# How Claude Code Skills Use Folders, Supporting Files, and YAML Frontmatter

DevFeed: [How Claude Code Skills Use Folders, Supporting Files, and YAML Frontmatter](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/master-claude-code-skills-in-5-minutes-26211.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://craftbettersoftware.com/p/master-claude-code-skills-in-5-minutes>)

Author: Daniel Moka

Published: 2026-03-30T05:02:24Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Craft Better Software](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/craft-better-software.md>)

Topics: [Claude Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude-code.md>), [Markdown](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/markdown.md>), [YAML](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/yaml.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [claude-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude-code.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [guides](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guides.md>), [markdown](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/markdown.md>), [yaml](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/yaml.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial explaining Claude Code Skills as directories whose SKILL.md entry point can use supporting scripts, reference documents, templates, and configuration files. It also describes YAML frontmatter and invocation modes that control how skills are used.

## Source excerpt

Skills aren't markdown files. Here's what they actually are.