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Creates new AI agent skills following the Agent Skills spec. Trigger: When user asks to create a new skill, add agent instructions, or document patterns for AI.

D4nitrix13 By D4nitrix13 schedule Updated 2/1/2026

name: skill-creator description: > Creates new AI agent skills following the Agent Skills spec. Trigger: When user asks to create a new skill, add agent instructions, or document patterns for AI. license: Apache-2.0 metadata: author: D4nitrix13 version: "1.0" allowed-tools: Read, Edit, Write, Glob, Grep, Bash, WebFetch, WebSearch, Task

When to Create a Skill

Create a skill when:

  • A pattern is used repeatedly and AI needs guidance
  • Project-specific conventions differ from generic best practices
  • Complex workflows need step-by-step instructions
  • Decision trees help AI choose the right approach

Don't create a skill when:

  • Documentation already exists (create a reference instead)
  • Pattern is trivial or self-explanatory
  • It's a one-off task

Skill Structure

skills/{skill-name}/
├── SKILL.md              # Required - main skill file
├── assets/               # Optional - templates, schemas, examples
│   ├── template.py
│   └── schema.json
└── references/           # Optional - links to local docs
    └── docs.md           # Points to docs/developer-guide/*.mdx

SKILL.md Template

---
name: {skill-name}
description: >
  {One-line description of what this skill does}.
  Trigger: {When the AI should load this skill}.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: D4nitrix13
  version: "1.0"
---

## When to Use

{Bullet points of when to use this skill}

## Critical Patterns

{The most important rules - what AI MUST know}

## Code Examples

{Minimal, focused examples}

## Commands

```bash
{Common commands}

Resources


Naming Conventions

Type Pattern Examples
Generic skill {technology} pytest, playwright, typescript
Prowler-specific prowler-{component} prowler-api, prowler-ui, prowler-sdk-check
Testing skill prowler-test-{component} prowler-test-sdk, prowler-test-api
Workflow skill {action}-{target} skill-creator, jira-task

Decision: assets/ vs references/

Need code templates? → assets/ Need JSON schemas? → assets/ Need example configs? → assets/ Link to existing docs? → references/ Link to external guides? → references/ (with local path)

Key Rule: references/ should point to LOCAL files (docs/developer-guide/*.mdx), not web URLs.


Decision: Prowler-Specific vs Generic

Patterns apply to ANY project? → Generic skill (e.g., pytest, typescript) Patterns are Prowler-specific? → prowler-{name} skill Generic skill needs Prowler info? → Add references/ pointing to Prowler docs


Frontmatter Fields

Field Required Description
name Yes Skill identifier (lowercase, hyphens)
description Yes What + Trigger in one block
license Yes Always Apache-2.0 for Prowler
metadata.author Yes gentleman-programming
metadata.version Yes Semantic version as string

Content Guidelines

DO

  • Start with the most critical patterns
  • Use tables for decision trees
  • Keep code examples minimal and focused
  • Include Commands section with copy-paste commands

DON'T

  • Add Keywords section (agent searches frontmatter, not body)
  • Duplicate content from existing docs (reference instead)
  • Include lengthy explanations (link to docs)
  • Add troubleshooting sections (keep focused)
  • Use web URLs in references (use local paths)

Registering the Skill

After creating the skill, add it to AGENTS.md:

| `{skill-name}` | {Description} | [SKILL.md](skills/{skill-name}/SKILL.md) |

Checklist Before Creating

  • Skill doesn't already exist (check skills/)
  • Pattern is reusable (not one-off)
  • Name follows conventions
  • Frontmatter is complete (description includes trigger keywords)
  • Critical patterns are clear
  • Code examples are minimal
  • Commands section exists
  • Added to AGENTS.md

[Resources]

  • Templates: See assets/ for SKILL.md template
Install via CLI
npx skills add https://github.com/D4nitrix13/dotfiles-tmp --skill skill-creator
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