What is a Claude Code Skill?

A Skill is a modular package that extends Claude's capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, and tools designed for specific domains or tasks.

Can I include executable code in a skill?

Yes, skills can include a 'scripts/' directory for Python or Bash code to handle deterministic, fragile, or repetitive tasks with high reliability.

What is Progressive Disclosure in skills?

It is a design principle that manages context efficiently by loading metadata first, then instructions, and finally detailed resources only as Claude determines they are needed.

How does Claude know when to use a specific skill?

Claude reads the name and description fields in the SKILL.md YAML frontmatter to determine if a skill is relevant to the current user request.

Why use the Skill Creator?

It ensures your custom skills are token-efficient, follow architectural best practices, and use standardized structures that make them discoverable and effective for AI agents.

Skill Creator

Name: Skill Creator
Author: doc-detective

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Developer Tools

Standardizes the creation of modular Claude Code skills through structured guidance, templates, and best practices.

About

The Skill Creator provides a comprehensive framework for extending Claude's capabilities by building specialized, domain-specific skills. It guides users through creating SKILL.md files, managing bundled resources like scripts and assets, and implementing 'progressive disclosure' to maintain context efficiency. By following these standardized patterns, developers can transform Claude into a specialized agent equipped with procedural knowledge, custom tool integrations, and organization-specific workflows that go beyond general-purpose model capabilities.

Key Features

Implementation of progressive disclosure to optimize context window usage
Framework for setting appropriate 'degrees of freedom' for AI task execution
Guidance on bundling scripts, references, and assets for modularity
Standardized SKILL.md generation with metadata and instruction templates
Structured workflow for initializing, editing, and packaging new skills
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Use Cases

Onboarding AI agents with company-specific coding standards and business logic
Building specialized domain agents for tasks like PDF processing or database management
Automating repetitive multi-step developer workflows through bundled scripts

About

Key Features

Implementation of progressive disclosure to optimize context window usage
Framework for setting appropriate 'degrees of freedom' for AI task execution
Guidance on bundling scripts, references, and assets for modularity
Standardized SKILL.md generation with metadata and instruction templates
Structured workflow for initializing, editing, and packaging new skills
0 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Onboarding AI agents with company-specific coding standards and business logic
Building specialized domain agents for tasks like PDF processing or database management
Automating repetitive multi-step developer workflows through bundled scripts