Quick Start: Free Skills

Download individual product management skills and use them in Claude Code — no purchase required.

What You Need

  • Claude Code — Free app from Anthropic (where skills run). Two versions:
    • Claude Code Desktop — visual app, recommended for most people
    • Claude Code CLI — terminal-based, for developers (see install below)
  • Claude Pro ($20/mo) or Max ($100/mo) subscription — claude.com/pricing

What's Claude Code? It's an app where you chat with Claude and it works directly with your files. Different from claude.ai (the browser). Think of it as an AI coworker you can give specialized skills to.

If you already have Claude Code installed, skip to Step 2.

Step 1: Install Claude Code

  1. Go to claude.ai/download
  2. Download for your operating system (Mac, Windows, or Linux)
  3. Install it like any other app
  4. Open it and sign in with your Anthropic account

Verify it works: You should see a chat interface. Type any message — if Claude responds, you're set.

Claude Code CLI (For Developers)

Requires Node.js 18+ — check with node -v. If missing, install from nodejs.org.

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

Verify: claude --version. Then run claude to sign in for the first time.

Step 2: Download a Skill

Go to mysecond.ai/skills and click Download on any skill. You'll get a SKILL.md file.

Good ones to start with:

Step 3: Add the Skill to Claude Code

If using Claude Code Desktop:

  1. Open Claude Code Desktop
  2. Open any project folder (or create a new empty folder)
  3. Inside that folder, create this structure: 
    your-folder/
└── .claude/
    └── skills/
        └── prd-generator/
            └── SKILL.md    ← put the downloaded file here
  4. Restart Claude Code (quit and reopen the folder)

If using Claude Code CLI:

# Create the folder structure
mkdir -p ~/Documents/my-pm-skills/.claude/skills/prd-generator

# Move the downloaded skill into place
mv ~/Downloads/SKILL.md ~/Documents/my-pm-skills/.claude/skills/prd-generator/SKILL.md

# Start Claude in that folder
cd ~/Documents/my-pm-skills
claude

How to verify it loaded:

Type / in the chat. You should see your skill name in the list (e.g., /prd-generator). If it's there, the skill is loaded.

If the skill doesn't appear:

  • Make sure the file is named exactly SKILL.md (capital letters matter)
  • Make sure it's inside .claude/skills/[skill-name]/SKILL.md
  • Restart Claude Code

Step 4: Use It

In any chat, type the skill command:

/prd-generator

Claude loads the skill and walks you through it. No need to explain the framework — the skill handles that. Claude will ask for what it needs.

Adding More Skills

Repeat steps 2-3 for each skill. Every new skill goes in its own folder:

your-folder/
└── .claude/
    └── skills/
        ├── prd-generator/
        │   └── SKILL.md
        ├── user-story-writer/
        │   └── SKILL.md
        └── competitive-profile-builder/
            └── SKILL.md

Want Every Output Personalized?

Free skills work great for individual tasks. But you have to re-explain your company each time.

The Product Management Operating System ($499 one-time) includes:

  • All 70+ skills pre-installed
  • Personalized context files (company, product, personas, competitors)
  • Every output automatically references your actual product and users
  • Organized folder structure for all your product management work

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