How to Create Claude Code Skill

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Learn to build Claude Code Skills.

AuthorClaudeCode-NPC
Version1.0.0
Installs0

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What problem does it solve?

This guide helps developers understand how to structure and build Claude Code Skills, including the mandatory SKILL.md frontmatter and the organization of optional components to support scalable skill design.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Defines the required minimal skill structure with a SKILL.md containing name and description, plus an at-root structure for optional assets like scripts, references, and assets.
  • Explains how to reference additional documentation, how to version and organize multiple related skills, and how to apply progressive disclosure to manage context.
  • Provides a safe, best-practice blueprint for creating, testing, and maintaining Claude Code Skills in projects and repositories.

Quick Start

Create a new skill directory with a SKILL.md containing the required frontmatter and a minimal body to bootstrap the skill.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

💻 Claude Code Installation

Recommended: Let Claude install automatically. Simply copy and paste the text below to Claude Code.

Please help me install this Skill:
Name: How to Create Claude Code Skill
Download link: https://github.com/ClaudeCode-NPC/Whispers-from-the-Star/archive/main.zip#how-to-create-claude-code-skill

Please download this .zip file, extract it, and install it in the .claude/skills/ directory.
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