skills-scaffolding

What problem does it solve?

This Skill guides users through creating effective Claude Code skills, transforming Claude into a specialized agent with procedural knowledge and bundled resources. It streamlines the skill development process, saving time on repetitive instructions and ensuring high-quality, discoverable skills.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Skill Anatomy & Structure: Explains SKILL.md, YAML frontmatter, and bundled resources (scripts/, references/, assets/).
• Progressive Disclosure: Teaches how to optimize context window usage by structuring information efficiently.
• Effective Content Writing: Provides guidelines for writing clear, imperative instructions and discoverable descriptions.
• Skill Creation Process: Offers a step-by-step workflow from understanding examples to testing and iteration.
• Use Case: Create a new Claude Code skill to manage brand guidelines, including a SKILL.md with core rules and a references/ directory for detailed brand assets, ensuring Claude uses it effectively and efficiently.

Quick Start

Use the skills-scaffolding skill to create a new Claude Code skill named 'my-new-skill' for managing project documentation.