Create New Skill

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Creates a new OpenCode skill using the skill-creator. Pass a skill name and optionally the --quick flag for a bare scaffolding without the interactive interview. Useful when you want to bootstrap a new custom skill quickly.

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906/2/2026
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#opencode#skill-creation#scaffolding#ai-assisted

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Our review

Creates a new OpenCode skill by invoking the skill-creator workflow, either with full AI assistance or quick scaffolding.

Strengths

  • Streamlines skill creation
  • Supports two modes (full and quick)
  • Integrates with skill-creator for consistency

Limitations

  • Requires skill-creator to be available
  • Only for OpenCode skills
  • No alternative output formats
When to use it

Use when starting a new OpenCode skill project.

When not to use it

Use when you need to create a skill for a different platform or workflow.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score75/100

The skill only invokes another skill (skill-creator) with given arguments. It does not perform any system operation or expose dangerous functionality. No allowed-tools are declared, and there are no risky instructions.

No concerns found

Examples

Full AI-assisted creation
/new-skill my-awesome-skill
Quick scaffolding
/new-skill my-awesome-skill --quick

name: new-skill description: Create a new OpenCode skill (invokes skill-creator) arguments:

  • name: skill-name description: Name for the new skill (lowercase-kebab-case) required: true
  • name: quick description: Skip interview, just scaffold required: false

New Skill Command

Create a new OpenCode skill using the skill-creator skill.

Instructions

  1. Load skill-creator skill:

    skill({ name: "skill-creator" })
    
  2. Determine mode from arguments:

    • If $ARGUMENTS contains --quick: Quick mode (scaffold only)
    • Otherwise: Full mode (search + interview + generate)
  3. Pass skill name to workflow:

    • Extract skill name from $ARGUMENTS (first argument, excluding flags)
    • Follow skill-creator's workflow with this name

Usage Examples

# Full AI-assisted creation
/new-skill my-awesome-skill

# Quick scaffolding only
/new-skill my-awesome-skill --quick
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