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Skill Stores

What if every hobby and calling had its own expert on call?

15 small stores, each selling a Claude skill built for one niche.

Overview

Each store is built for one community. It starts with a free web tool that works for anyone, like a quilt backing calculator or a dipole antenna calculator. People who use Claude can get a free skill, then the full one, which turns Claude into an expert for that hobby or calling. Every skill was blind-tested over four rounds before launch, and every one works on any Claude plan, including the free one.

The problem

General AI gives general answers. A quilter needs yardage that accounts for seam allowances, a homebrewer needs priming sugar for their temperature, and a pastor needs the right lectionary year. Generic answers get those details wrong.

Why it exists

Big tools chase big markets. These stores test the opposite idea: lots of small, passionate audiences, each served by a focused, affordable skill that knows their craft.

The stores

15 stores, one niche each

Every store starts with a free web tool anyone can use. People who use Claude can get a free skill, then the full one, which turns Claude into an expert for that craft.

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