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skills
A collection of Claude Skills from Posit
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- 27 skills (27 skills found in its SKILL.md files)
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Install
Skills CLI
npx skills add posit-dev/skills
Asks which skills and agents to install. Just one: npx skills add posit-dev/skills --skill alt-text — add -g for every project.
Claude Code
git clone https://github.com/posit-dev/skillscp -r "skills/alt-text" ~/.claude/skills/
Copies the alt-text skill into ~/.claude/skills/ for every project (use .claude/skills/ for one project). Repeat for the other skills listed below.
Plugin
/plugin marketplace add posit-dev/skills
Run inside Claude Code if the repository ships a plugin marketplace, then pick plugins from /plugin.
Skills can run code on your machine — read the SKILL.md first.
What it does
In the author's own words, from each skill's SKILL.md.
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alt-text
Generate and improve accessible alt text for data visualizations and images in R packages and Quarto documents. Use when the user wants to add, improve, or audit alt text for figures in a pkgdown site or .qmd files. Activate for requests that mention fig-alt, fig.alt, figure descriptions, or alt text in the context of an R package or Quarto document.
alt-text/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
brand-yml
Create and use brand.yml files for consistent branding across Shiny apps and Quarto documents. Covers: (1) Creating new _brand.yml files, (2) Applying to Shiny (R and Python), (3) Using in Quarto, (4) Modifying existing files, and (5) Troubleshooting. Includes complete specifications and integration guides.
brand-yml/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
deploy-to-connect
Deploy or publish Python and R content to a Posit Connect server using rsconnect-python or the R rsconnect package. Handles interactive apps and dashboards, web APIs, rendered documents, and prepared bundles/manifests. Use whenever the user asks to deploy, publish, or redeploy content to Posit Connect, or mentions rsconnect. Consult this skill instead of guessing flags or commands.
connect/deploy-to-connect/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
ggsql
Write ggsql queries — a grammar of graphics for SQL. Use when the user wants to create, modify, or understand a ggsql visualization query.
ggsql/ggsql/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
pr-create
Creates a pull request from current changes, monitors GitHub CI, and debugs any failures until CI passes. Activate when the user says "create pr", "make a pr", "open pull request", "submit pr", "pr for these changes", or wants to get their current work into a reviewable PR. Assumes the project uses git, is hosted on GitHub, and has GitHub Actions CI with automated checks (lint, build, tests, etc.…
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pr-threads-address
Address PR review feedback by systematically working through every unresolved PR review thread on the current branch's PR - analyze each comment, make the requested code changes (with tests where useful), commit, and optionally reply and resolve.
github/pr-threads-address/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
pr-threads-resolve
Bulk resolve unresolved PR review threads on the current branch’s PR — typically after threads have been addressed manually or via /pr-threads-address
github/pr-threads-resolve/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
create-release-checklist
Create a release checklist and GitHub issue for an R package. Use when the user asks to "create a release checklist" or "start a release" for an R package.
open-source/create-release-checklist/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
maintainer-decline
Guide for drafting issue closure and decline responses as an open-source package maintainer. Use when helping compose a reply that says "no" to a feature request, closes an issue as won't-fix, redirects a user to a different package, explains why a design choice is intentional, or otherwise declines or closes a community contribution. Also use when the maintainer needs to explain a deprecation, p…
open-source/maintainer-decline/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
release-post
Create professional package release blog posts following Tidyverse or Shiny blog conventions. Use when the user needs to: (1) Write a release announcement blog post for an R or Python package for tidyverse.org or shiny.posit.co, (2) Transform NEWS/changelog content into blog format, (3) Generate acknowledgments sections with contributor lists, (4) Format posts following specific blog platform req…
open-source/release-post/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
critical-code-reviewer
Rigorously review code or pull requests for correctness, security, accessibility, maintainability, tests, and edge cases. Use when users request a critical code review, want a guided walkthrough of findings, need implementer-facing feedback, or want to prepare, create, or submit a GitHub pull request review.
posit-dev/critical-code-reviewer/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
describe-design
Research a codebase and create architectural documentation describing how features or systems work. Use when the user asks to: (1) Document how a feature works, (2) Create an architecture overview, (3) Explain code structure for onboarding or knowledge transfer, (4) Research and describe a system's design. Produces markdown documents with Mermaid diagrams and stable code references suitable for h…
posit-dev/describe-design/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
implement
Orchestrates implementation of a plan file by delegating work to subagents in parallel. Verifies git branch state, tracks progress, and ensures high-quality implementation. Invoke with a plan file path and optional model override: /implement plans/my-plan.md [--model sonnet]
posit-dev/implement/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
new-work
Create and manage todo tracking documents for features, bugs, and multi-step tasks. Use when starting new work that benefits from a persistent record of decisions, progress, and context.
posit-dev/new-work/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
review-testing
Review test code for quality, design, and completeness after implementing a feature or fixing a bug. Use when the user asks to "review my tests", "check my test quality", "are these tests good enough", "review testing", or after completing a feature implementation that includes tests. Also use when tests feel brittle, flaky, or superficial. Cross-references production code to find coverage gaps.
posit-dev/review-testing/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
working-on
Set a tracking document as the source of truth for the current feature or task. Use when starting work on a feature, bug fix, or multi-step task that benefits from a persistent record of decisions, discoveries, and progress. Keeps the document updated as work proceeds.
posit-dev/working-on/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
quarto-authoring
Use when the user is explicitly working with Quarto, .qmd files, _quarto.yml, Quarto projects, or Quarto features such as callouts, cross-references, citations, Mermaid diagrams, extensions, websites, books, presentations, and reports. Also use for explicit migration from or comparison with R Markdown, bookdown, blogdown, xaringan, distill, or Jupyter notebooks to Quarto. Do not use for general R…
quarto/quarto-authoring/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
cli
Comprehensive R package for command-line interface styling, semantic messaging, and user communication. Use this skill when working with R code that needs to: (1) Format console output with inline markup and colors, (2) Display errors, warnings, or messages with cli_abort/cli_warn/cli_inform, (3) Show progress indicators for long-running operations, (4) Create semantic CLI elements (headers, list…
r-lib/cli/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
cran-extrachecks
Prepare R packages for CRAN submission by checking for common ad-hoc requirements not caught by devtools::check(). Use when: (1) Preparing a package for first CRAN release, (2) Preparing a package update for CRAN resubmission, (3) Reviewing a package to ensure CRAN compliance, (4) Responding to CRAN reviewer feedback. Covers documentation requirements, DESCRIPTION field standards, URL validation,…
r-lib/cran-extrachecks/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
lifecycle
Guidance for managing R package lifecycle according to tidyverse principles using the lifecycle package. Use when: (1) Setting up lifecycle infrastructure in a package, (2) Deprecating functions or arguments, (3) Renaming functions or arguments, (4) Superseding functions, (5) Marking functions as experimental, (6) Understanding lifecycle stages (stable, experimental, deprecated, superseded), or (…
r-lib/lifecycle/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
mirai
Help users write correct R code for async, parallel, and distributed computing using mirai. Use when users need to run R code asynchronously or in parallel, write mirai code with correct dependency passing, set up parallel workers, convert from future or parallel, use mirai_map, integrate with Shiny or promises, or configure cluster/HPC computing.
r-lib/mirai/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
r-cli-app
Build command-line apps in R using the Rapp package. Use when creating a CLI tool in R, adding argument parsing to an R script, turning an R script into a command-line app, shipping CLIs in an R package, or using Rapp (the alternative Rscript front-end). Also use for shebang scripts, exec/ directory in R packages, or subcommand-based R tools.
r-lib/r-cli-app/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
r-cran-status
Look up an R package's live status on cran.r-project.org - submission/review state (queue, human review, waiting, archived, past version's fate) or R CMD check results (OK/NOTE/WARN/ERROR per platform). Use for "what's the CRAN status of X", "did X get accepted/rejected", "is X passing CRAN checks", "when was version Y archived".
r-lib/r-cran-status/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
r-package-development
R package development with devtools, testthat, and roxygen2. Use when the user is working on an R package, running tests, writing documentation, or building package infrastructure.
r-lib/r-package-development/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
testing-r-packages
Best practices for writing R package tests using testthat version 3+. Use when writing, organizing, or improving tests for R packages. Covers test structure, expectations, fixtures, snapshots, mocking, and modern testthat 3 patterns including self-sufficient tests, proper cleanup with withr, and snapshot testing.
r-lib/testing-r-packages/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
shiny-bslib-theming
Advanced theming for Shiny apps using bslib and Bootstrap 5. Use when customizing app appearance with bs_theme(), Bootswatch themes, custom colors, typography, brand.yml integration, Bootstrap Sass variables, custom Sass/CSS rules, dark mode and color modes, dynamic theme switching, real-time theming, theme inspection, or making R plots match the app theme with thematic.
shiny/shiny-bslib-theming/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
shiny-bslib
Build modern Shiny dashboards and applications using bslib (Bootstrap 5). Use when creating new Shiny apps, modernizing legacy apps (fluidPage, fluidRow/column, tabsetPanel, wellPanel, shinythemes), or working with bslib page layouts, grid systems, cards, value boxes, navigation, sidebars, filling layouts, theming, accordions, tooltips, popovers, toasts, or bslib inputs. Assumes familiarity with…
shiny/shiny-bslib/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)
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Review before you install
A skill is a set of instructions and scripts your agent will follow, and it can run code on your machine. Read the SKILL.md and any scripts first — this listing is not a security review.