useful Claude code skills & plugins

TIER 1: Essential (Install These First)

Skill/Plugin	What It Does	Install
everything-claude-code	The ultimate all-in-one plugin\! Includes: /plan (architecture planning), /tdd (test-driven dev), code review agents, security review, build error resolver, refactor cleaner, Go/Python/Java reviewers, database patterns, and more. This single plugin replaces 20+ individual skills.	claude plugin add everything-claude-code
superpowers	Meta-skills for HOW you work: brainstorming designs, writing implementation plans, executing plans with checkpoints, systematic debugging, TDD workflow, parallel agent dispatch, code review, git worktrees. Makes you think before you code.	claude plugin add superpowers
ai-pim-utils	Access all NVIDIA enterprise systems from terminal: Outlook email, Teams chat, Calendar, Confluence, SharePoint, OneDrive, NVBugs, Helios directory, and more. Never leave your terminal.	brew tap ai-pim-utils/tap ... && brew install ai-pim-utils

 

🚀 TIER 2: Power User Skills

Skill	What It Does
context7	Fetches up-to-date docs for ANY library. Ask it about React, Next.js, Python packages — always get current API references, not outdated training data.
playwright (MCP)	Browser automation: navigate pages, click elements, fill forms, take screenshots, run E2E tests — all from Claude Code.
chrome-mcp-server	Control your Chrome browser: read page content, click, screenshot, network capture, inject scripts. Great for web scraping and testing.
skill-creator	Create your OWN custom skills\! Analyze your git history to extract patterns, generate SKILL.md files, run evals to test them.
frontend-design	Build production-grade UI with high design quality. Avoids generic AI aesthetics — creates distinctive, polished interfaces.

 

📊 TIER 3: Productivity Boosters

Skill	What It Does
pptx	Create/read/edit PowerPoint decks programmatically. Great for auto-generating presentations.
xlsx	Read/write/edit Excel files. Add columns, compute formulas, clean data, create charts.
pdf	Read, merge, split, watermark, encrypt PDFs. OCR scanned documents.
docx	Create professional Word documents with formatting, TOC, tables, images.
canvas-design	Create visual art, posters, and designs as PNG/PDF files.
algorithmic-art	Generate beautiful generative art using p5.js with seeded randomness.

 

🏢 TIER 4: NVIDIA-Specific

Skill	What It Does
managing-outlook-email	Search, read, triage, flag, organize your Outlook inbox from terminal.
managing-teams	Read/send Teams messages, create group chats, manage members.
managing-calendar	View schedule, create events, check availability, manage meetings.
managing-confluence	Create, read, update, search Confluence pages.
tracking-nvbugs	Query bugs, view history, manage watchlists, track RCCA.
querying-helios-directory	Look up employees, org charts, manager chains, team structures.
reading-meeting-transcripts	Access Teams meeting transcripts, get AI summaries and action items.
ai-tech-newsletter	Auto-generate weekly AI technology newsletter from your enterprise data.
gratitude-report	Generate a creative report showing who helped you most — great for peer recognition\!

 

🎯 everything-claude-code Deep Dive — Key Sub-Skills:

• /plan — Architecture planning before coding
• /tdd — Test-driven development (write tests first\!)
• code-reviewer agent — Auto code review after writing
• security-reviewer agent — Security vulnerability detection
• build-error-resolver agent — Fix build errors fast
• refactor-cleaner agent — Dead code cleanup
• e2e-runner agent — Playwright E2E testing
• postgres-patterns — DB query optimization
• frontend-patterns — React/Next.js best practices
• backend-patterns — API design patterns
• coding-standards — Universal code quality
• python-patterns / golang-patterns / springboot-patterns — Language-specific

 

💡 Pro Tips:

• Type / in Claude Code to see all available slash commands
• Use claude plugin list to see installed plugins
• Use claude plugin add <name> to install from marketplace
• Skills in ~/.claude/skills/ are automatically available
• Check skills.sh for community skills (check company policy first)
• NVCARPS provides company-approved skills: nicc skills ...