Date: 2026-05-17 Type: Research Status: 17 YouTube tutorials found, published April 17–May 16, 2026, ranked by relevance to building Claude Code skills Sources: youtube-tutorials-claude-code-skills-2026-05-17.sources.json
Found 17 YouTube tutorials about building, using, and deploying Claude Code skills, all published between April 17 and May 16, 2026. The content ranges from focused "how to create a skill" walkthroughs to full courses covering skills as part of broader Claude Code education. The most-viewed video in this window is Nate Herk's "32 Tricks to Level Up Claude Code" (233K views), while the most directly relevant to building skills is the Peace Of Code "Custom Slash Commands & Skills" episode (May 6) and Eric Tech's developer-focused "8 Claude Code Skills" (Apr 24).
These videos are specifically focused on creating, installing, curating, or practically using Claude Code skills.
| # | Date | Title | Channel | Views | Duration | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 16 | How I Vibe Coded $2000 Website with AI for FREE (6 Secret Claude Skills) | AI with Hassan | 1,783 | 39:55 | watch |
| 2 | May 15 | I Tested 3 Ways to Deploy Claude Agents (Here's When to Use Each) | Nate Herk · AI Automation | 21,415 | 21:48 | watch |
| 3 | May 11 | 9 Claude Skills I Use Every Single Day (Steal Them) | Zinho Automates | 33,276 | 16:11 | watch |
| 4 | May 7 | 5 Claude Code Skills I Use Every Day to Ship Fast, Safe Code | Your Average Tech Bro | 7,008 | 18:03 | watch |
| 5 | May 6 | Claude Certified Architect: Ep 11 · Custom Slash Commands & Skills | Peace Of Code | 2,013 | 33:17 | watch |
| 6 | May 5 | 35 Claude Code Skills on GitHub: claude-video, WRITING.md, paper2code… | Github Awesome | 6,492 | 15:34 | watch |
| 7 | May 3 | I Tried 100+ Claude Code Skills. These 6 Are The Best | Nate Herk · AI Automation | 275,714 | 13:39 | watch |
| 8 | Apr 30 | How to Install Skills in Claude Code · Claude Code Skills 2026 | Md Al Mamun | 1,452 | 29:23 | watch |
| 9 | Apr 24 | 8 Claude Code Skills Every Developer Needs in 2026 | Eric Tech | 8,734 | 32:52 | watch |
| 10 | Apr 19 | 35 Claude Code Skills on GitHub | Github Awesome | 7,696 | 15:28 | watch |
Creating/building skills from scratch: - Peace Of Code (May 6) — Part of the "Claude Certified Architect" exam prep series. Covers building custom slash commands and skills, scoping (user-level vs project-level), and team sharing. Most architecturally rigorous of the bunch. 33 min. - Md Al Mamun (Apr 30) — Walks through installing and organizing skills in a folder structure, with VS Code demos. Good for absolute beginners. 29 min. - Eric Tech (Apr 24) — Senior SWE (ex-Amazon, ex-Microsoft) shows how to create custom skill-creator workflows by merging Superpowers, GSD, and G-Stack skills. Live demos with TDD pipeline. 32 min. - AI with Hassan (May 16) — Uses 6 specific open-source skills (Impeccable, Taste Skill, Skill UI, etc.) for frontend web development. Shows practical toolchain integration. 39 min.
Curating/discovering the best skills: - Nate Herk (May 3) — Reviewed 100+ skills and curated the top 6. 275K views in 2 weeks. Best for quickly finding high-quality community skills. 13 min. - Github Awesome (May 5, Apr 19) — Two episodes covering 70 trending open-source skills from GitHub, including claude-video, paper2code, skill-doctor, and skills-manage. 15 min each. - Zinho Automates (May 11) — 9 practical skills with timestamps for each. Community-oriented ("Steal Them"). 16 min.
Deploying skills to production: - Nate Herk (May 15) — Tests 3 deployment methods for Claude agents/skills. Covers hosting options and when to use each. 21 min. - Your Average Tech Bro (May 7) — Real production workflow: how a solo startup dev uses 5 skills daily for planning features, reviewing PRs, automating checks, and shipping safely. 18 min.
These are longer tutorials or full courses that include Claude Code skills as a significant section.
| # | Date | Title | Channel | Views | Duration | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Apr 30 | Full Claude Code Tutorial for Non-Technical Beginners in 2026 | Futurepedia | 86,918 | 40:52 | watch |
| 12 | Apr 29 | 🚀 Claude Code Tutorial: Full AI Coding Workflow for Beginners | Compile Future | 14,802 | 30:50 | watch |
| 13 | Apr 28 | Master 80% of Claude Code. Just Learn These 15 Things. | Simon Scrapes | 37,707 | 18:23 | watch |
| 14 | Apr 27 | 32 Tricks to Level Up Claude Code in 16 Mins | Nate Herk · AI Automation | 233,104 | 16:15 | watch |
| 15 | Apr 26 | Claude Code Full Course 2026 | Simplilearn | 6,267 | 56:55 | watch |
| 16 | Apr 18 | The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Claude Code | Ali Abdaal | 206,749 | 1:06:46 | watch |
| 17 | Apr 17 | FULL Claude Code Tutorial For Beginners in 2026 (FULL COURSE) | Productive Dude | 6,380 | 29:59 | watch |
If you want to build your own skills: 1. 🏗️ Peace Of Code (May 6) — Best for understanding skill architecture, scoping, and team sharing 2. 🛠️ Eric Tech (Apr 24) — Best for creating custom skill-creator workflows from existing skills 3. 📦 AI with Hassan (May 16) — Best for frontend/web dev skill integration
If you want to discover the best existing skills: 1. ⭐ Nate Herk (May 3) — Curated top 6 from 100+ (most popular) 2. 📂 Github Awesome (May 5) — 35 trending open-source skills from GitHub 3. 🎯 Zinho Automates (May 11) — 9 practical daily-use skills
If you're a complete beginner: 1. 📚 Futurepedia (Apr 30) — Non-technical beginner friendly 2. 🎓 Ali Abdaal (Apr 18) — Polished, high-production-value overview 3. 🏫 Simplilearn (Apr 26) — Formal course structure
Searched across 6 sources: yt-dlp YouTube search (3 query variations), ScrapeCreator YouTube API, DuckDuckGo web search, and Gemini CLI. Fetched full metadata (upload date, views, duration, description) for 40+ candidate videos. Filtered for upload dates between April 17 and May 17, 2026. Ranked by direct relevance to "building Claude Code skills."