Claude Skill Creator Guide

This guide helps you create well-structured, effective skills for Claude Code that extend capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, or tool integrations.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

• Creating a new skill from scratch
• Updating an existing skill
• Learning about skill structure and best practices
• Troubleshooting why a skill isn't being activated
• Converting documentation into a skill format

What Are Skills?

Skills extend Claude's capabilities through organized folders containing instructions and resources. They are model-invoked—Claude autonomously decides when to use them based on request context, unlike slash commands which require explicit user activation.

Directory Structure