Build your ownCustom skills in Claude
Anthropic · AI vendor
Upload or write SKILL.md skills; Team and Enterprise admins can share them across the organisation.
- Runs on
- Claude on Free, Pro, Max, Team, Enterprise (code execution on)
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- Your own content; Enterprise malware scanning on by default since 2 Oct 2026
- Notable
- Anthropic created the SKILL.md format and published it as an open standard (Dec 2025)
Build your ownSkills and plugins in ChatGPT (custom GPT migration)
OpenAI · AI vendor
Build skills and private plugins (Plugin Creator); custom GPT instructions migrate into a skill inside a plugin.
- Runs on
- ChatGPT Business, Enterprise, Healthcare, Edu (skills); Plugin Directory in ChatGPT and Codex
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- Admins manage plugins (bulk management from 15 Oct 2026); custom actions do not migrate and must be rebuilt
- Notable
- Custom GPTs retire 11 Dec 2026; migrated plugins start private
Build your ownGemini Skills and Workspace skill builder
Google · AI vendor
Write skills in the Gemini app or build them in a Google Doc with teammates; manage them in Workspace Studio; import SKILL.md files.
- Runs on
- Gemini app (all personal accounts 18+), Workspace Business and Enterprise editions
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- Workspace admins can switch skills on or off (no admin controls in the consumer app); skills do not sync between app and Workspace
- Notable
- Replaces Gems: migration starts 17 Nov 2026; Gems end for Workspace business no sooner than 1 Mar 2027
Build your ownCopilot Cowork skill builder and plugin upload
Microsoft · AI vendor
Guided conversation to create a skill; upload .md, .zip or .skill files; upload a Claude-format plugin package, which Cowork converts; share with named colleagues.
- Runs on
- Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork
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- Admin governance and usage-based billing apply
- Notable
- Shipped with Cowork GA (Jun 2026). Microsoft accepts Claude plugin packages, which shows the format is now portable across vendors
Build your ownNotion Skills
Notion · Software company
Teams write shared skills in Notion and export them as SKILL.md to Claude, Codex, Gemini and others, with update badges.
- Runs on
- Notion Agent; exported to other agents
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- Your own content, so lowest supply-chain risk; plan gating not stated
- Notable
- Notion 3.7, 15 Sep 2026