Skills

A skill is a folder containing a SKILL.md file — expert instructions Claude loads automatically whenever your request matches the skill's description. Give Claude the Encompass skills below and it already knows the syntax rules, safe operators, and pitfalls before you type your first question.

All skills on this site are free. Each one comes as a .skill file (a zip of the skill folder).

Installing in Claude.ai / Claude Desktop

Download the .skill file from the skill's page (links below)
In Claude, go to Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Click Upload skill and select the file
That's it — the skill triggers automatically when you ask a matching question

Installing in Claude Code

Install everything at once from this site's GitHub repo:

/plugin marketplace add EncompassUnlocked/Encompass-code
/plugin install encompass-unlocked@encompass-unlocked

Or manually: unzip any .skill file into ~/.claude/skills/ (personal) or .claude/skills/ inside your project.

Available skills

Skill	Use it for
Field Triggers (Advanced Coding)	VB.NET business rules: triggers, validation, milestone conditions
Loan Custom Field Code	CX. field calculations, IIF logic, date math
Scripting Framework	JavaScript for custom forms, tools, and plugins
EMPKG Package Editor	Building and repairing .empkg / .emfrm packages
Product Self-Knowledge	Up-to-date Claude model and product reference

Skills vs. CLAUDE.md vs. Projects

These three often get mixed up:

Skills — reusable expertise that loads only when relevant. Best for "how to write Encompass code correctly." Works in Claude.ai, Claude Code, and Cowork.
CLAUDE.md — a file in a project folder that Claude Code reads every session. Best for project-specific context ("this repo uses async/await everywhere").
Projects (claude.ai) — persistent instructions for a workspace of conversations. Best for personal preferences ("I'm an admin, not a developer — explain plainly").

Use skills for the Encompass knowledge, and CLAUDE.md/Projects for your environment and preferences. They stack.