Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/launch/anthropic-partnership-pathway.md

Anthropic Partnership Pathway

Step-by-step guide to building a formal relationship with Anthropic and the broader agentskills.io ecosystem. The goal is official recognition of Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills as a reference implementation for cybersecurity agent skills.

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Phase 1: Spec Compliance Verification

Timeline: Before any outreach Goal: Ensure every skill in the repo fully conforms to the agentskills.io specification

Steps

1. Review the agentskills.io specification

   • Read the full spec at https://agentskills.io
   • Document every required and optional field in SKILL.md frontmatter
   • Document body structure requirements

2. Audit all 611 skills for compliance

   • Run automated validation against the spec
   • Check YAML frontmatter fields: name, description, version, tags, category
   • Verify body sections follow the expected structure
   • Fix any non-compliant skills

3. Create a validation script

   • Build a CI check that validates all SKILL.md files against the spec
   • Add it to GitHub Actions so future PRs are automatically validated
   • Document the validation process in CONTRIBUTING.md

4. Self-certify compliance

   • Add a badge or note in README: "agentskills.io compliant"
   • Reference the spec version you comply with

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Phase 2: Skill Directory Submissions

Timeline: After Phase 1 is complete Goal: Get listed on official and community skill directories

Target Directories

agentskill.sh

• URL: https://agentskill.sh
• Action: Submit the repo for listing as a cybersecurity skill collection
• What to include: Repo URL, skill count, subdomain coverage, compatibility list
• Status: [ ] Submitted [ ] Listed

SkillsMP (Skills Marketplace)

• URL: Check for current URL and submission process
• Action: Submit individual high-quality skills or the full collection
• What to include: Featured skills with descriptions, install instructions
• Status: [ ] Submitted [ ] Listed

skills.sh

• URL: https://skills.sh
• Action: Register the project and submit for directory listing
• What to include: Repo URL, category (cybersecurity), compatibility info
• Status: [ ] Submitted [ ] Listed

Submission Template

Project: Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills
URL: https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills
Skills: 611+
Category: Cybersecurity
Subdomains: Threat detection, incident response, penetration testing,
  digital forensics, cloud security, network security, malware analysis,
  application security, identity & access management, compliance,
  security operations, cryptography
Standard: agentskills.io (SKILL.md format)
License: MIT
Compatibility: Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex CLI, Cursor,
  Windsurf, and 20+ AI platforms

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Phase 3: Engage the agentskills.io Community

Timeline: After directory submissions Goal: Become a recognized contributor to the agentskills.io ecosystem

Steps

1. Open a discussion on agentskills/agentskills

   • Repository: https://github.com/agentskills/agentskills (verify current URL)
   • Type: Discussion (not Issue)
   • Title: "Cybersecurity domain skills: 611+ skills available for community use"
   • Body: Introduce the project, explain the scope, invite feedback on skill quality and spec compliance
   • Tone: Collaborative, not promotional

2. Discussion body template:

   ## Cybersecurity Skills Collection
   
   We've built a collection of 611+ cybersecurity skills following the
   agentskills.io standard. The skills cover 12 subdomains including threat
   detection, incident response, penetration testing, digital forensics,
   and cloud security.
   
   **Repo:** https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills
   
   We'd love feedback from the community on:
   - Spec compliance -- are we following the standard correctly?
   - Skill quality -- are the methodologies accurate and useful?
   - Missing coverage -- what cybersecurity skills should we add?
   
   Happy to contribute these to the ecosystem in whatever way is most useful.
   

3. Respond to feedback promptly

   • Fix any spec compliance issues raised
   • Incorporate quality suggestions
   • Be responsive and collaborative

4. Offer to help with the spec itself

   • If there are open issues on the agentskills spec repo, contribute fixes
   • Propose cybersecurity-specific extensions if they would help the standard

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Phase 4: Engage Anthropic Developer Relations

Timeline: After community engagement shows traction (100+ stars, directory listings) Goal: Get on Anthropic's radar for potential partnership or promotion

Steps

1. Identify contacts

   • Anthropic Developer Relations team
   • Anthropic community forums and Discord
   • Anthropic blog / social media team
   • Claude Code product team

2. Initial outreach

   • Post in Anthropic's developer community (forum/Discord) about the project
   • Share how it enhances Claude Code's cybersecurity capabilities
   • Frame it as: "Here's what we built to make Claude better at security"

3. Outreach message template:

   Hi Anthropic team,
   
   We've built Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills, an open-source library of
   611+ cybersecurity skills for AI agents following the agentskills.io
   standard. It's designed to make Claude Code significantly more capable
   at security tasks -- threat detection, incident response, pentesting,
   forensics, and more.
   
   The project is MIT licensed, has [X] stars, and is listed on [directories].
   
   We'd love to discuss how this could be useful to the Claude ecosystem,
   whether through official promotion, integration, or collaboration.
   
   Repo: https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills
   

4. Provide value first

   • File bug reports on Claude Code's security capabilities
   • Write blog posts about using Claude Code for security tasks
   • Create tutorials that showcase Claude + cybersecurity skills
   • Be a visible, helpful member of the Anthropic community

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Phase 5: Submit Skills to anthropics/skills

Timeline: After Anthropic engagement Goal: Get skills accepted into Anthropic's official skills repository

Steps

1. Identify the target repo

   • Check https://github.com/anthropics/skills (or current equivalent)
   • Read their CONTRIBUTING.md and submission requirements
   • Understand their quality bar and review process

2. Select 3-5 best skills for initial submission

   • Choose skills that are:
     • Highest quality and most thoroughly tested
     • Broadly useful (not niche edge cases)
     • Well-structured and clearly written
     • Demonstrably effective when used by Claude
   • Recommended initial submissions:
     1. A threat detection / log analysis skill (most broadly useful)
     2. An incident response triage skill (high demand)
     3. A cloud security assessment skill (relevant to many users)
     4. A vulnerability analysis skill (practical and demonstrable)
     5. A security code review skill (directly relevant to coding agents)

3. Polish selected skills

   • Review each skill line by line for clarity and accuracy
   • Test each skill with Claude Code to verify it produces good results
   • Ensure perfect spec compliance
   • Add any fields or sections required by Anthropic's repo format

4. Submit PRs

   • One PR per skill (easier to review)
   • Clear PR descriptions explaining the skill's purpose and testing
   • Be responsive to review feedback
   • Do not submit all at once; space them out

5. Follow up

   • If PRs are not reviewed within 2 weeks, politely follow up
   • Incorporate any requested changes quickly
   • Once initial skills are accepted, propose a larger batch

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Success Criteria

Milestone	Target	Status
All 611 skills pass spec validation	Phase 1	[ ]
Listed on agentskill.sh	Phase 2	[ ]
Listed on skills.sh	Phase 2	[ ]
Discussion opened on agentskills/agentskills	Phase 3	[ ]
Positive response from agentskills community	Phase 3	[ ]
Posted in Anthropic developer community	Phase 4	[ ]
Response from Anthropic team member	Phase 4	[ ]
First skill accepted into anthropics/skills	Phase 5	[ ]
3+ skills accepted into anthropics/skills	Phase 5	[ ]
Official mention or promotion by Anthropic	Phase 5	[ ]

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Timeline Summary

Phase	Description	Estimated Duration	Prerequisites
1	Spec compliance verification	1-2 weeks	None
2	Directory submissions	1 week	Phase 1
3	agentskills.io community engagement	2-4 weeks	Phase 2
4	Anthropic developer relations	2-4 weeks	Phase 3 + traction
5	Submit to anthropics/skills	2-4 weeks	Phase 4

Total estimated timeline: 2-3 months from start to first accepted skill in Anthropic's repo.