create-agent-skills

Design Claude Code Skills using an XML-based structure with mandatory YAML frontmatter. Define workflows, references, and templates across a router pattern to ensure parsing reliability, token efficiency, and consistent discovery.

Progressive disclosure in skill design separates static reference knowledge from active procedural workflows, loading reference material only as needed. Use this pattern to maintain token efficiency and keep skill structures maintainable as complexity grows.

Audit and upgrade existing skills by restructuring content into a router-pattern blueprint with inline essential principles, intake questions, and routing logic. Convert the body to pure XML and verify mandatory YAML frontmatter compliance.

Yes, every skill requires mandatory YAML frontmatter with name and description fields, followed by a pure XML body. This structure enforces parsing reliability and consistent discoverability across the skill ecosystem.

Organize multi-workflow skills by separating knowledge into references, procedures into workflows, and outputs into templates or scripts. Apply a router pattern to route inputs to the correct workflow dynamically.

XML structure ensures parsing reliability, token efficiency, and consistent discovery across the skill ecosystem. Unlike markdown, pure XML provides strict boundaries that support progressive disclosure and structured routing.