Claude Skills for Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
Expert-level compliance guidance for ISO 27001, SOC 2, FedRAMP, GDPR, HIPAA, NIST CSF, PCI DSS, TSA Cybersecurity, and ISO 42001 AI Management System — powered by Claude Skills.
Benchmarked across 18 test cases (2 per framework) using the eval framework — each graded against 4–5 verifiable assertions by independent agents. Skills scored 94% ± 10% vs a baseline of 72% ± 28%.
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What Are Claude Skills?
Claude Skills are installable knowledge packages that extend Claude's capabilities for specific domains. A skill is a .skill file — a bundled archive containing a SKILL.md instruction file and optional reference materials — that you upload to Claude once and use across all your conversations.
Once installed, a skill activates automatically when your conversation touches its topic area. You don't need to invoke it by name or use special commands. Claude simply becomes a deeper expert in that domain for the duration of your session.
Skills are ideal when you need:
- Consistent, expert-level responses on a specialized topic
- Outputs formatted to professional or regulatory standards (e.g., audit-ready control narratives, policy templates with the right clauses)
- Domain knowledge that goes beyond general LLM training — such as knowing which specific NIST 800-53 controls apply to a given scenario, or which GDPR articles govern international data transfers
How skills work under the hood: Each .skill file contains a primary SKILL.md that is loaded into Claude's context when the skill triggers, plus reference files that are loaded on demand for deeper sub-topics. This "progressive disclosure" pattern keeps context usage efficient while making comprehensive knowledge available when needed.
Who Is This For?
These skills are designed for professionals who work on information security, privacy, and regulatory compliance — whether at organizations seeking certification, development teams building compliant systems, or advisors supporting clients.
Security & Compliance Teams use these skills to accelerate gap assessments, generate first-draft policies, map controls, and prepare evidence packages — compressing weeks of reference work into minutes.
Software Developers & Engineers use them to understand what controls their systems must implement, audit code and architecture for compliance issues, and get actionable technical guidance tied to specific regulatory requirements.
Legal, Privacy & GRC Professionals use them to draft regulatory documents (DPAs, BAAs, privacy notices), answer client questions with precise regulatory citations, and stay current on framework requirements.
Healthcare Organizations use the HIPAA skill to assess systems, generate required notices and agreements, and train staff on obligations — without needing a compliance consultant for every question.
Cloud Service Providers pursuing federal government contracts use the FedRAMP skill to navigate the ATO process, write SSP narratives, manage POA&Ms, and prepare for 3PAO assessments.
Startups and SMBs use these skills to understand what a given framework requires of them, scope their compliance programs, and get expert-quality output without a large in-house team.
The Skills
🔐 ISO 27001
File: ISO 27001 - Claude Skill/iso27001.skill