Integrate Claude Skills into Project Guidelines

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Adapt and integrate a global Claude skill into project development guidelines, updating documentation and examples.

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108/31/2026
Claude Code
#skill-integration#project-guidelines#trellis#documentation

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Our review

This skill adapts a global Claude skill into project development guidelines, updating documentation and examples rather than application code.

Strengths

  • Clear actionable step-by-step execution
  • Integrates skills into development guides without touching source code
  • Produces a detailed integration report
  • Uses file naming conventions that prevent IDE errors for example files

Limitations

  • Depends on the openskills command and a specific .trellis directory structure
  • Requires manual interpretation of the skill type to determine the integration target
  • Focuses on Claude Code workflows and may not map directly to other agent platforms
When to use it

When you want to incorporate an existing Claude skill into a project's development guidelines to standardize team practices.

When not to use it

If you need to generate actual application code or integrate skills directly into source code rather than documentation.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score82/100

The skill only guides users to read skill content via 'openskills read', create documentation files, and update markdown guidelines. It does not instruct destructive actions, exfiltration, or execution of arbitrary code. The bash commands mentioned are for reading skills and listing directories, which are benign. No sensitive data handling or network calls are involved.

No concerns found

Examples

Integrate frontend design skill
/trellis:integrate-skill frontend-design
Integrate MCP builder skill
/trellis:integrate-skill mcp-builder
Integrate webapp testing skill into guidelines
Adapt the webapp-testing skill into our project's development guidelines, updating the frontend spec and examples.

Integrate Claude Skill into Project Guidelines

Adapt and integrate a Claude global skill into your project's development guidelines (not directly into project code).

Usage

/trellis:integrate-skill <skill-name>

Examples:

/trellis:integrate-skill frontend-design
/trellis:integrate-skill mcp-builder

Core Principle

[!] Important: The goal of skill integration is to update development guidelines, not to generate project code directly.

  • Guidelines content -> Write to .trellis/spec/{target}/doc.md
  • Code examples -> Place in .trellis/spec/{target}/examples/skills/<skill-name>/
  • Example files -> Use .template suffix (e.g., component.tsx.template) to avoid IDE errors

Where {target} is frontend or backend, determined by skill type.

Execution Steps

1. Read Skill Content

openskills read <skill-name>

If the skill doesn't exist, prompt user to check available skills:

# Available skills are listed in AGENTS.md under <available_skills>

2. Determine Integration Target

Based on skill type, determine which guidelines to update:

| Skill Category | Integration Target | |----------------|-------------------| | UI/Frontend (frontend-design, web-artifacts-builder) | .trellis/spec/frontend/ | | Backend/API (mcp-builder) | .trellis/spec/backend/ | | Documentation (doc-coauthoring, docx, pdf) | .trellis/ or create dedicated guidelines | | Testing (webapp-testing) | .trellis/spec/frontend/ (E2E) |

3. Analyze Skill Content

Extract from the skill:

  • Core concepts: How the skill works and key concepts
  • Best practices: Recommended approaches
  • Code patterns: Reusable code templates
  • Caveats: Common issues and solutions

4. Execute Integration

4.1 Update Guidelines Document

Add a new section to the corresponding doc.md:

@@@section:skill-<skill-name>
## # <Skill Name> Integration Guide

### Overview
[Core functionality and use cases of the skill]

### Project Adaptation
[How to use this skill in the current project]

### Usage Steps
1. [Step 1]
2. [Step 2]

### Caveats
- [Project-specific constraints]
- [Differences from default behavior]

### Reference Examples
See `examples/skills/<skill-name>/`

@@@/section:skill-<skill-name>

4.2 Create Examples Directory (if code examples exist)

# Directory structure ({target} = frontend or backend)
.trellis/spec/{target}/
|-- doc.md                      # Add skill-related section
|-- index.md                    # Update index
+-- examples/
    +-- skills/
        +-- <skill-name>/
            |-- README.md               # Example documentation
            |-- example-1.ts.template   # Code example (use .template suffix)
            +-- example-2.tsx.template

File naming conventions:

  • Code files: <name>.<ext>.template (e.g., component.tsx.template)
  • Config files: <name>.config.template (e.g., tailwind.config.template)
  • Documentation: README.md (normal suffix)

4.3 Update Index File

Add to the Quick Navigation table in index.md:

| <Skill-related task> | <Section name> | `skill-<skill-name>` |

5. Generate Integration Report


Skill Integration Report: <skill-name>

# Overview

  • Skill description: [Functionality description]
  • Integration target: .trellis/spec/{target}/

# Tech Stack Compatibility

| Skill Requirement | Project Status | Compatibility | |-------------------|----------------|---------------| | [Tech 1] | [Project tech] | [OK]/[!]/[X] |

# Integration Locations

| Type | Path | |------|------| | Guidelines doc | .trellis/spec/{target}/doc.md (section: skill-<name>) | | Code examples | .trellis/spec/{target}/examples/skills/<name>/ | | Index update | .trellis/spec/{target}/index.md |

{target} = frontend or backend

# Dependencies (if needed)

# Install required dependencies (adjust for your package manager)
npm install <package>
# or
pnpm add <package>
# or
yarn add <package>

[OK] Completed Changes

  • [ ] Added @@@section:skill-<name> section to doc.md
  • [ ] Added index entry to index.md
  • [ ] Created example files in examples/skills/<name>/
  • [ ] Example files use .template suffix

# Related Guidelines

  • [Existing related section IDs]

6. Optional: Create Usage Command

If this skill is frequently used, create a shortcut command:

/trellis:create-command use-<skill-name> Use <skill-name> skill following project guidelines

Common Skill Integration Reference

| Skill | Integration Target | Examples Directory | |-------|-------------------|-------------------| | frontend-design | frontend | examples/skills/frontend-design/ | | mcp-builder | backend | examples/skills/mcp-builder/ | | webapp-testing | frontend | examples/skills/webapp-testing/ | | doc-coauthoring | .trellis/ | N/A (documentation workflow only) |

Example: Integrating mcp-builder Skill

Directory Structure

.trellis/spec/backend/
|-- doc.md                           # Add MCP section
|-- index.md                         # Add index entry
+-- examples/
    +-- skills/
        +-- mcp-builder/
            |-- README.md
            |-- server.ts.template
            |-- tools.ts.template
            +-- types.ts.template

New Section in doc.md

@@@section:skill-mcp-builder
## # MCP Server Development Guide

### Overview
Create LLM-callable tool services using MCP (Model Context Protocol).

### Project Adaptation
- Place services in a dedicated directory
- Follow existing TypeScript and type definition conventions
- Use project's logging system

### Reference Examples
See `examples/skills/mcp-builder/`

@@@/section:skill-mcp-builder
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