Building Claude Skills

About

This skill enables Claude to bootstrap the creation of new Claude Code Skills. It guides the process of defining a new skill's purpose, name, and required tools, then generates the standard directory structure and a properly formatted SKILL.md file with the required YAML frontmatter. By following the embedded best practices for naming, description writing, and file organization, this skill ensures new capabilities are created consistently and effectively, making it essential whenever you want to teach Claude a new, reusable task.

Key Features

• Creates SKILL.md files with required YAML frontmatter
• Provides a structured workflow for gathering skill requirements
• Generates standard directory structure for new skills
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• Includes best practices for skill naming and description writing
• Guides on adding and referencing supporting documentation

Use Cases

• Creating a project-specific skill within a repository
• Documenting a complex process as a reusable Claude skill
• Scaffolding a new skill to teach Claude a specific workflow