AI Skills for Claude Code

Build reliable AI features. Powered by DSPy — a framework that lets you program language models with composable modules instead of hand-writing prompts.

Quick start

The only skill you need out the repo is /ai-do. Describe what you want to build and it tells you which skill to use next.

npx skills add lebsral/DSPy-Programming-not-prompting-LMs-skills --skill ai-do

Then in Claude Code:

/ai-do I want to build a support ticket classifier

It picks the right skill, generates a ready-to-run prompt, and tells you what to install.

What problem are you solving?

Using a specific tool with DSPy?

Know which DSPy concept you need?

If you already know DSPy and think in its vocabulary, use these API-first skills instead:

Install

Option 1: npx skills (recommended — works with any AI coding agent)

Install all 94 skills in one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Cline, Windsurf, and 35+ other agents.

npx skills add lebsral/DSPy-Programming-not-prompting-LMs-skills

The CLI will prompt you to pick which skills and which agents to install. Or install everything non-interactively:

npx skills add lebsral/DSPy-Programming-not-prompting-LMs-skills --all -y

To install globally (available in all your projects):

npx skills add lebsral/DSPy-Programming-not-prompting-LMs-skills -g

Option 2: Claude Code plugin marketplace

# In Claude Code, run:
/plugin marketplace add lebsral/DSPy-Programming-not-prompting-LMs-skills

Then install a skill group:

/plugin install dspy-build-skills@dspy-skills     # Building AI features (17 skills)
/plugin install dspy-quality-skills@dspy-skills    # Quality and reliability (8 skills)
/plugin install dspy-ops-skills@dspy-skills        # Production operations (7 skills)
/plugin install dspy-api-skills@dspy-skills        # DSPy API-first skills (37 skills)

Option 3: Manual (git clone)

git clone https://github.com/lebsral/DSPy-Programming-not-prompting-LMs-skills.git

Copy skills to your agent's skill directory:

# Claude Code
cp -r DSPy-Programming-not-prompting-LMs-skills/skills/* ~/.claude/skills/

# Cursor
cp -r DSPy-Programming-not-prompting-LMs-skills/skills/* ~/.cursor/skills/

Or symlink to stay in sync with updates:

ln -s "$(pwd)/DSPy-Programming-not-prompting-LMs-skills/skills/"* ~/.claude/skills/

Option 4: Slash command (just /ai-do, no dependencies)

If you only want the router and prefer Claude Code's built-in slash command system:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lebsral/DSPy-Programming-not-prompting-LMs-skills/main/commands/ai-do.md \
  -o ~/.claude/commands/ai-do.md

This gives you /ai-do globally in Claude Code. It routes you to the right skill and tells you how to install it. No npx, no plugins — just one file.

Managing skills

npx skills list          # See what you have installed
npx skills check         # Check for updates
npx skills update        # Update all installed skills
npx skills remove        # Uninstall skills

Keeping skills up to date

These skills are actively improved. To get the latest versions:

npx skills check          # See what's changed
npx skills update         # Pull latest versions

For manual/symlink installs, run git pull in your cloned repo.

Migrating from v1.12.1 or earlier? A YAML formatting change in v1.12.2 means npx skills update may fail on some skills. Reinstall to fix:

npx skills remove dspy-skills
npx skills add lebsral/DSPy-Programming-not-prompting-LMs-skills -g -s '*'

Adding new skills after initial install

npx skills update only updates skills you already have. When new skills are added to this repo (like the dspy- API-first skills), re-run the add command to pick them up:

# Interactive — choose which new skills to add
npx skills add lebsral/DSPy-Programming-not-prompting-LMs-skills

# Non-interactive — add all new skills automatically
npx skills add lebsral/DSPy-Programming-not-prompting-LMs-skills --all -y

This won't duplicate skills you already have — it only adds the ones that are missing.

Use a skill

In Claude Code (or any agent that supports the Agent Skills standard):

• Invoke directly: /ai-sorting or /ai-kickoff my-project
• Ask naturally: "Help me sort support tickets into categories" — the agent picks the right skill

How It Works

Each skill is a directory under skills/ containing:

• SKILL.md — Main instructions Claude follows (YAML frontmatter + markdown)
• examples.md — Worked examples (loaded on demand)
• reference.md — Detailed reference material (loaded on demand)

Under the hood, skills use DSPy — a framework for building AI features with composable modules that compile into optimized prompts. You don't need to know DSPy to use these skills; they guide you through everything.

Skills follow the Claude Code skills format and the Agent Skills open standard.

Reference Docs

• docs/dspy-reference.md — DSPy API quick reference (modules, optimizers, patterns)
• docs/langchain-langgraph-reference.md — LangChain & LangGraph API quick reference (loaders, tools, StateGraph)
• docs/skills-spec.md — Claude Code skills specification (for contributors)

Contributing

Adding a new skill

1. Create skills/ai-<problem>/SKILL.md — name it after the problem, not the DSPy concept
2. Add YAML frontmatter with name and description (include phrases users would naturally say)
3. Write step-by-step instructions in the markdown body
4. Add examples.md and/or reference.md for supporting content
5. Update the problem catalog table in this README
6. Test with /ai-<problem> in Claude Code
7. Bump the patch version in .claude-plugin/marketplace.json

See docs/skills-spec.md for the full skill format specification.

Links

• DSPy Documentation
• DSPy GitHub
• Claude Code Skills
• Agent Skills Standard