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## Before you begin ## Prerequisites
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77This tutorial shows you how to use Agent Skills to create a PowerPoint presentation. You’ll learn how to enable Skills, make a request, and access the generated file.
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9## Prerequisites
9## Before you begin
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11* A [Claude API key](https://platform.claude.com/settings/keys) from the Claude Console, or a logged-in [ant CLI](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/cli-sdks-libraries/cli/authentication)
12* A [client SDK](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/cli-sdks-libraries/overview) for your language, or `curl` and `jq`
13* Basic familiarity with making API requests
11You need a [client SDK](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/cli-sdks-libraries/overview) for your language, or `curl` and `jq`, and basic familiarity with making API requests.
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13<Steps continues>
14 <Step title="Create a Claude Console account">
15 [Sign up](https://platform.claude.com/) for a Claude Console account, or sign in to the one you have.
16 </Step>
17
18 <Step title="Choose how to authenticate">
19 Signing in with the CLI is recommended for local development.
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21 Follow the steps for one of the following options.
22 </Step>
23</Steps>
24
25**CLI**
26
27<Steps continued>
28 <Step title="Install the CLI" stepNumber={3}>
29 <Tabs noDeepLinks>
30 <Tab title="Homebrew (macOS)">
31 ```bash
32 brew install anthropics/tap/ant
33 ```
34 </Tab>
35
36 <Tab title="curl (Linux/WSL)">
37 For Linux environments, download the release binary directly.
38
39 ```bash
40 VERSION=2.5.0
41 OS=$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
42 case $(uname -m) in
43 x86_64) ARCH=amd64 ;;
44 aarch64) ARCH=arm64 ;;
45 esac
46 curl -fsSL "https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-cli/releases/download/v${VERSION}/ant_${VERSION}_${OS}_${ARCH}.tar.gz" \
47 | sudo tar -xz -C /usr/local/bin ant
48 ```
49
50 You can find all releases on the [GitHub releases page](https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-cli/releases).
51 </Tab>
52
53 <Tab title="go install">
54 You can also install the CLI from source using `go install`. Requires Go 1.25 or later.
55
56 ```bash
57 go install github.com/anthropics/anthropic-cli/v2/cmd/ant@latest
58 ```
59
60 The binary is placed in `$(go env GOPATH)/bin`. Add it to your `PATH` if it isn’t already:
61
62 ```bash
63 export PATH="$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin"
64 ```
65 </Tab>
66 </Tabs>
67 </Step>
68
69 <Step title="Sign in" stepNumber={4}>
70 ```bash
71 ant auth login
72 ```
73
74 Once login is completed, the SDKs and CLI will pick up your credentials automatically.
75 </Step>
76</Steps>
77
78**API key**
79
80<Steps continued>
81 <Step title="Create an API key" stepNumber={3}>
82 Create an [API key](https://platform.claude.com/settings/keys) in the Claude Console.
83 </Step>
84
85 <Step title="Set the environment variable" stepNumber={4}>
86 The SDKs and CLI read your key from `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`:
87
88 ```bash
89 export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"
90 ```
91 </Step>
92</Steps>
93
94**API key**
95
96To run the CLI examples, install the CLI:
97
98<Tabs noDeepLinks>
99 <Tab title="Homebrew (macOS)">
100 ```bash
101 brew install anthropics/tap/ant
102 ```
103 </Tab>
104
105 <Tab title="curl (Linux/WSL)">
106 For Linux environments, download the release binary directly.
107
108 ```bash
109 VERSION=2.5.0
110 OS=$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
111 case $(uname -m) in
112 x86_64) ARCH=amd64 ;;
113 aarch64) ARCH=arm64 ;;
114 esac
115 curl -fsSL "https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-cli/releases/download/v${VERSION}/ant_${VERSION}_${OS}_${ARCH}.tar.gz" \
116 | sudo tar -xz -C /usr/local/bin ant
117 ```
118
119 You can find all releases on the [GitHub releases page](https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-cli/releases).
120 </Tab>
121
122 <Tab title="go install">
123 You can also install the CLI from source using `go install`. Requires Go 1.25 or later.
124
125 ```bash
126 go install github.com/anthropics/anthropic-cli/v2/cmd/ant@latest
127 ```
128
129 The binary is placed in `$(go env GOPATH)/bin`. Add it to your `PATH` if it isn’t already:
130
131 ```bash
132 export PATH="$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin"
133 ```
134 </Tab>
135</Tabs>
14136
15137## Agent Skills overview
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