Skill Creator

A meta-skill that helps you create new skills for AI coding assistants. Guides you through gathering requirements, generating properly formatted SKILL.md files, and following best practices for skill creation.

What This Skill Does

This skill automates the process of creating new skills by:

Instructions

When invoked, follow these steps to help create a new skill:

Step 1: Gather Core Information

Use the AskUserQuestion tool to collect:

1. **Skill Name**

- Ask: "What should we name this skill?"

- Explain: Use lowercase with hyphens (e.g., "project-creator", "api-endpoint-generator")

- This becomes the directory name and slug

2. **Description**

- Ask: "Provide a brief description (under 500 characters)"

- Should clearly explain what the skill does

- Will be used in marketplace listings

3. **Category**

- Ask: "Which category fits best?"

- Options: development, devops, writing, data, design, testing, security, documentation, automation, other

4. **Compatible Runtimes**

- Ask: "Which AI coding tools should support this skill?"

- Options: claude-code, cursor, windsurf, mcp, copilot, other

- Allow multiple selections

Step 2: Gather Detailed Requirements

5. **Skill Purpose**

- Ask: "What specific task or workflow does this skill accomplish?"

- Get detailed explanation of the skill's functionality

- Examples: "Create a new React component with tests", "Generate REST API endpoint boilerplate"

6. **Tags**

- Ask: "Provide 3-7 tags for discoverability"

- Suggest relevant tags based on category

- Max 10 tags allowed

7. **Step-by-Step Instructions**

- Ask: "What are the main steps this skill should follow?"

- Request 3-5 major steps with substeps

- Clarify any ambiguous requirements

Step 3: Generate SKILL.md File

Create a properly formatted SKILL.md with:

1. **YAML Frontmatter** (required):

```yaml

---

name: skill-name

description: Brief description under 500 chars

version: "1.0.0"

runtimes:

- runtime1

- runtime2

category: category-name

tags:

- tag1

- tag2

---

```

2. **Markdown Body** (minimum 50 characters):

Step 4: Create Directory and File

1. Create directory structure:

```bash

mkdir -p .claude/skills/{skill-name}

```

2. Write SKILL.md file:

```bash

Use Write tool to create .claude/skills/{skill-name}/SKILL.md

```

3. Validate the file:

Step 5: Provide Usage Instructions

After successful creation:

1. Confirm the skill location: `.claude/skills/{skill-name}/SKILL.md`

2. Explain how to test the skill

3. Provide next steps:

- How to refine instructions

- How to add code templates

- How to publish to marketplace (if applicable)

Example Workflow

```

User: "Create a new skill for generating API endpoints"