Temporary Files Skill

When you need to create files to track progress, generate reports, or store temporary data, use the system's temporary directory instead of the repository root.

Directory Structure

Use this base path for all temporary files (aligns with Claude Code's existing task output convention):

/tmp/claude/{sanitized-cwd}/

Where {sanitized-cwd} is the current working directory path with / replaced by - (leading slash stripped first to avoid a leading dash).

Example: Working in /Users/bobby/workspace/pivot/llamafarm → /tmp/claude/Users-bobby-workspace-pivot-llamafarm/

Creating a Temp File

Step 1: Create the directory