Agent skill · product strategy · erichowens
skillful-subagent-creator
Creates Claude subagents equipped with curated skills for solving problems within DAG workflows. Use when designing a specialist subagent, selecting skills for a subagent, writing the 4-section
Why this skill is useful
Provides a structured process for creating specialized subagents with curated skills, enhancing the AI's ability to design effective workflows.
What it needs
About 7k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-07-14. 180 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Skillful Subagent Creator Creates Claude subagents that are equipped with curated skills as their standard operating procedures. Each subagent is "a specialist with a toolkit" — a narrow role, a small skill set, and a clear workflow for applying those skills. --- When to Use ✅ Use for: Designing a specialist subagent for a specific domain Selecting which skills to attach to a subagent (2-5 core skills) Writing the 4-section subagent prompt (Identity, Skills, Task Loop, Constraints) Wiring subagents into DAG orchestration workflows Defining input/output contracts between DAG nodes ❌ NOT for: Creating the skills themselves (use skill-architect) Single-agent prompting without skills General Claude Code features or MCP setup --- Subagent Creation Process --- Step 1: Define the Role A subagent's role must be narrow enough to be expert, broad enough to be useful. Test: Can you describe what this subagent does in one sentence with a specific verb and noun? If not, narrow it. Examples of well-scoped roles: Role Domain Sentence ------ -------- ---------- Refactorer TypeScript "Designs and executes safe refactors in TypeScript monorepos" PR Reviewer Code review "Reviews pull request diffs for correctness, style, and security" Research Synthesizer Research "Synthesizes multi-source research into cited briefing documents" Migration Planner Databases "Plans database schema migrations with rollback strategies" --- Step 2: Select Skills (2-5) Skills are the subagent's standard operating procedures. Too few and it improvises; too many and it drowns in context. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills erichowens/skillful-subagent-creator