description: Create a new skill for the aiagent project under .aiagent/skills/. A skill is a reusable prompt/instruction set that agents can invoke.
Create a new aiagent skill.
Skill name and purpose: $ARGUMENTS
Skill File Format
Skills are discovered from .aiagent/skills/<name>/SKILL.md. The format requires YAML frontmatter:
---
name: <skill-name>
description: <description up to 1024 chars>
license: MIT
compatibility: aiagent>=1.0
allowed-tools:
- bash
- file-read
metadata:
author: drujensen
---
# Skill content here (the actual instructions/prompt for the agent)
Name Rules
- Lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens only
- Cannot start or end with a hyphen
- No consecutive hyphens
- Max 64 characters
Steps
- Determine the skill name (snake-case to hyphen-case)
- Create directory:
.aiagent/skills/<name>/ - Create
.aiagent/skills/<name>/SKILL.mdwith proper frontmatter - Write clear, actionable skill content that an AI agent can follow
- Verify the skill would pass
skill.Validate()(name format, description length)
The skill content should be a self-contained set of instructions that an agent can execute. Be specific about what tools to use and what output to produce.
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