What is an FTC Claude Skill?

An FTC Claude Skill is a specialized knowledge pack that provides Claude with the context needed to assist with specific hardware (like REV Hubs), libraries (like RoadRunner), or game-specific rules.

Why is the author object format important in plugin.json?

The FTC marketplace requires author information to be a structured object (name and URL) to ensure proper attribution and installation reliability.

Can I use this to build skills for non-robotics projects?

Yes, while the examples are FTC-centric, the underlying design patterns, frontmatter rules, and directory structures are applicable to any Claude Code skill.

How does the skill-builder help with Claude's performance?

It teaches 'progressive disclosure' patterns, ensuring that Claude only loads the most relevant information, which saves tokens and improves response accuracy.

Is this skill restricted only to Claude Code?

While optimized for Claude Code, the skills generated are compatible with Codex CLI, VS Code Copilot, and Cursor.

FTC Skill Builder

Name: FTC Skill Builder
Author: ncssm-robotics

byncssm-robotics

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Aprendizaje y Documentación

Guides the creation, optimization, and validation of specialized skills for the FTC Claude Marketplace.

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The FTC Skill Builder is a meta-utility designed to help FIRST Tech Challenge teams develop high-quality, standardized skills for Claude Code and other AI coding agents. It provides comprehensive scaffolding, directory structures, and design patterns tailored specifically for robotics development, including hardware integration, library documentation, and autonomous pathing frameworks. By enforcing strict schemas for metadata and trigger-based descriptions, it ensures that custom skills for components like REV Hubs, Pinpoint odometry, or Pedro Pathing activate reliably and perform efficiently within token limits.

Características Principales

2 GitHub stars
Best practices for progressive disclosure and document linking
Standardized scaffolding for new FTC skills and plugin structures
Template patterns for FTC-specific hardware, libraries, and game logic
Validation of plugin.json and marketplace.json schemas
Specific guidance for writing effective skill activation triggers

Casos de Uso

Scaffolding a new knowledge pack for custom robot hardware components
Validating a plugin's structure before submitting a pull request to the community marketplace
Improving the reliability of AI agent responses during complex autonomous programming tasks

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Características Principales

2 GitHub stars
Best practices for progressive disclosure and document linking
Standardized scaffolding for new FTC skills and plugin structures
Template patterns for FTC-specific hardware, libraries, and game logic
Validation of plugin.json and marketplace.json schemas
Specific guidance for writing effective skill activation triggers

Casos de Uso

Scaffolding a new knowledge pack for custom robot hardware components
Validating a plugin's structure before submitting a pull request to the community marketplace
Improving the reliability of AI agent responses during complex autonomous programming tasks