Get started with your skills
Every skill we build with you is handed over with a how-to guide, and for team sessions a facilitator guide, so your team can run it and change it without us. Set up Claude once, and every skill then runs the same way.
What you need
required
A Claude account
Skills work on every plan, including Free. You just switch on one capability, in step 1 below.
recommended
Claude Pro, with Cowork
Cowork is the Claude desktop app, and where our skills work best. More on that in step 3. Claude Pro is around €18 per month.
Set up in four steps
Turn on file creation
Our skills create real documents, so Claude needs file creation switched on.
- In Claude, go to Settings > Capabilities.
- Enable Code execution and file creation.
On a Team or Enterprise plan, file creation is managed by your organisation's admin in Organisation settings rather than by you.
Reference: Create and edit files with Claude.
Install your Skill
We hand each Skill over as a ready-to-upload ZIP file.
enterprise admins
Enable Skills alongside Code execution and file creation in Organisation settings. Both are off by default, and members cannot install a Skill until both are on.
- In Claude, go to Customize > Skills.
- Click the + button, then Create skill.
- Choose Upload a skill and select the ZIP file we sent you.
- Toggle the Skill on.
The Skill stays private to your account. You can toggle it off or remove it at any time.
Reference: Use skills in Claude.
Choose where to work, Chat or Cowork
Both run the Skill and produce real documents. The difference is the workflow.
chat · any plan
Quick, one-off results
Claude runs the Skill and creates the document for you to download. Best for a quick, one-off result. On the Free plan, expect tighter usage limits on a long session.
cowork · pro and up · recommended
A real working session
A folder on your own computer holds every document the skill produces, and every revision, across sessions. It suits real back-and-forth, and lets you carry work straight into the next step, for example turning a memo into a pitch deck or a go-to-market plan in the same workspace.
Cowork is part of Claude Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise. It runs in the Claude desktop app. See Get started with Claude Cowork.
Run your skill
Open the how-to guide that came with your skill for the specifics. In short:
- Fill in the short starter prompt the guide gives you.
- For a team session, follow the facilitator guide.
- Tell Claude to run the Skill, then let it interview you, draft, and pressure-test the work.
You finish with real, editable documents you can use straight away.
Troubleshooting
The Skills section is missing or greyed out.
Code execution is not enabled. Turn it on in Settings > Capabilities (Free, Pro, Max), or ask your admin to enable it (Team, Enterprise).
Claude is not using the Skill.
Check that the Skill is toggled on in Customize > Skills, and try being explicit in your request, for example "use the company writing skill."
The upload failed.
Make sure you are uploading the ZIP we sent you and that the file is not damaged. Ask us for a fresh copy if needed.
You are hitting limits on a long session.
Free and lower tiers have tighter usage limits. For a full workshop, Claude Pro or higher is the smoother experience.
a note on safety
Only install skills from sources you trust. Ours come from Third Vector. As with any skill, you are welcome to open the files and review them before enabling.
Need a hand
Email help@thirdvector.io and we will help you get set up, or get the most out of what you bought. You can also book a call.