What are the rules for a skill's description?

A skill's description must start with 'Use when...', include specific trigger conditions, and remain under 200 characters for optimal discovery.

Where are these skills stored?

Skills are stored in ~/.dotfiles/claude/skills/ and are typically symlinked to ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code to discover and use.

How does the skill creation process work?

It automates the creation of a skill directory, populates a standardized SKILL.md file, and performs a Git commit to ensure the new capability is version-controlled.

What is a Claude Code Skill?

A Claude Code Skill is a specialized capability or instruction set that enhances Claude's behavior for specific tasks, providing domain-specific guidance and patterns.

Can I add detailed documentation to a skill?

Yes, the skill structure supports an optional 'references' folder for detailed documentation and an 'examples' folder for working code samples.

Claude Skill Creation

Name: Claude Skill Creation
Author: mshuffett

bymshuffett

Productivity & Workflow

Automates the generation, standardization, and version control of custom capabilities within the Claude Code ecosystem.

About

This skill empowers Claude to extend its own functionality by codifying specialized behaviors, domain-specific knowledge, and best practices into reusable Skill modules. It streamlines the creation of standardized directory structures and SKILL.md files within a user's dotfiles repository, ensuring that every new capability follows strict formatting rules and is automatically committed via Git. By centralizing knowledge in a symlinked directory, this skill makes it easy for developers to build a persistent library of AI-driven workflows that evolve alongside their projects.

Key Features

Integrated Git workflow for automatic committing and versioning of new skills
0 GitHub stars
Standardized SKILL.md template generation with mandatory frontmatter
Support for modular reference files and example directories
Automated directory structure creation within dotfiles repositories
Enforcement of imperative style and acceptance check criteria

Use Cases

Standardizing custom development workflows across multiple machines via dotfiles
Turning 'remember this' prompts into permanent, version-controlled skills
Capturing complex architectural patterns as reusable AI instructions

About

Key Features

Integrated Git workflow for automatic committing and versioning of new skills
0 GitHub stars
Standardized SKILL.md template generation with mandatory frontmatter
Support for modular reference files and example directories
Automated directory structure creation within dotfiles repositories
Enforcement of imperative style and acceptance check criteria

Use Cases

Standardizing custom development workflows across multiple machines via dotfiles
Turning 'remember this' prompts into permanent, version-controlled skills
Capturing complex architectural patterns as reusable AI instructions