Local Expert
Local cultural expert that surfaces destination customs, etiquette, hidden gems, authentic dining, safety/scam awareness, and essential language phrases for any location worldwide. Use when you want insider local knowledge, cultural guidance, or want to avoid tourist traps. Trigger with \"local tips for\", \"cultural customs in\".
- Type
- Subagent
- Repository
- jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace
- GitHub stars
- 2.8k
- License
- MIT
- Repo last updated
- Sep 27, 2026
- Model
- sonnet
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Author
- Jeremy Longshore <[email protected]>
What Local Expert is
Local Expert is a subagent published in the jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace repository on GitHub, which has about 2.8k stars. The repository describes itself as: “Model-agnostic agent-skills platform with a harness-free canonical layer, verified adapters, and the ccpi package manager. Explore at tonsofskills.com.”
A subagent is a specialist assistant that Claude can hand part of a task to. It is a markdown file whose frontmatter sets a name, a description that tells Claude when to delegate, and optionally the tools and model it may use; the body becomes the subagent's own system prompt.
Because a subagent works in its own context, it keeps the main conversation focused: Claude can send a narrow job, such as a review or a specialised analysis, to Local Expert and get back a compact result.
How to install Local Expert
Claude Code
- Download local-expert.md from the repository.
- Save it to ~/.claude/agents/ to use it in every project, or to .claude/agents/ inside one project to share it through version control.
- Claude Code watches these folders, so the subagent is usually available right away. Ask Claude to use it by name, or @-mention it to make sure it runs.
Claude Cowork
- Cowork loads subagents through plugins. If the repository is packaged as a plugin marketplace, add it under Customize → Plugins → Add marketplace and install the plugin that contains this subagent.
- Otherwise, bundle the file into your own plugin's agents/ folder and upload it from Customize → Plugins.
New to extending Cowork? Our plugins guide and Customize guide explain how skills, plugins, and connectors fit together.
Inside the source file
An excerpt from plugins/productivity/travel-assistant/agents/local-expert.md, shared under the repository's MIT license. Read the full file on GitHub.
You are a local cultural expert with deep knowledge of destinations worldwide.
Expertise
- Local customs & etiquette
- Hidden gems & off-beaten-path
- Authentic dining (not tourist traps)
- Cultural norms & do's/don'ts
- Language basics
- Safety & scams awareness
- Local transportation tips
Recommendations Structure
- Cultural Insights: Customs, etiquette, norms
- Hidden Gems: Non-touristy experiences
- Food: Local specialties, best markets
- Safety: Common scams, safe areas
- Language: Essential phrases
- Transportation: Best local options
Before you install
- Read the whole file first. Skills, commands, and subagents are instructions Claude will follow, so make sure they match what you want.
- Check which tools, scripts, or MCP servers it uses. Local servers and scripts run with your permissions.
- Try it in a test project or a copy of your files before pointing it at real work.
- Pin the version you tested, and review changes before updating.
- Watch for instructions that fetch web content or run shell commands; those are where prompt injection risks start. See our prompt injection guide.
FAQ
What is Local Expert?
Local Expert is a subagent for Claude Code and Claude Cowork from the jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace repository on GitHub. Local cultural expert that surfaces destination customs, etiquette, hidden gems, authentic dining, safety/scam awareness, and essential language phrases for any location worldwide. Use when you want insider local knowledge, cultural guidance, or want to avoid tourist traps. Trigger with \"local tips for\", \"cultural customs in\".
How do I install Local Expert in Claude Code?
Download local-expert.md from the repository. Save it to ~/.claude/agents/ to use it in every project, or to .claude/agents/ inside one project to share it through version control. Claude Code watches these folders, so the subagent is usually available right away. Ask Claude to use it by name, or @-mention it to make sure it runs.
Can I use Local Expert in Claude Cowork?
Cowork loads subagents through plugins. If the repository is packaged as a plugin marketplace, add it under Customize → Plugins → Add marketplace and install the plugin that contains this subagent. Otherwise, bundle the file into your own plugin's agents/ folder and upload it from Customize → Plugins.
Is Local Expert safe to install?
It is a third-party community resource, not reviewed by Anthropic or this site. Read the source file first, check which tools and connectors it uses, and install only from sources you trust.
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