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+# Claude Skills — Helloprint
+
+Skills repository for Claude, organized by Helloprint's value chain processes.
+
+## Structure
+
+```
+├── shared/              # Skills available to everyone
+├── add-products/        # Skills for the Add Products process
+├── source-products/     # (future) Source Products skills
+├── sell-products/       # (future) Sell Products & Services skills
+├── deliver-products/    # (future) Deliver Products skills
+├── get-paid/            # (future) Get Paid & Be Compliant skills
+└── serve-customers/     # (future) Serve Customers skills
+```
+
+## How it works
+
+Each skill is a folder containing:
+
+- `SKILL.md` — the skill prompt and instructions
+- Any supporting files (scripts, configs, templates, data)
+
+Claude syncs with this repo via the Gitea MCP connector.