Custom Skills 101
Learn how to identify, design, and build reusable Claude custom skills that turn repeatable workflows into reliable AI-powered tools.
- 7 lessons
- 1 hr 15 min
- Taught by Nate Grahek
What you'll learn
- Find Skill Opportunities Identify repetitive, low-risk tasks where saved instructions, examples, and templates can improve repeatability.
- Design Reliable Instructions Build skill recipes that define context, standards, review steps, guardrails, and when to pause for human judgment.
- Organize AI Tooling Differentiate connectors, projects, skills, and plugins so each workflow has the right access, context, and process.
- Use Existing Skills Test built-in or public skills with real inputs and compare outputs against brand, quality, risk, and style standards.
- Refine Skill Outputs Coach outputs with targeted feedback and lock successful changes into personalized skills for future use.
- Chain Workflows Sequence brainstorming, drafting, building, and packaging across specialized skills with clean handoffs between stages.
Lessons 7 lessons · 1 hr 15 min
Every lesson comes with Pro, $29 a month.
- Lesson 1: Workshop Introduction and Goals 6 min
- Lesson 2: Why Custom Skills Matter 9 min
- Lesson 3: AI Limitations and Context Problems 10 min
- Lesson 4: Connectors, Projects, and Skills 15 min
- Lesson 5: Finding and Testing Off-the-Shelf Skills 15 min
- Lesson 6: Coaching, Refining, and Locking In Skills 12 min
- Lesson 7: Advanced Workflows and Handoff Practices 8 min
Your teacher
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.