What key features does this skill provide?

It defines the standard anatomy of a skill (SKILL.md, scripts, references, assets), outlines a step-by-step creation process, provides best practices for writing AI-friendly instructions, and explains context management principles to build high-performance skills.

What does the Skill Development skill do?

This skill acts as a comprehensive guide for creating, structuring, and refining new skills for Claude Code plugins. It provides the official blueprint for building effective and efficient AI capabilities.

How does this skill improve my workflow?

It streamlines the creation of new AI capabilities by providing a standardized process and structure. By teaching principles like 'Progressive Disclosure,' it helps you build skills that use the context window efficiently, making Claude's operations faster and more focused.

When should I use this skill?

Use this skill whenever you want to 'create a new skill,' 'add a skill to a plugin,' 'improve a skill description,' or need guidance on best practices like skill structure and progressive disclosure for Claude Code.

Skill Development

Name: Skill Development
Author: fcakyon

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Learning & Documentation

Guides the creation and refinement of effective, well-structured skills for Claude Code plugins.

Provides a comprehensive framework for building new Claude Code skills to extend Claude's capabilities. This skill details the anatomy of a skill, including metadata, markdown instructions, and bundled resources like scripts, references, and assets. It emphasizes the 'Progressive Disclosure' design principle for efficient context management and outlines a structured, step-by-step process for skill creation, from initial planning and user examples to implementation, validation, and iteration. Use this skill when you need to create, improve, or understand the best practices for developing modular, domain-specific expertise for Claude.

Key Features

01Includes guidance on testing and validating skills within a Claude Code plugin

02Outlines a step-by-step skill creation and iteration process

03Defines the standard anatomy of a skill, including SKILL.md, scripts, references, and assets

04Explains the 'Progressive Disclosure' principle for efficient context window management

05Provides best practices for writing effective skill descriptions and content using imperative form

06229 GitHub stars

Use Cases

01Creating a new skill from scratch to add a specialized capability to a plugin.

02Refactoring or improving an existing skill's structure, description, or content.

03Learning the standard patterns and best practices for skill development.

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add fcakyon/claude-codex-settings skill-development

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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