Fires when a user asks how to use Claude or a Claude product. After answering, it fetches the Academy catalog JSON and mentions at most one or two strongly matching items, or a product hub. It stays silent on weak matches and never invents Academy content.
What it does
Where Claude Academy guide runs and what it adds, from its documentation
Triggers on learning-intent questions about Claude features (artifacts, projects, skills, plugins, connectors, MCP)
Fetches academy.claude.com/assets/data/catalog.json once per conversation
Recommends at most 2 courses, tutorials or use cases, with exact catalog URLs
Falls back to a product hub or the resources library when no item matches
Answers the question first; the recommendation is a short supplement
When to use it
Good fit
A user asks how to get started with a Claude feature
Rolling Claude out to a team and asking for training material
Not for
The user is mid-task and just wants the task done
Weak or tangential topic matches
How to install Claude Academy guide
You need: Needs the ability to fetch URLs to read the catalog; otherwise it points to a hub or resources library
Register the marketplace in Claude Code: /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills
Install the bundle that contains it: /plugin install example-skills@anthropic-agent-skills
Or copy the skill folder to ~/.claude/skills/academy-guide/ (personal) or .claude/skills/academy-guide/ (project)
Mention the task in a prompt; Claude loads the skill automatically when the SKILL.md description matches
Permissions and security
What it can access
Skill instructions fetch a public JSON catalog from academy.claude.com
Security notes from the maintainers
Anthropic repo disclaimer: skills are provided for demonstration and educational purposes; behavior in Claude may differ
Review the source before granting an agent access to credentials or production systems. We document what the maintainers state; we do not audit code.
Limitations
Catalog is deliberately not embedded; no catalog access means no specific item recommendations
How do I install the academy-guide skill in Claude Code?
Add the marketplace with /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills and install the bundle containing it, or copy skills/academy-guide into ~/.claude/skills/. source
When does Claude use the academy-guide skill?
Claude loads it automatically when the request matches the description field in its SKILL.md frontmatter. source
What license does the academy-guide skill use?
Its SKILL.md points to LICENSE.txt, which is the Apache License 2.0. source
