description: Create a new skill with proper SKILL.md structure and frontmatter argument-hint: <skill-name> [plugin-path] allowed-tools: Read, Write, Glob
Create New Skill
Create a new Claude Code skill with the name: $1 Target plugin path: $2 (defaults to current directory)
Process
-
Validate skill name
- Must be lowercase
- Only alphanumeric and hyphens
- Max 64 characters
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Create directory structure
skills/ └── $1/ └── SKILL.md -
Generate SKILL.md with template
---
name: $1
description: [Ask user for description - must be specific with trigger phrases, max 1024 chars]
allowed-tools: Read, Grep, Glob
---
# [Skill Title]
## Overview
[Brief explanation of what this skill provides]
## Instructions
[Step-by-step instructions for Claude when this skill is active]
## Examples
[Concrete examples of using this skill]
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Ask user for:
- Description (with guidance on making it specific)
- Which tools should be allowed (or all)
- Main purpose/instructions
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Create optional reference.md if needed
Validation
After creation, verify:
- [ ] Directory
skills/$1/exists - [ ]
SKILL.mdhas valid YAML frontmatter - [ ] Description includes trigger phrases
- [ ] Description under 1024 characters
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