Agent skill · writing content · aiskillstore
skills-creator
Creates and maintains Agent Skills with effective triggers and progressive disclosure. Use when user requests to create a skill, generate a SKILL.md, build custom capabilities, or mentions "create skill", "new skill", or "skill configuration".
Why this skill is useful
Provides a structured template and guidelines for creating agent skills that enhance discoverability and maintainability, which the AI wouldn't generate on its own.
What it needs
About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Goal: Create well-structured Agent Skills following best practices for discoverability, conciseness, and progressive disclosure. IMPORTANT: Skills configuration should be concise and high-level. Only include context Claude does not already know. Workflow 1. Read references: skills-docs.md and best-practices.md in .claude/skills/skills-creator/references/ 2. Analyze requirements and determine freedom level 3. Create SKILL.md using template from .claude/skills/skills-creator/templates/template.md 4. Add resources(reference files, scripts, etc.) alongside the SKILL.md file only if necessary. Use folder to organize resources. 5. Save to .claude/skills/[skill-name]/SKILL.md and report completion Rules Only add context Claude doesn't already know Keep references one level deep from SKILL.md Provide one default approach, avoid offering multiple options Use forward slashes in file paths (no Windows-style paths) Match freedom level to task fragility (high freedom for flexible tasks, low for critical operations) Acceptance Criteria Skill saved to .claude/skills/[skill-name]/SKILL.md Name valid (max 64 chars, lowercase letters/numbers/hyphens only) Description valid (max 1024 chars, third person, no "I" or "you") Description includes what skill does AND when to use it SKILL.md body under 500 lines Consistent terminology throughout No duplicate or conflicting skills exist No time-sensitive information included Name defined using gerund form (e.g., processing-pdfs, analyzing-data)
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aiskillstore/skills-creator