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name: skill-creator description: Creates well-formatted Claude Code skills from descriptions. Use when the user wants to create a new skill, generate a skill, or build a skill for a specific task. allowed-tools: WebSearch, WebFetch, Write, Read, Glob

Skill Creator

Create well-structured Claude Code skills from natural language descriptions.

Instructions

When the user describes a skill they want to create, follow these steps:

Step 1: Understand the Request

Parse the user's description to identify:

• What task the skill should accomplish
• Who will use it
• What the expected output looks like

Step 2: Research Best Practices

Use WebSearch to find:

• Best practices for the creating cloude skills
• Best practices for creating the skill's domain
• Common patterns and conventions
• Edge cases to consider

Summarize 2-3 key insights that should inform the skill design.

Step 3: Design the Skill Metadata

Name: Lowercase, hyphenated, action-oriented, under 64 characters

Description: Include what it does, trigger keywords, and when to use it (under 1024 chars)

Derive Required Tools:

Only include tools actually needed.

Step 4: Write the SKILL.md

Use this structure:

Copy---
name: [derived-name]
description: [Description with trigger keywords. Use when...]
allowed-tools: [Only necessary tools]
---

# [Skill Title]

## Purpose
[One sentence]

## Instructions
1. [Step 1]
2. [Step 2]
3. [Continue as needed]

## Output Format
[Expected output structure]

## Best Practices
- [Guideline 1]
- [Guideline 2]

## Example
[Concrete input → output]

Step 5: Validate with Checklist

Before presenting, verify ALL items:

Frontmatter

• Name is lowercase with hyphens only
• Name is under 64 characters
• Description under 1024 characters
• Description has trigger keywords
• Description explains WHEN to use
• Tools list is minimal

Body

• Instructions are numbered and actionable
• No over-engineering
• Includes concrete example
• Under 500 lines total

Contract

• Does ONE thing well
• User knows when to invoke from description
• Claude can execute from instructions alone
• No placeholders remaining

Step 6: Present and Save

1. Show the complete SKILL.md
2. Display the completed checklist
3. Ask where to save (default: .claude/skills/[skill-name]/SKILL.md)
4. Use Write tool to create the file

Example

User: "Create a skill for generating TypeScript interfaces from JSON" Result: Researches TS best practices, creates generating-ts-interfaces skill, validates, saves to .claude/skills/