Claude Code /run Skill

Resource overview Purpose
• Bundled app-running skill that launches and drives an application to see whether a change works in the running product.

Recommended SKILL.md contents
• Trigger description explaining when Claude should use the skill.
• Step-by-step procedure for the workflow.
• Required checks before edits or publication.
• Verification command or manual acceptance checklist.
• Links to supporting examples, scripts, or templates when the workflow needs them.

What it helps you do

Use this skill because it moves validation beyond static code reading into actual app behavior.

Skills load their full instructions only when used, which keeps normal session context smaller.

A reusable `SKILL.md` gives teams a versioned workflow instead of repeated ad hoc prompts.

Best fit users

frontend, full-stack, QA, and product engineers validating user-facing changes.

Teams standardizing AI-assisted delivery across multiple repositories.

Builders who want Claude to apply consistent procedures without repasting instructions.

What to know first

project launch instructions in README, package files, Makefile, or a generated run skill.

A skill directory such as `.claude/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md` or `~/.claude/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md`.

A concise frontmatter description so Claude can decide when to load the skill.

Environment needed

Claude Code v2.1.145 or later, project dependencies, configured env files, and any required database/service dependencies.

Claude Code skill support and access to the files or commands the workflow needs.

Any external APIs, MCP servers, credentials, or local runtimes required by the specific workflow.