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Once you find yourself asking Claude for the same thing over and over, you can save it so you never have to type it out again. Two simple tools do this: shortcuts and skills.

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Shortcuts (saved prompts)

A shortcut is just a prompt you’ve saved with a name. Instead of typing out “review this and check for mistakes and anything risky” every time, you save it once and trigger it with a quick command like /review. Use it for: anything you ask repeatedly — a weekly report format, a standard review, a tone you always want. Type / to see the shortcuts available. There are handy built-in ones too (like /fast to make Claude respond quicker).

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Skills (packaged know-how)

A skill is a step up: it’s a little bundle of expertise you give Claude so it does a specific kind of task your way, without being reminded. Think of it as training a teammate once. For example: a skill for writing in your exact brand voice, or a skill that knows your standard process for a task. The one to install first: the Orbit Skill. It teaches any Claude (or other AI) how to work with Orbit correctly — checking your memory before it starts and saving its work when it’s done — all on its own. → How to use the Orbit Skill

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Why this matters to you

Every minute you spend re-explaining the same thing is wasted. Shortcuts and skills turn “let me write that long prompt again” into a single word. Set them up once, save yourself forever.

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The Orbit angle

A shortcut or skill lives wherever you made it. A decision in Orbit applies everywhere, to every tool, automatically. So:
  • Repeating a prompt? Make a shortcut.
  • Want a rule every tool follows? Set an Orbit decision instead — it’s read by all your AI, on every device, forever.

Next: on your computer or in the cloud

Where Claude does the work.