What it does
Garden Skills is a collection of "skills": packaged instructions that AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, Cursor and Codex can load to get better at a specific job.
The skills cover things like building polished web pages, turning articles into click-through video presentations, writing prompts for image generation, turning any source into a well-designed article, making short code-rendered videos, and searching a local knowledge base.
Each skill comes with its own guide, and the web design and presentation skills include many built-in visual themes.
Who it's for
People who already use an AI coding assistant and want it to produce more polished designs, slides or videos.
Can I use it without coding?
With some setup. You add the skills to an existing AI coding assistant, through a plugin marketplace, a download or by copying files. New to this? Start here.
Can I run it?
- Cost
- Free, but needs an AI accountThe software is free, but it uses an online AI service (like OpenAI or Anthropic), which usually charges for use.
- API key
- Not needed
Try it
- Set up an AI coding assistant such as Claude Code, Cursor or Codex.
- Add the skills using one of the README's options, such as the Claude Code plugin marketplace or a zip file from the project's releases page.
Using Claude Code, Cursor or another AI coding assistant? Paste the prompt and it will walk you through the setup.New to this?
Before you install
- Only download from the official GitHub page or the official download page above. Copies with similar names exist for many popular projects.
- License (MIT): Very permissive: free to use, change and share, including for business.
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