Skill Creator

Create effective Claude Skills using progressive disclosure.

When to Create a Skill

Create a skill when you notice:

• Repeating context across conversations

• Domain expertise needed repeatedly

• Project-specific knowledge Claude should know automatically

Progressive Disclosure

Skills load in 3 levels:

• Metadata (~27 tokens) - YAML frontmatter for triggering

• Instructions (<680 tokens) - SKILL.md body with core patterns

• Resources (unlimited) - references/ scripts/ assets/ loaded on demand

Key: Keep Levels 1 & 2 lean. Move details to Level 3.

Structure

my-skill/ ├── SKILL.md # Core instructions + metadata ├── references/ # Detailed docs (loaded as needed) ├── scripts/ # Executable operations └── assets/ # Templates, images, files

References

• quick-start.md - Creating your first skill

• writing-guide.md - Writing effective skills

• development-process.md - Step-by-step workflow

• skill-examples.md - Patterns and examples

• cli-reference.md - CLI tool usage

• anthropic-resources.md - Official best practices

• mcp-integration.md - MCP server integration patterns

• testing-guide.md - Testing methodology and checklists

• distribution.md - Sharing and distributing skills

• troubleshooting.md - Common issues and fixes