Claude Code skill description limits: 1,536 vs 1,024 characters
The skill description limit is 1,536 characters in Claude Code and 1,024 in the Agent Skills API. What gets truncated, how when_to_use shares the budget, and how to check your skills.
The skill description limit is 1,536 characters in Claude Code and 1,024 in the Agent Skills API. What gets truncated, how when_to_use shares the budget, and how to check your skills.
A checklist for Claude Code skills that never fire: discovery, disabled auto-invocation, a description that reads like documentation, truncation, and overlapping skills.
Four ways to count Claude Code skill usage: the built-in /skill-doctor, OpenTelemetry, a 30-line transcript script, and a menu bar app. What each shows, and when to use which.