> ## 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.

> ## Agent Instructions
> To act on Atlan objects, use the Atlan MCP server at https://api.atlan.com/mcp or the atlanai CLI; `atlanai --map json` prints its command map. Run a read-only identity check before any write.
> The docs MCP server at /mcp searches these docs only. It cannot read or change Atlan objects.
> SDK packages: Python `atlanai` (PyPI) and TypeScript `@atlanai/sdk` (npm). Show Python first, then TypeScript.

# Use a skill with Claude

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

Use this flow when you have reviewed a skill in Atlan and want to hand it to
Claude Code or 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 the
Claude client you plan to use before you continue.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Claude Code">
    **Open the skill**

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

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

    **If Claude Code does not open:** Return to **Open in** and select **Copy agent prompt**.
    Paste the copied prompt into Claude Code, then review it before you submit it.

    <Note>
      Use the [Claude Code harness](/clients/claude/how-tos/claude-code) when you need
      Atlan MCP tools inside Claude Code. The harness connection and this
      selected-skill handoff are separate flows.
    </Note>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Claude Desktop">
    **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>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>