Claude Code Skills
Five skills in .claude/skills/ give Claude deep context about Liquid, accessibility, coding standards, and Kona's architecture. Invoke them with slash commands in any Claude Code session running inside the project.
Quick reference
| Skill | Command | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Liquid Reference | /shopify-liquid | Syntax, 152 filters, 30 tags, objects, 33 schema setting types, LiquidDoc, translations |
| Accessibility | /shopify-liquid-a11y | WCAG 2.2 patterns for e-commerce components |
| Coding Standards | /shopify-liquid-kona-standards | Tailwind v4, island JS, CSS layers, design tokens |
| Component Creator | /shopify-liquid-kona-new | Guided workflow for new sections, blocks, and snippets |
| Translator | /shopify-liquid-translator | Translate locale files into 30 languages |
Skill tiers
| Tier | Skills | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Universal | /shopify-liquid, /shopify-liquid-a11y, /shopify-liquid-translator | Works with any Shopify theme |
| Project | /shopify-liquid-kona-standards, /shopify-liquid-kona-new | Kona-specific paths and conventions |
Universal skills have no Kona-specific paths. Project skills reference Kona's directory structure, Tailwind setup, and island architecture.
How to use
Slash commands
Type the slash command at the Claude Code prompt:
> /shopify-liquid-kona-new section newsletter-signupImplicit activation
Skills also activate automatically based on context. Ask Claude to write Liquid, fix accessibility issues, or manage translations — the relevant skill loads without an explicit command.
Chaining skills
Skills compose together. For example, creating a new section might use:
/shopify-liquid-kona-new— scaffold the component/shopify-liquid— reference for schema settings and filters/shopify-liquid-a11y— accessible markup patterns/shopify-liquid-translator— generate translations for new keys
Skill files
Each skill directory contains:
skill.json— metadata (name, description)SKILL.md— the full prompt content Claude receives
Next steps
- Liquid Reference — The foundation skill for all Liquid work
- Architecture Overview — How islands, Vite, and Shopify fit together
- Adding Translations — Step-by-step translation workflow