Claude Skills Creator

A Claude Agent Skill for creating and structuring Claude Agent Skills.

What This Skill Does

This skill helps you:

• Create well-structured Claude Agent Skills
• Validate skill structure and content
• Follow best practices for skill development
• Understand skill architecture and progressive disclosure

Skill Structure

claude-skill-creator/
├── SKILL.md              # Main instruction file
├── EXAMPLES.md           # Real-world skill examples
├── templates/
│   └── SKILL_TEMPLATE.md # Template for new skills
└── scripts/
    └── validate_skill.py # Validation script

Usage

In Claude Code

1. Place this skill in .claude/skills/claude-skill-creator/ or ~/.claude/skills/claude-skill-creator/
2. Claude will automatically discover and use it when you ask to create a skill

Using the Validation Script

python3 claude-skill-creator/scripts/validate_skill.py path/to/your/skill

Quick Start

Ask Claude:

• "Create a skill for [your use case]"
• "Help me structure a Claude skill"
• "Validate my skill structure"

The skill will guide you through:

1. Defining skill name and description
2. Creating SKILL.md with proper frontmatter
3. Organizing additional files
4. Following best practices

Skill Requirements Reference

Name Requirements

• Maximum 64 characters
• Only lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens
• No XML tags
• Cannot contain "anthropic" or "claude"

Description Requirements

• Maximum 1024 characters
• Must describe what the skill does AND when to use it
• No XML tags
• Should include trigger phrases like "Use when..."

Examples

See EXAMPLES.md for complete examples of:

• Simple single-file skills
• Skills with additional resources
• Skills with scripts
• Comprehensive multi-component skills

Validation

Use the included validation script to check your skills:

cd claude-skill-creator
python scripts/validate_skill.py ../your-skill-directory

Resources

• Claude Agent Skills Documentation
• Agent Skills Best Practices
• Skills Cookbook