The Claude Skills I Actually Use for DevOps

The text discusses the introduction and benefits of using "skills" in Claude Code, a language model, to enhance its coding capabilities, particularly for DevOps engineers working with Pulumi. Initially dismissed as complex prompts, skills are shown to encapsulate engineering expertise, allowing Claude to apply best practices and conventions automatically, thus bridging the gap between junior and senior level code-writing knowledge. By integrating skills, engineers can avoid repetitive corrections and improve the quality of infrastructure code, as skills teach Claude to follow patterns that prevent common mistakes. The text also highlights the distinction between skills and MCPs (Managed Code Processes), emphasizing that skills teach judgment while MCPs provide access to resources. Skills are portable, adhere to an open standard, and can be used across various platforms, offering significant advantages such as improved infrastructure management, security, monitoring, and incident response. However, the text warns of potential security risks when installing skills and suggests vetting them carefully before use.