new v3.0+ unified create command.

Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure you have:

  • Python 3.10 or higher installed
  • A terminal/command prompt
  • Skill Seekers installed (pip install skill-seekers)

Step 1: Verify Installation

skill-seekers --version

You should see: skill-seekers 3.1.0 or higher

Step 2: Create Your First Skill (Unified Command)

The v3.0+ create command works with any source:

# From documentation website
skill-seekers create https://docs.python-requests.org --target claude

# From GitHub repository
skill-seekers create https://github.com/psf/requests --target claude

# From PDF file
skill-seekers create ./manual.pdf --target claude

# From local codebase
skill-seekers create ./my-project --target claude

Let’s try a real example with Tailwind CSS:

skill-seekers create https://tailwindcss.com/docs --target claude --max-pages 50

What happens:

  1. Detects source type (documentation website)
  2. Scrapes content from up to 50 pages
  3. Structures it for AI consumption
  4. Packages for Claude AI
  5. Takes 3-5 minutes

Output:

✅ Skill created: tailwindcss-claude.zip (2.1 MB)
📦 Format: Claude AI (YAML frontmatter)
📄 Pages: 50
🎯 Ready to upload!

Step 3: Enhance with Workflow (v3.1.0)

Transform the skill with AI enhancement using a workflow preset:

# Extract and enhance with default workflow
skill-seekers create https://tailwindcss.com/docs --target claude --enhance-workflow default

# Or use API documentation workflow
skill-seekers create https://tailwindcss.com/docs --target claude --enhance-workflow api-documentation

Available workflows:

  • default - Balanced enhancement
  • minimal - Fast, light enhancement
  • security-focus - Security vulnerability analysis
  • architecture-comprehensive - Deep architectural insights
  • api-documentation - API-focused documentation

Step 4: Upload to Claude

Automatic upload:

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"
skill-seekers upload tailwindcss-claude.zip --target claude

Manual upload:

  1. Open Claude.ai
  2. Start a new conversation
  3. Click “Add Knowledge” (📎 icon)
  4. Upload tailwindcss-claude.zip
  5. Done!

Step 5: Test Your Skill

Try these prompts in Claude:

"What are the Tailwind spacing utilities?"

"Show me how to create a responsive navbar with Tailwind"

"Create a card component using Tailwind"

Result: Claude responds with accurate, context-aware answers!

Quick Examples for Different Sources

Documentation Website

skill-seekers create https://react.dev --target langchain
skill-seekers create https://docs.python.org --target gemini
skill-seekers create https://vuejs.org --target openai

GitHub Repository

# Public repo
skill-seekers create https://github.com/facebook/react --target claude

# With C3.x analysis (code patterns)
skill-seekers create https://github.com/owner/repo --target claude --comprehensive

# Private repo (set GITHUB_TOKEN first)
export GITHUB_TOKEN="ghp_..."
skill-seekers create https://github.com/private/repo --target claude

PDF File

# Basic extraction
skill-seekers create ./manual.pdf --target claude

# With OCR for scanned documents
skill-seekers create ./scanned-manual.pdf --target claude --ocr

# Specific page range
skill-seekers create ./manual.pdf --target claude --pages "1-50"

Local Codebase

# Basic analysis
skill-seekers create ./my-project --target claude

# With comprehensive C3.x analysis
skill-seekers create ./my-project --target claude --comprehensive

# Specific output format
skill-seekers create ./my-project --target langchain

Multiple Sources (v3.0+)

# Combine documentation + GitHub + PDF in one command
skill-seekers create https://docs.example.com \
  --github https://github.com/example/repo \
  --pdf ./manual.pdf \
  --target claude

One-Liner Complete Workflow

For the impatient, here’s everything in one command:

skill-seekers create https://docs.python-requests.org \
  --target claude \
  --enhance-workflow default && \
skill-seekers upload requests-claude.zip --target claude

Total time: ~10-15 minutes for a complete, production-ready skill.

Next Steps

Now that you’ve created your first skill:

Common Issues

”API key not found"

# Set environment variable
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your-key"

# Or use local enhancement (free with Claude Code)
skill-seekers create URL --target claude --enhance-mode local

"Site requires authentication”

Use the --selector option with custom CSS selectors, or check if the site provides llms.txt for faster access.

”Scraping too slow”

# Check if llms.txt is available (10x faster!)
curl https://docs.example.com/llms.txt

# Reduce pages for testing
skill-seekers create URL --target claude --max-pages 10

💡 Pro Tip: Check if your target site has an llms.txt file. This provides pre-structured documentation and is 10x faster to process!