Course

Custom Skills 201

Nate Grahek AI Educator @ The Rundown University

6 chapters · 1h 10m

About this course

Learn how to identify, design, and build reusable Claude custom skills that turn repeatable workflows into reliable AI-powered tools.

What you'll learn

6 outcomes

Workflow Fit

Choose the right custom-skill pattern by weighing creativity, repeatability, risk, examples, and approval criteria.

Skill Vetting

Inspect files, screen for security issues, run low-risk tests, and refine outputs before saving a skill.

Installation Layers

Install, share, and prune skills while keeping instructions, context, connectors, and local rules in the right layer.

Chained Workflows

Break complex deliverables into research, strategy, handoff, build, and review stages that pass cleanly between skills.

Deck Templates

Convert strong presentation examples into reusable templates with slide rules, constraints, editable charts, and format choices.

Safe Orchestration

Scale reliable skills with parallel or sequenced agents, model routing, evals, permissions, and human approvals.

Course curriculum

1 part · 6 chapters

Your instructor

Nate Grahek AI Educator @ The Rundown University

Nate is a SaaS founder and Fractional CMO who helps product-driven businesses build marketing systems that actually work — without the fluff. He's spent years helping founders and operators cut through marketing complexity and put the right things on autopilot.

At Rundown University, Nate brings that same hands-on, no-jargon approach to AI education. His workshops and courses focus on practical automation and AI workflows you can deploy the same day — no engineering background required. If you've ever wanted to use AI to get your time back, Nate shows you exactly how.

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