Distill to Skill

Turn any source of knowledge into a well-structured agent skill. This is the process skill — it covers how to extract, filter, restructure, and encode knowledge. For the mechanical aspects of skill creation (directory structure, frontmatter format, validation, packaging), use the skill-creator skill.

The Distillation Mindset

A skill is not a summary. It's a decision-making tool for an agent working on a task.

When distilling, constantly ask:

• "Would an agent mid-task benefit from knowing this?" → Keep it
• "Is this background context or motivation?" → Cut it
• "Is this specific to one language/framework but the idea is universal?" → Translate it
• "Could an agent figure this out on its own?" → Cut it
• "Does this change how the agent would write code or make decisions?" → Keep it