Creating Skills for Claude Code

Create well-structured, production-ready Claude Code skills following the Agent Skills open standard.

Decision: Skill vs Command vs Subagent

Before creating, determine the right type:

• Skill (model-invoked): Claude decides when to use it. Best for reusable expertise, workflows, domain knowledge. → .claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md
• Command (user-invoked via /name): User explicitly triggers it. Best for on-demand actions, one-off tasks. → .claude/commands/<name>.md (same frontmatter as skills)
• Subagent: Delegated parallel work. Best for independent tasks within a larger workflow. → .claude/agents/<name>.md

Default to Skill unless the user explicitly wants a command or subagent.

Quick Start

Initialize a new skill with the bundled script: