Skill Development

About

Provides comprehensive guidance and best practices for developing new skills for Claude Code plugins. This skill outlines the core principles of effective skill design, including conciseness and progressive disclosure, to manage the context window efficiently. It details the standard anatomy of a skill, including the required SKILL.md file and optional bundled resources like scripts, references, and assets. Use this skill when you need to create a new skill, improve an existing one, or understand the standardized development process.

Key Features

• Offers best practices for writing effective skill descriptions and instructional content.
• Specifies the standard directory structure and file anatomy of a skill.
• Provides a detailed, step-by-step process for creating and editing skills.
• Includes guidance on using bundled resources like scripts, references, and assets.
• 4 GitHub stars
• Defines core principles for skill creation, such as conciseness and progressive disclosure.

Use Cases

• Creating a new skill from scratch for a plugin.
• Refactoring an existing skill to follow best practices.
• Adding bundled resources like scripts or reference documentation to a skill.