Guide users through creating Agent Skills for Claude Code. Use when the user wants to create, write, author, or design a new Skill, or needs help with SKILL.md files, frontmatter, or skill structure.
This Skill helps you create well-structured Agent Skills for Claude Code that follow best practices and validation requirements.
Use this Skill when:
First, understand what the Skill should do:
Ask clarifying questions:
Keep it focused: One Skill = one capability
Determine where to create the Skill:
Personal Skills (~/.claude/skills/):
Project Skills (.claude/skills/):
Create the directory and files:
# Personal
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/skill-name
# Project
mkdir -p .claude/skills/skill-name
For multi-file Skills:
skill-name/
├── SKILL.md (required)
├── reference.md (optional)
├── examples.md (optional)
├── scripts/
│ └── helper.py (optional)
└── templates/
└── template.txt (optional)
Create YAML frontmatter with required fields:
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