Your own commands and skills

Custom commands have been folded into Claude Code skills.

Prefer .claude/skills/name/SKILL.md for reusable procedures
Existing .claude/commands/commandname.md files still work
Both create a slash command; skills can include supporting files and metadata

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description: ...
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Do this thing, which might involve many steps
and might involve running some commands.

Other than the front-matter, it is free-form text describing what this command does.

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You can create your own reusable workflows in Claude Code.

Older custom slash commands still work from .claude/commands or ~/.claude/commands. Newer Claude Code guidance folds commands into skills, so the preferred pattern is usually a skill directory such as .claude/skills/status/SKILL.md.

Use commands for simple shortcuts. Use skills when you want reusable instructions, examples, scripts, assets, or a more complete workflow. The goal is the same either way: encode the repeatable parts of your team’s process so Claude does not have to rediscover them every session.