> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://platform.atlan.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Use a skill in Claude Desktop

> Hand a selected skill to Claude Desktop from its Atlan profile.

# Use a skill in Claude Desktop

Use this flow when you have reviewed a skill in Atlan and want to hand it to
Claude Desktop for the current task. It starts with one selected skill; it does
not configure an Atlan MCP connection.

## Before you start

Confirm the skill's workspace, source, and live version in Atlan. Install a
Claude Desktop version that can accept the handoff before you continue.

## Open the skill

1. Open the skill profile in Atlan.
2. Select **Open in**.
3. Choose **Open in Claude Desktop**.
4. Review the prefilled prompt in Claude Desktop before you continue.

The handoff pre-populates a prompt for the selected skill. It does not send the
prompt automatically or prove that Claude Desktop installed or ran the skill.

## If Claude Desktop does not open

Return to **Open in** and select **Copy agent prompt**. Paste the copied prompt
into Claude Desktop, then review it before you submit it.

<Note>
  The handoff depends on a client that recognizes the installed deep link. If
  it is unavailable, use the copied prompt instead.
</Note>