skills-meta

What problem does it solve?

Creating, managing, validating, and distributing high-quality Claude Code skills requires a deep understanding of skill architecture, best practices, and the official definition of a skill unit. This skill provides comprehensive guidance, streamlining the entire skill development lifecycle.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Skill Creation Workflows: Guides users through the entire lifecycle of skill development, from initial creation using templates to testing, validation, and distribution.
• Skill Architecture & Best Practices: Explains core concepts like YAML frontmatter requirements, progressive disclosure patterns, tool restriction (allowed-tools), and effective skill composition.
• Quality Assurance & Auditing: Provides validation patterns, audit checklists, and naming conventions to ensure skills meet high standards for functionality, clarity, and maintainability.
• Official Documentation Delegation: Teaches users how to efficiently query the official-docs skill for the most current and accurate information on skill implementation details.
• Use Case: A developer wants to create a new skill to automate a complex data analysis task. This skill provides a template, guides them through defining the SKILL.md frontmatter, structuring optional scripts/ and references/, and ensures their new skill adheres to best practices for discoverability and maintainability.

Quick Start

Use the skills-meta skill to get a template for creating a new Claude Code skill.