Claude Code Skills & Configuration

Team skills and configuration for Claude Code, optimized for WordPress development.

Quick Install (Any System)

1. Clone the repo

cd ~
git clone https://github.com/vapvarun/claude-backup.git

2. Copy to Claude config folder

macOS/Linux:

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r ~/claude-backup/skills/* ~/.claude/skills/
cp ~/claude-backup/CLAUDE.md ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md

Windows (PowerShell):

mkdir -Force $env:USERPROFILE\.claude\skills
Copy-Item -Recurse $env:USERPROFILE\claude-backup\skills\* $env:USERPROFILE\.claude\skills\
Copy-Item $env:USERPROFILE\claude-backup\CLAUDE.md $env:USERPROFILE\.claude\CLAUDE.md

3. Verify installation

Open Claude Code and ask:

"List my available skills"

Updating Skills

Pull latest and copy again:

cd ~/claude-backup
git pull
cp -r skills/* ~/.claude/skills/
cp CLAUDE.md ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md

How Claude Uses These Skills

Automatic Detection

Claude reads CLAUDE.md on every conversation and applies relevant skills based on context:

Your Request	Skills Auto-Applied
"Build a plugin"	wp-plugin-development, wp-security-review
"Review this code"	code-review, pr-review
"Write docs"	documentation
"Create marketing content"	marketing, email-marketing, social-media
"Fix this bug"	wp-debugging
"Is this secure?"	wp-security-review

Manual Invocation

Use /skill [name] to explicitly load a skill:

/skill wp-security-review
/skill marketing
/skill code-review

Available Skills

WordPress Development

Skill	Use For
`wp-plugin-development`	Building plugins
`wp-theme-development`	Building themes
`wp-gutenberg-blocks`	Block editor development
`wp-security-review`	Security audits
`wp-performance-review`	Performance audits
`wp-debugging`	Debugging issues
`woocommerce`	WooCommerce development

Code Quality

Skill	Use For
`code-review`	Reviewing code
`pr-review`	Pull request reviews with double verification
`team-standards`	Team coding conventions
`testing`	Writing tests (Jest, PHPUnit, Playwright)
`accessibility`	WCAG compliance

Frontend

Skill	Use For
`frontend-design`	UI design and implementation
`css-styling`	CSS and responsive design
`react-component`	React development
`javascript`	JavaScript patterns
`typescript`	TypeScript development

Marketing & Communication

Skill	Use For
`marketing`	Full marketing content packages
`email-marketing`	Email campaigns
`social-media`	Social media content
`client-communication`	Client emails and updates
`documentation`	User documentation

Other

Skill	Use For
`git-workflow`	Git and branching
`api-endpoint`	REST API development
`database`	Database design
`devops`	Deployment and CI/CD
`seo-optimization`	SEO improvements

Team Guidelines (CLAUDE.md)

The master CLAUDE.md enforces:

Security (Non-Negotiable)

Sanitize all input
Escape all output
Use nonces for forms
Check capabilities
Use $wpdb->prepare()

Double Verification

Before completing any task:

Security checklist
Quality checklist
Edge cases
WordPress standards

Communication Style

Human tone, not robotic
Maximum one emoji per message
No buzzwords (revolutionary, seamless, game-changing)
No filler words (basically, simply, essentially)
Direct and respectful of time

Edge Cases to Check

Post with no featured image
User with no display name
Empty arrays and null values
Zero vs empty string vs null
First-time install (no saved options)
Meta value of 0 vs not existing

For Claude: Self-Learning Instructions

When asked to update or learn from this repo:

Read CLAUDE.md for team guidelines
Scan skills/ folder for available skills
Read relevant skill.md files based on task
Apply guidelines and patterns from skills
Follow double verification before completing work

To refresh your knowledge:

"Read the CLAUDE.md and skills in claude-backup repo and update your understanding"

Contributing

Update skills in claude-backup/skills/
Update CLAUDE.md if adding team guidelines
Commit and push
Run install commands on other systems to sync

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