Claude Skills & Plugins Tutorial: How to Use Claude AI Like a Pro (Beginner’s Guide)

2026年8月19日

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Claude is no longer just an AI chatbot.

In this video, you’ll discover how Claude’s Skills, Plugins, Connectors, MCP integrations, Cowork, and Claude Code come together to create a connected AI workspace.

We’ll explore the key parts of the ecosystem, how they relate to each other, and where to begin without overcomplicating your setup.

📌 Timestamps:
00:00 — The complete Claude ecosystem explained
00:17 — Claude as a full AI workspace
00:49 — What Claude Skills are
01:31 — Two Skills I use in my workflow
02:40 — Browse and install ready-made Skills
03:10 — Working with multiple AI models in one workspace
05:18 — Web Search and code execution
06:34 — How Claude Plugins work
07:15 — Enterprise Search and Data Plugins
07:50 — Which Plugins should you install?
08:22 — ZeroRank and the Claude MCP
09:29 — Claude Connectors explained
10:21 — Connecting Claude to Gmail
11:08 — Connecting Claude to Google Drive
12:05 — Connector setup and permissions
12:24 — The MCP connector directory
13:14 — What Model Context Protocol actually is
15:26 — Claude Cowork explained
16:34 — The Marketing Plugin
17:12 — Structured Plugin workflows
18:24 — The Productivity Plugin
19:16 — Cross-tool automation with Claude
20:08 — The Claude Code ecosystem
20:45 — Skills and Plugins inside Claude Code
21:53 — Community Plugins and MCP servers
23:24 — What I would set up first
24:05 — Connect Gmail and Google Drive
24:28 — Built-in Web Search and code execution
24:46 — Choosing your first Plugins
25:06 — When to start using Claude Cowork
25:31 — MCP for developers
26:01 — What you should skip for now