When should I use a script instead of text instructions?

Use scripts for tasks that require deterministic reliability, repetitive code generation, or complex operations that would be token-expensive to describe in text.

How does Skill Creator help with token limits?

It implements the Progressive Disclosure principle, ensuring only essential metadata is loaded initially, while detailed documentation and scripts are accessed only when needed.

What is a Claude Code Skill?

A Claude Code Skill is a modular package that extends the AI's capabilities by providing specialized knowledge, tools, and procedures for specific domains or tasks.

What are the core components of a skill?

Every skill requires a SKILL.md file with YAML metadata and markdown instructions, and can optionally include scripts for execution, references for context, and assets for output.

Skill Creator

Name: Skill Creator
Author: mthorning

bymthorning

Developer Tools

Provides a standardized framework and best practices for developing specialized Claude Code skills and modular AI workflows.

About

Skill Creator is a specialized meta-skill designed to guide developers through the process of building, documenting, and optimizing custom Claude Code skills. It emphasizes the principle of 'Progressive Disclosure' to manage context window efficiency while enabling Claude to perform complex, domain-specific tasks. By providing clear patterns for organizing scripts, references, and assets, this skill helps users transform general-purpose AI interactions into specialized, deterministic agents equipped with organizational knowledge and refined procedural workflows.

Key Features

Standardized skill anatomy templates including SKILL.md and resource directories
Guidance on defining 'degrees of freedom' for fragile vs. creative tasks
Workflow automation for initializing, packaging, and iterating on AI skills
Best practices for organizing executable scripts and domain-specific references
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Progressive disclosure patterns to optimize token usage and context efficiency

Use Cases

Developing custom internal tools and integrations for development teams
Creating specialized domain agents for complex data processing or API management
Standardizing AI workflows across a repository to ensure consistent team outputs

About

Key Features

Standardized skill anatomy templates including SKILL.md and resource directories
Guidance on defining 'degrees of freedom' for fragile vs. creative tasks
Workflow automation for initializing, packaging, and iterating on AI skills
Best practices for organizing executable scripts and domain-specific references
0 GitHub stars
Progressive disclosure patterns to optimize token usage and context efficiency

Use Cases

Developing custom internal tools and integrations for development teams
Creating specialized domain agents for complex data processing or API management
Standardizing AI workflows across a repository to ensure consistent team outputs