ljg-skill-map

To see installed Claude skills at a glance, use a skill map to scan the local ~/.claude/skills directory. It reads each SKILL.md frontmatter to extract the name, version, and invocability status, then formats them into a categorized ASCII map for quick discovery.

Yes, you can check which Claude skills are user-invocable by running a skill inventory scan. It reads the frontmatter of each SKILL.md file to extract the user_invocable status and short description, displaying the results in an organized ASCII map without opening individual files.

The best way to inventory local Claude skills is to scan the ~/.claude/skills directory and parse the SKILL.md frontmatter. This process extracts metadata like name and version, grouping them into practical categories to produce an ASCII map useful for audits and onboarding.

Yes, the skill map displays skill versions and descriptions in chat. It parses the frontmatter of each SKILL.md file to extract the version and short description, rendering an ASCII overview that allows you to browse categories and check the environment directly.

You need a skill discovery tool to quickly understand what your Claude environment contains without manual inspection. It solves the problem of hidden capabilities by scanning the local skills directory and rendering a categorized ASCII map for easy operational overviews and onboarding.

A limitation of using an ASCII map for skill classification is that it provides a static, text-based overview. It relies entirely on reading the existing SKILL.md frontmatter, meaning any uncategorized or malformed metadata will not be accurately represented in the visual map.