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Create Claude Code Skill

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Creates a new Claude Code skill with proper directory structure and SKILL.md. Use when you want to scaffold a portable, reusable skill for personal or project use. Validates inputs, avoids overwriting existing skills, and generates optional script/reference/asset directories as needed.

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DevelopmentIntermediate
6/2/2026
Claude Code
#skill-creation#scaffolding#claude-code#workflow

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Automated summary

Creates a new Claude Code skill with a standardized structure, validating inputs and generating the necessary folders and files.

Strengths

  • Automates the creation of the complete skill structure
  • Validates inputs to prevent errors
  • Supports personal and project flags for location
  • Includes decisions on bundled resources (scripts, references, assets)

Limitations

  • Does not analyze the current project
  • Limited to 64-character names and 1024-character descriptions
  • Does not handle updating existing skills
When to use it

Use this skill when you want to initialize a reusable Claude Code skill, whether for personal use or within a project.

When not to use it

Do not use this skill for modifying an existing skill or for creating an automation in the current repository.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score90/100

The skill scaffolds a new Claude Code skill directory and file. It uses Read, Write, Bash, and Glob tools, but only to create directories and files with validated inputs. No destructive commands, network calls, or exfiltration instructions are present.

No concerns found

How this analysis is made

Examples

Create commit helper skill
/create-skill commit-helper "Generate git commit messages. Use when writing commits."
Create PDF processor skill (project)
/create-skill pdf-processor "Extract text from PDFs. Use for document extraction." --project

description: Create a new Claude Code skill with proper structure. Use when user wants to scaffold, initialize, or create a new skill. argument-hint: "[skill-name] [description] [--personal|--project]" allowed-tools: Read, Write, Bash, Glob

Create a reusable Claude Code skill — a portable capability that will be used in other projects, not the current repo. Do NOT analyze the current repo for how to use the skill's subject matter.

Inputs: $ARGUMENTS parsed as: SKILL_NAME (kebab-case, max 64 chars), DESCRIPTION (quoted string, max 1024 chars) Flags: --personal (default: ~/.claude/skills/) or --project (.claude/skills/) Output: STATUS=<CREATED|EXISTS|FAIL> PATH=<path>

Instructions

  1. Validate:

    • Name: lowercase letters/numbers/hyphens only, max 64 chars
    • Description: non-empty, max 1024 chars, no angle brackets

  2. Check existence: If skill exists, output STATUS=EXISTS PATH=<path> and stop.

  3. Analyze and decide bundled resources. State your reasoning, then create only what's needed:

    • scripts/ — when skill involves file manipulation, data processing, or repeated code
    • references/ — when skill needs docs/schemas that would make SKILL.md exceed 500 lines
    • assets/ — when skill uses templates, boilerplate, or brand files

  4. Create structure:

    {{SKILL_NAME}}/
├── SKILL.md (required)
├── scripts/example.py (executable, if needed)
├── references/.gitkeep (if needed)
└── assets/.gitkeep (if needed)

  5. Generate SKILL.md:

    ---
name: {{SKILL_NAME}}
description: {{DESCRIPTION}}
---

# {{Title Case Name}}

## Overview
[TODO: What this skill does]

## When to Use
[TODO: Triggers and scenarios]

## Instructions
[TODO: Step-by-step guidance]

## Examples
[TODO: Realistic user requests and responses]

  6. Output: Print STATUS=CREATED PATH={{path}} and list what was created.

Skill Frontmatter

Required: name, description Optional: allowed-tools, metadata, license

Examples

/create-skill commit-helper "Generate git commit messages. Use when writing commits."
/create-skill pdf-processor "Extract text from PDFs. Use for document extraction." --project

From the file to a first result

The download contains exactly the content displayed on this page. This copy may differ from the latest version in the source repository.

View the source and supporting files

This download contains SKILL.md only. Any scripts, references, templates and dependencies are not included. Get the required files from the source, preserving their directory structure, before continuing.

1. Download the file

Download SKILL.md

From the root of a test project, save the file as .skill-downloads/create-claude-code-skill-mmbizkcj/SKILL.md, or use the command below. This folder is for inspecting the skill before installation.

Command for macOS/Linux or WSL: requires a POSIX shell and curl. On Windows without WSL, use the download button and create the folder manually.

mkdir -p '.skill-downloads/create-claude-code-skill-mmbizkcj' && curl --fail --show-error --location 'https://skills-guides.com/api/skills/create-claude-code-skill-mmbizkcj/download' --output '.skill-downloads/create-claude-code-skill-mmbizkcj/SKILL.md.part' && mv '.skill-downloads/create-claude-code-skill-mmbizkcj/SKILL.md.part' '.skill-downloads/create-claude-code-skill-mmbizkcj/SKILL.md'

2. Check prerequisites

Read SKILL.md before using it. If it references scripts or external services, inspect them and prepare the required access in your test environment.

Tools declared by the author (check availability in your agent): Read, Write, Bash, Glob

No recognized prerequisites section in this file. This does not mean it is self-contained: libraries, tools and access requirements may be mentioned elsewhere in the content or source repository.

The platforms on this page are catalog indications. The paths below follow tool documentation; they do not prove this skill has been run in those tools. No minimum tool version is confirmed for this listing.

3. Load the skill

This file does not provide a usable name/description header for this native procedure. It remains available to download and inspect; use the manual method below.

Manual method or another tool: attach SKILL.md to a conversation, or open it in an agent that can read files. Include any required supporting resources. No universal folder is recognized by every tool.

4. Try a first task

Use a short, synthetic input: an API endpoint, a small document or an interface brief. In a new conversation, attach the file or give the agent its path, then adapt this request:

Read .skill-downloads/create-claude-code-skill-mmbizkcj/SKILL.md and apply its instructions to this example: [describe a test input]. Identify any missing files, dependencies or access. Produce the result requested by the skill without inventing data or running unreviewed scripts.

Expected result: output matching the skill instructions, or a precise list of missing prerequisites. A read confirmation alone does not validate a first use. If an external resource is unavailable, that path remains untested.

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