What are the naming conventions for skills?

Skills should use lowercase letters, hyphens, and a gerund form (e.g., 'analyzing-code' or 'writing-docs') with a maximum length of 64 characters.

Can I use this for both local and plugin-based skills?

Yes, this skill provides the standard framework for creating personal skills in ~/.claude/skills/ as well as skills intended for distribution in plugins.

How do I validate if my new skill is correctly formatted?

Use the integrated validation scripts to check for required YAML fields, third-person descriptions, trigger-word density, and structural file compliance.

What is a Claude Code Skill?

A Skill is a modular package that extends Claude's capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, and resources, typically defined via a SKILL.md file with specific YAML frontmatter.

How does progressive disclosure work in skills?

It manages context by loading metadata at startup, instructions only when the skill is triggered, and detailed resources like code examples only as needed to minimize token usage.

Skill Development Forge

Name: Skill Development Forge
Author: OshanKHZ

byOshanKHZ

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Developer Tools

Orchestrates the creation, modification, and validation of modular Claude Code skills using standardized templates and progressive disclosure patterns.

About

The Skill Development Forge is a specialized utility designed to streamline the entire lifecycle of Claude Code skills. It provides a robust framework for building modular capabilities, managing YAML frontmatter, and implementing optimization patterns like progressive disclosure to manage the context window. By enforcing structural validation and offering interactive requirement-gathering workflows, it ensures that your custom skills are token-efficient, highly discoverable, and functionally consistent, whether you are building a simple knowledge base or a complex multi-resource agent capability.

Key Features

Automated validation scripts to ensure structural integrity and best-practice compliance
Interactive requirement-gathering prompts for architecting complex skill structures
Progressive disclosure optimization to manage context window and token usage
Comprehensive support for bundled resources including references, examples, and utility scripts
3 GitHub stars
Standardized SKILL.md generation with automated YAML frontmatter configuration

Use Cases

Bootstrapping new domain-specific skills for personal use or plugin distribution
Refactoring existing skill documentation to improve Claude's trigger accuracy and performance
Standardizing a team's internal capability library with consistent naming and structural patterns

About

Key Features

Automated validation scripts to ensure structural integrity and best-practice compliance
Interactive requirement-gathering prompts for architecting complex skill structures
Progressive disclosure optimization to manage context window and token usage
Comprehensive support for bundled resources including references, examples, and utility scripts
3 GitHub stars
Standardized SKILL.md generation with automated YAML frontmatter configuration

Use Cases

Bootstrapping new domain-specific skills for personal use or plugin distribution
Refactoring existing skill documentation to improve Claude's trigger accuracy and performance
Standardizing a team's internal capability library with consistent naming and structural patterns