Custom Skills 201
Learn how to identify, design, and build reusable Claude custom skills that turn repeatable workflows into reliable AI-powered tools.
- 6 lessons
- 1 hr 10 min
- Taught by Nate Grahek
What you'll learn
- 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.
Lessons 6 lessons · 1 hr 10 min
Every lesson comes with Pro, $29 a month.
- Lesson 1: Workshop Overview and Core AI Spectrum 7 min
- Lesson 2: Finding, Testing, and Refining Skills 10 min
- Lesson 3: Where to Install Skills and How to Share Them 10 min
- Lesson 4: Chaining Skills with Projects and Context 10 min
- Lesson 5: Building Presentation Workflows and Templates 15 min
- Lesson 6: Advanced Orchestration, Concurrency, and Safety 19 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.