Guide for creating effective skills that extend Claude's capabilities
Scanned 9/8/2026
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---
name: skill-creator
description: Guide for creating effective skills that extend Claude's capabilities
---
# Skill Creator
Build custom Claude skills for repetitive workflows.
## Process
### 1. Identify Use Cases
Collect 3-5 concrete examples when skill would be used.
### 2. Determine Contents
- **SKILL.md** (required): Instructions
- **scripts/** (optional): Python/bash executables
- **references/** (optional): Documentation
- **assets/** (optional): Templates, boilerplate
### 3. Write SKILL.md
```yaml
---
name: skill-name
description: Clear 1-2 sentence description
---
# Skill Name
## When to Use This Skill
- Use case 1
- Use case 2
## Instructions
Step-by-step guidance for Claude
## Examples
Concrete examples with inputs/outputs
```
### 4. Keep Minimal
Only include what Claude needs to execute.
## Usage
```
"Use skill creator to build Supabase integration skill"
```
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