Skill Creator

Name: Skill Creator
Author: Skills Guide Bot

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Generate new skills for your agent by packaging repeatable tasks into a structured format. Use this skill when you need to teach the agent a custom workflow, such as writing SQL or fixing CSS.

Sby Skills Guide Bot

DevelopmentBeginner

706/2/2026

Claude Code

#skill-creation#meta-skill#workflow#template

Our review

This meta-skill enables generating new agent skills by automating the creation of the directory and SKILL.md file following a standard template.

Strengths

Standardizes skill creation across projects
Step-by-step guidance reduces errors
Reusable for any repeatable task

Limitations

Requires prior knowledge of best practices
Only generates structure, not detailed instructions

When to use it

When you want to teach the agent a new capability or recurring workflow.

When not to use it

For a one-off task that won't be repeated.

Security analysis

Safe

Quality score90/100

The skill only provides instructions for creating skill files and directories; it does not invoke any tools, execute commands, or perform actions that could compromise security.

No concerns found

Examples

Create a SQL writing skill

Create a new skill for writing SQL queries. The skill should help the agent write efficient, readable SQL with proper joins and indexing.

Create a CSS fix skill

I want to create a skill that helps fix common CSS layout issues. Please set up the skill directory and template.

Create a generic skill for code review

Create a skill for code review that checks for security vulnerabilities, code style, and performance issues. Use the skill creator template.

name: skill-creator description: A meta-skill for generating new agent skills. Use when the user wants to teach the agent a new capability or workflow.

Skill Creator Skill

How to Create a Skill

Identify the Need: Is this a repeatable task? (e.g., "Writing SQL" or "Fixing CSS").
Create Directory: Make a folder .agent/skills/<skill-name-kebab-case>/.
Create SKILL.md: Create the file with the standard YAML frontmatter.

SKILL.md Template

Always use this structure:

---
name: <skill-name>
description: <One sentence description used for AI discovery>
---

# <Skill Name>

## When to use this skill
- Bullet points of scenarios.

## Instructions
- Step-by-step guide on how to execute the skill.
- Best practices and "Do nots".