How do I keep my skills context-efficient?

By following the 'Concise is Key' principle and using progressive disclosure, where detailed information is kept in reference files and only loaded when Claude explicitly needs it.

What is the difference between scripts and references in a skill?

Scripts are executable code (Python/Bash) used for deterministic tasks, while references are documentation or schemas intended to be read by Claude to inform its reasoning.

What is a Claude Code Skill?

A Skill is a modular package that extends Claude's capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, and tool integrations, transforming it into a domain-specific agent.

Why should I use the Skill Creator instead of standard prompting?

The Skill Creator provides a structured, repeatable framework that ensures your extensions are organized, maintainable, and optimized for the Claude Code environment.

Claude Skill Creator

Name: Claude Skill Creator
Author: XD3an

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Productivity & Workflow

Guides the creation and optimization of specialized Claude Code skills using standardized architectural patterns and context-efficient design.

About

The Skill Creator is a foundational meta-skill designed to help developers extend Claude's capabilities through modular, self-contained packages. It provides a comprehensive framework for building domain-specific workflows, tool integrations, and knowledge bases while strictly adhering to the 'Concise is Key' principle to maximize context window efficiency. By implementing progressive disclosure patterns and a structured anatomy of scripts, references, and assets, this skill ensures that new Claude extensions are deterministic, easy to maintain, and trigger-ready for complex software development tasks.

Key Features

Tailored 'Degree of Freedom' guidance for task-specific instructions
Context window optimization using progressive disclosure patterns
Best practices for managing external resources and executable scripts
6 GitHub stars
Standardized skill anatomy framework (SKILL.md, scripts, assets, references)
Step-by-step initialization and packaging workflow

Use Cases

Building tool integrations for specialized file formats or proprietary APIs
Developing a custom skill for internal company coding standards and schemas
Optimizing existing AI prompts into high-performance, modular skills

About

Key Features

Tailored 'Degree of Freedom' guidance for task-specific instructions
Context window optimization using progressive disclosure patterns
Best practices for managing external resources and executable scripts
6 GitHub stars
Standardized skill anatomy framework (SKILL.md, scripts, assets, references)
Step-by-step initialization and packaging workflow

Use Cases

Building tool integrations for specialized file formats or proprietary APIs
Developing a custom skill for internal company coding standards and schemas
Optimizing existing AI prompts into high-performance, modular skills