How does Skill Writer improve skill discovery?

It provides a specific formula for descriptions that includes trigger words, file extensions, and context clues, ensuring Claude knows exactly when to activate the skill.

What are the naming rules for new skills?

Skill names must be lowercase, use only letters, numbers, or hyphens, and be a maximum of 64 characters long to be valid.

Where are Claude Code skills stored?

Personal skills are stored in ~/.claude/skills/, while project-specific skills are placed in a .claude/skills/ directory within the repository.

Can I restrict what tools a skill can use?

Yes, you can use the 'allowed-tools' frontmatter field to limit Claude's access to specific tools like Read, Grep, or Glob for security and focus.

What is a Claude Code Skill?

A Claude Code Skill is a specialized capability that enhances Claude's behavior by providing domain-specific guidance, best practices, and implementation patterns via a SKILL.md file.

Claude Skill Writer

Name: Claude Skill Writer
Author: Activer007

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Productivity & Workflow

Guides users through the creation, design, and validation of standardized Agent Skills for Claude Code.

About

The Skill Writer is a meta-utility designed to streamline the authoring process for Claude Code Agent Skills. It provides comprehensive guidance on creating SKILL.md files, ensuring valid YAML frontmatter, and implementing best practices for skill discovery. By helping users define focused scopes, proper directory structures, and trigger-optimized descriptions, this skill ensures that custom capabilities are both functionally robust and easily activated by Claude during development tasks.

Key Features

Standardized SKILL.md template generation and validation
Support for multi-file skill structures and progressive disclosure
0 GitHub stars
Optimized description formulas for better skill discovery
Guidance for both personal and project-specific skill locations
Automated YAML frontmatter syntax and naming checks

Use Cases

Converting repetitive prompts or manual workflows into reusable Agent Skills
Onboarding teams with project-specific conventions and expertise through shared skills
Debugging and troubleshooting existing skills that fail to activate or execute correctly

About

Key Features

Standardized SKILL.md template generation and validation
Support for multi-file skill structures and progressive disclosure
0 GitHub stars
Optimized description formulas for better skill discovery
Guidance for both personal and project-specific skill locations
Automated YAML frontmatter syntax and naming checks

Use Cases

Converting repetitive prompts or manual workflows into reusable Agent Skills
Onboarding teams with project-specific conventions and expertise through shared skills
Debugging and troubleshooting existing skills that fail to activate or execute correctly