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name: skill-development description: Skill Development Rules user-invocable: false

Skill Development Rules

When working with files in .claude/skills/:

SKILL.md Structure

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DO

• Keep SKILL.md concise (< 200 lines)
• Include clear "When to Use" section
• Provide copy-paste bash commands
• Reference scripts/ for MCP operations
• Add triggers to skill-rules.json

DON'T

• Include implementation details in SKILL.md
• Duplicate content across skills
• Create skills without corresponding trigger in skill-rules.json
• Use allowed-tools that aren't needed

MCP Wrapper Skills

For skills that wrap MCP scripts:

• Use allowed-tools: [Bash, Read] to restrict capabilities
• Point to the script in scripts/ directory
• Include parameter documentation