claude-skills

Converting documentation into a Claude Skill involves extracting domain material from docs, APIs, or code specs, then structuring it with YAML frontmatter, Quick Reference patterns, Examples, and References sections. This meta-skill scaffolds the directory and enforces production-grade requirements like mandatory sections, concise pattern limits (≤20), and integrated quality validation to ensure reliability.

Production Skill creation requires When to Use This Skill, Not For / Boundaries, Quick Reference (≤20 patterns), Examples, References, and Maintenance sections. The meta-skill validates these mandatory sections automatically, ensuring consistent structure, reproducible examples, and a maintenance record with source tracking and last-updated timestamps.

Yes. This meta-skill handles refactoring by reorganizing long-form material into navigable references, extracting concise Quick Reference patterns, and applying the production-grade validator. It's applicable when clarifying verbose Skills, designing reliable activation patterns, and splitting references to improve maintainability.

The quality gate validator enforces structural compliance: YAML frontmatter presence, mandatory section completeness, Quick Reference pattern count (≤20), example reproducibility, and maintenance record with sources and timestamps. This ensures all created Skills meet production standards before deployment.

Split long-form documentation into References and Quick Reference sections. The meta-skill guides extracting the most actionable patterns into Quick Reference (limited to 20 concise patterns), while detailed evidence and sources remain in the References section for users who need deeper context.

This meta-skill accepts domain material from API documentation, code repositories, specifications, and technical docs. It transforms any of these source formats into a standardized Skill structure with scaffolded YAML frontmatter, organized references, and validated Quick Reference patterns.