create-skill
Installation
SKILL.md
Creating skills
Skills are markdown (plus optional scripts) that teach the agent a focused workflow. Keep SKILL.md short—the context window is shared with chat, code, and other skills.
Where skills live
| Location | When to use |
|---|---|
.claude/skills/<name>/ in this repo |
Default for n8n: team-shared, versioned. Cursor picks up project skills from here when working in the repo (same idea as Claude Code). |
~/.claude/skills/<name>/ |
Personal skill for Claude Code across all projects. |
~/.cursor/skills/<name>/ |
Optional personal skill for Cursor only, global to your machine. |
Do not put custom skills in ~/.cursor/skills-cursor/—that is reserved for Cursor’s built-in skills.
Prefer repo .claude/skills/ for anything that should match how the rest of the team works.
Before you write: gather requirements
Ask (or infer) briefly: