skill-creator

Create and improve Claude Code skills with structured templates and validation.

Updated Aug 23, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/alexisvincent/mia --skill skill-creator-alexisvincent
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: skill-creator
Source: https://github.com/alexisvincent/mia/tree/main/.claude/skills/skill-creator
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/alexisvincent/mia --skill skill-creator-alexisvincent

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) and assets (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

Users often struggle to create high-quality, efficient Claude Skills that adhere to best practices, leading to verbose, hard-to-maintain, or poorly performing AI tools. This Skill automates the process of skill development and improvement.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Skill Scaffolding: Quickly generate new skill structures with best-practice templates for SKILL.md, references/, assets/, and scripts/.
  • Best Practice Guidance: Provides comprehensive documentation on conciseness, progressive disclosure, and testability, ensuring your skills are optimized for Claude's context window.
  • Skill Validation & Packaging: Automatically checks skill structure for compliance with naming conventions and frontmatter requirements, then prepares it for easy distribution.
  • Use Case: You want to build a new Claude Skill to automate report generation. Use skill-creator to scaffold the initial directory, get guidance on structuring your SKILL.md and references/, and then validate its structure before sharing.

Quick Start

Use the skill-creator to build a new skill called 'report-generator'. Guide me through the best practices for its SKILL.md and reference files.

Frequently Asked Questions about skill-creator

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I create a new Claude Skill with best practices?▼

Creating a Claude Skill involves scaffolding a structured directory with SKILL.md, references/, assets/, and scripts/ folders following best-practice templates. skill-creator automates this setup, generating compliant templates and guidance on conciseness and progressive disclosure to optimize for Claude's context window.

What structure should my Skill.md file follow?▼

SKILL.md should include frontmatter validation, clear problem statements, core features, and use cases. skill-creator provides templates and guidance on organizing content for readability and ensures your skill adheres to naming conventions and documentation standards for easy distribution.

How do I validate my Claude Skill before sharing?▼

Skill validation checks directory structure, frontmatter compliance, naming conventions, and testing patterns. skill-creator automatically audits your skill for best-practices compliance, catches structural issues, and prepares it for packaging and distribution without manual verification.

Can I refactor an existing Claude Skill to follow best practices?▼

Yes. skill-creator restructures existing skills by auditing current architecture, applying best-practice templates, organizing references and assets, and planning deterministic workflows. This improves maintainability and performance while ensuring compliance with current standards.

What's included in the references and assets organization?▼

References and assets are organized directories that contain supporting materials your skill depends on. skill-creator scaffolds these folders with clear structure, helping you maintain external documentation, data files, and resources your skill references during execution.

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