What problem does it solve?
Authors often struggle to create Claude skill units that consistently follow frontmatter requirements, file organization rules, and loading patterns. This skill provides a structured approach to automate creation, validation, and packaging of Claude skills, ensuring compliance and reducing manual errors.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Enforces frontmatter requirements (name, description, allowed-tools) and YAML structure.
- Validates file organization (one-level references, required SKILL.md, and minimal file count).
- Generates starter templates for SKILL.md, references, and optional scripts to accelerate authoring.
- Includes guidance for MCP tool references and dynamic documentation retrieval.
- Ideal for new skill authors, audits, and refactoring of existing skills.
Quick Start
- Run python scripts/init_skill.py claude-skill-creator --path ./skills --with-scripts --with-references
- Validate and package a sample skill with:
python scripts/package_skill.py ./skills/claude-skill-creator
- Use the resulting skill as a template for new skills and adapt as needed.