skill-creator - SKILL.md Agent Skill

version: 4.1.0-fractal name: skill-creator description: Guide for creating effective skills. This skill should be used when users want to create a new skill (or update an existing skill) that extends Claude's capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, or tool integrations. license: Complete terms in LICENSE.txt

Skill Creator

This skill provides guidance for creating effective skills.

About Skills

Skills are modular, self-contained packages that extend Claude's capabilities by providing specialized knowledge, workflows, and tools. Think of them as "onboarding guides" for specific domains or tasks—they transform Claude from a general-purpose agent into a specialized agent equipped with procedural knowledge that no model can fully possess.

🧠 Knowledge Modules (Fractal Skills)

1. What Skills Provide

2. Concise is Key

3. Set Appropriate Degrees of Freedom

4. Anatomy of a Skill

5. Progressive Disclosure Design Principle

6. Step 1: Understanding the Skill with Concrete Examples

7. Step 2: Planning the Reusable Skill Contents

8. Step 3: Initializing the Skill

9. Step 4: Edit the Skill

10. Step 5: Packaging a Skill

11. Step 6: Iterate