Install guide

Install Whalory Core in Claude Code

Steps checked against the tool’s documentation on September 28, 2026.

AvailableFree today with the Core download.

No end-to-end test on this tool is recorded yet.

Before you start

Claude Code
Optional: Python 3.8 or later, for the checking scripts

Steps

Step 1: Download whalory-core-3.2.0-skill.zip. The Core skill folder is inside.
Download Core 1.2 MB
Step 2: Unzip it into your personal skills folder, so the file sits at ~/.claude/skills/whalory/SKILL.md. For one repository only, use .claude/skills/whalory/ inside it.
Step 3: In Claude Code, type /whalory, or describe the task in your own words.
Step 4: If you like, check that the scripts run. Use the folder’s full path, and on Windows type py -3 if python is missing.
python <path-to-whalory>/scripts/selftest.py

Check that it works

Send this to your assistant:

Write a caption introducing [product].

What you should see

Either one to three short questions arrive, each with a “(recommended)” option, or the caption arrives with a note that starts with “Diagnosis:”. Unknown facts stay in brackets. Reply “write” and it drafts without asking.

What this route includes

InstructionsAvailable: The whole method in one folder, called with /whalory or by describing the task.
Executable checksAvailable: The checking scripts run in Claude Code with Python 3.8 or later. Without Python the note says “QA: manual”.
Independent reviewLimited: Self-review: the same model rereads the draft in a separate pass. No separate reviewer agent.
Stored profileAvailable: Reads VOICE.md at the project root, or ~/.whalory/profiles/, on every task, with LEARNINGS.md beside it.
Hub participationLimited: Update files manually. Hub sync and statistics sharing are disabled in this release. Local tools work without them.
Update methodLimited: Manual: replace the whalory folder with the new version.

Documentation we read

code.claude.com/docs/en/skills

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