Create Agent Skills
Provides expert guidance for authoring, structuring, and refining new Claude Code Skills.
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Key features
- Guided workflows for creating new task-execution or domain-expertise skills.
- Provides best practices for skill structure, including pure XML tags and progressive disclosure.
- Implements a 'Router Pattern' for organizing complex skills with workflows, references, and templates.
- Offers a quick reference guide for both simple and complex skill structures.
- Includes tools for auditing and improving existing skills.
Use cases
- Refactoring a simple, single-file skill into a more robust, multi-file structure.
- Auditing and improving an existing skill to align with best practices.
- Building a new Claude Code Skill from scratch.
FAQ
When should I use this skill?
Use this skill whenever you are working with `SKILL.md` files. It's ideal for creating a new skill from scratch, auditing an existing one for improvements, or understanding advanced concepts like the 'Router Pattern' for complex skill organization.
What does the Create Agent Skills skill do?
This skill acts as an expert guide for developers, providing structured workflows, best practices, and tools for authoring, structuring, and refining new Claude Code Skills. It's a 'meta-skill' designed to help you build other skills.
How does this skill improve my workflow?
It improves your workflow by providing a repeatable, best-practice framework. Instead of starting from a blank page, you get guided processes that ensure your skills are well-structured, maintainable, and effective, saving you significant development and debugging time.
What key capabilities does this skill provide?
It offers guided workflows for different skill types, implements the 'Router Pattern' for organizing complex logic, provides best practices for structure (like pure XML tags and progressive disclosure), and includes tools for auditing your existing skills.
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