# Claude Cowork can create and install skills, but it may need help

Published: 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
Canonical: https://wow.pjh.is/journal/claude-cowork-can-create-and-install-skills-but-it-may-need-help

Claude Cowork can create and install skills, but it often fails to do so.

With this prompt, it'll usually succeed:

**Prompt**

```
Let's create a skill together. Use your skill-creator skill, and then the `present_files` tool when it's time to install it. First ask me what the skill should do.
```

The critical part is the "use `present_files` tool" instruction. When Claude uses that, you'll see a "Save skill" button:

![Claude Cowork successfully installing a skill](https://wow.pjh.is/static/images/blog/claude-cowork-claims-install-skill-success.jpeg)

## Appendix 1. Example failures

![Claude Cowork claiming it can't install a skill](https://wow.pjh.is/static/images/blog/claude-cowork-claims-it-cant-install-skill.jpeg)

![Claude Cowork claiming it can't install a skill](https://wow.pjh.is/static/images/blog/claude-cowork-claims-it-cant-install-skill-2.jpeg)