What sections are included in an excellence skill?

It generates seven core sections: Opening Context, Design Thinking, Domain Guidelines, Anti-Patterns, Success Criteria, Complexity Matching, and a Closing Principle.

What is an 'anti-slop' skill?

An anti-slop skill is a specialized instruction set that rejects generic, mediocre AI patterns in favor of specific, opinionated, and high-quality design principles curated by experts.

Can I audit existing skills with this tool?

Yes, the workflow includes an audit pass that verifies your SKILL.md against design-excellence best practices and ensures trigger phrases are specific.

When should I use this instead of the standard skill-creator?

Use this for domains requiring taste and judgment, like design systems or system architecture, rather than simple procedural tasks or general documentation.

How does this improve Claude's output?

It forces Claude to commit to intentional design choices and identifies specific anti-patterns to avoid, resulting in more distinctive and professional-grade code.

Excellence Skill Creator

Name: Excellence Skill Creator
Author: bengous

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Developer Tools

Generates opinionated, high-craft Claude Code skills that replace generic AI patterns with expert-level domain judgment.

The Excellence Skill Creator is a specialized tool for developers who want to move beyond generic AI-generated code and documentation. It guides users through a structured Scaffold-Craft-Audit workflow to build 'anti-slop' skills—highly opinionated instructions that encode professional taste, define specific anti-patterns, and force intentional design choices. This skill is ideal for establishing high standards in areas like API design, CLI architecture, and frontend systems, ensuring Claude acts more like a senior mentor than a basic pattern-matcher.

Key Features

01Ensures architectural complexity matches the project scope through complexity matching.

02Identifies and blocks common AI-generated 'slop' patterns automatically.

03Scaffolds anti-slop skills with built-in design thinking and intentionality.

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05Defines measurable success criteria for specific technical domains.

06Encodes domain-specific taste through guided Good/Bad example pairs.

Use Cases

01Creating a System Architecture skill that prevents over-engineering in simple projects.

02Developing a Frontend Component skill that prioritizes accessibility over generic UI patterns.

03Building a CLI Design skill to enforce consistent, human-readable error handling.

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add bengous/claude-code-plugins excellence-skill-creator

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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