What is the difference between a Script and a Reference in a skill?

Scripts are executable code for deterministic tasks, while References are documentation intended to be read by Claude to inform its thinking and process.

What exactly is a Claude Code Skill?

A skill is a modular, self-contained package that extends Claude's capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, and tools, effectively onboarding the AI to a specific domain.

How do I trigger a skill I've created?

Claude determines when to use a skill based on the name and description provided in the YAML frontmatter of the SKILL.md file.

Why is the Progressive Disclosure principle important?

It manages context efficiently by only loading deep documentation or resources when Claude specifically needs them, preventing the context window from being cluttered with irrelevant information.

Should I include a README.md in my skill folder?

No. To keep skills lean and avoid confusing the AI agent, you should only include the SKILL.md file and essential resources like scripts, references, and assets.

Skill Creator for Claude

Name: Skill Creator for Claude
Author: flosrn

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Developer Tools

Standardizes the creation and optimization of specialized Claude skills through structured workflows and progressive disclosure principles.

Skill Creator is a meta-utility designed to help developers build, refine, and package specialized capabilities for Claude. It enforces best practices such as context-window efficiency, progressive disclosure patterns for reference materials, and the use of deterministic scripts. By providing a clear framework for SKILL.md files and bundled resources, it transforms Claude from a general-purpose assistant into a domain-specific expert tailored to your project's unique requirements, ensuring that specialized knowledge is available without overwhelming the AI's context.

Key Features

01Best practices for context window management and token efficiency

02Standardized structural templates for SKILL.md, scripts, and assets

03Guided workflow for skill initialization, editing, and packaging

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05Strategic guidance on setting appropriate degrees of freedom for AI agents

06Implementation of progressive disclosure patterns for large documentation

Use Cases

01Refactoring verbose skill files into modular, efficient components to save tokens

02Creating a new domain-specific skill for a proprietary API or internal codebase

03Standardizing custom AI agent workflows and tool integrations across a development team

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add flosrn/.claude skill-creator

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT