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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

1. Validate skill name

   • Must be lowercase
   • Only alphanumeric and hyphens
   • Max 64 characters

2. Create directory structure

   skills/
   └── $1/
       └── SKILL.md
   

3. 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]

4. Ask user for:

   • Description (with guidance on making it specific)
   • Which tools should be allowed (or all)
   • Main purpose/instructions

5. Create optional reference.md if needed

Validation

After creation, verify:

• [ ] Directory skills/$1/ exists
• [ ] SKILL.md has valid YAML frontmatter
• [ ] Description includes trigger phrases
• [ ] Description under 1024 characters