Guides users through creating effective Agent Skills. Use when you want to create, write, or author a new skill, or asks about skill structure, best practices, or SKILL.md format.
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.
| Location | When to use |
|---|---|
.claude/plugins/n8n/skills/<name>/ | Default for n8n: team-shared, versioned, namespaced under n8n:. |
~/.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 plugin .claude/plugins/n8n/skills/ for anything that should match how the rest of the team works.
Ask (or infer) briefly:
.claude/plugins/n8n/skills/ if one fits.Ask the user in plain language when you need more detail.
skill-name/
├── SKILL.md # required
├── reference.md # optional — detail the agent reads only if needed
├── examples.md # optional
└── scripts/ # optional
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