meta-skill-guide
Installation
SKILL.md
Meta-Skill Guide: Creating Claude Code Custom Skills
Quick Reference
| Aspect | Constraint | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| SKILL.md size | No hard limit | Keep under 500 lines |
| Skill name | Max 64 chars | Lowercase, hyphens, gerund form (processing-pdfs) |
| Description | Max 1024 chars | WHAT it does + WHEN to use (third person) |
| Reference depth | One level deep | SKILL.md -> File.md only |
| File paths | Forward slashes | Always scripts/helper.py |
| Subagent context | Completely isolated | NO conversation history, NO memory |