Skill Creator

Interactive guide for creating effective skills that extend Claude's capabilities.

Reference Materials

Consult these based on your needs:

• Complete official guide: See references/complete-guide.md for Anthropic's full skill-building guide (fundamentals, planning, testing, distribution, 5 design patterns, troubleshooting)
• Workflow patterns: See references/workflows.md for sequential and conditional workflow design
• Output patterns: See references/output-patterns.md for template and example patterns

Core Principles

1. Concise is key: Claude is already smart. Only add context Claude doesn't already have. Prefer concise examples over verbose explanations. Challenge each piece of information: "Does this justify its token cost?"
2. Progressive disclosure: Metadata always loaded (~100 words) → SKILL.md body on trigger (<5k words, <500 lines) → Bundled resources as needed.
3. Appropriate degrees of freedom: High freedom for flexible tasks (text-based instructions), medium for preferred patterns (pseudocode/scripts with parameters), low for fragile/error-prone operations (specific scripts, few parameters).

Skill Structure