Claude Skill Architect FAQs

Question 1

What is the 500-line rule for Claude skills?

Accepted Answer

The 500-line rule is an Anthropic best practice suggesting that SKILL.md files remain under 500 lines to ensure high performance and context clarity, using reference files for deeper documentation.

Question 2

What is the difference between a Guardrail and a Domain skill?

Accepted Answer

Guardrail skills use 'block' enforcement to prevent critical errors or data integrity issues, while Domain skills use 'suggest' or 'warn' levels to provide advisory guidance and best practices.

Question 3

How do I trigger a Claude skill automatically?

Accepted Answer

Skills are automatically activated based on primary keywords, intent patterns, file paths, and content patterns defined within the description field of the skill's YAML frontmatter.

Question 4

Where are Claude Code skills stored in a project?

Accepted Answer

Claude Code skills are stored within the project root at .claude/skills/{skill-name}/SKILL.md.

Question 5

When should I use 'context: fork' in a skill configuration?

Accepted Answer

Use 'context: fork' for research or exploration tasks that generate significant intermediate output to keep the main conversation history clean and focused.

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