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skill-creator

Guide creation of AI skills with SKILL.md structure and progressive disclosure.

Updated Feb 25, 2026
Search Tags:#ai development#skill creation#packaging#developer guide#agentic workflow#documentation best practices
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/MaizeCobra/agentic-setup --skill skill-creator-maizecobra
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: skill-creator
Source: https://github.com/MaizeCobra/agentic-setup/tree/main/.opencode/skills/skill-creator
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/MaizeCobra/agentic-setup --skill skill-creator-maizecobra

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill provides comprehensive guidance and best practices for creating new skills or updating existing ones, ensuring they effectively extend AI capabilities with specialized knowledge and workflows.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Skill Anatomy: Understand the structure of a skill, including SKILL.md, scripts/, references/, and assets/.
  • Core Principles: Learn about conciseness, progressive disclosure, and setting appropriate degrees of freedom.
  • Creation Process: Follow a step-by-step guide from understanding the skill's purpose to packaging and iteration.
  • Use Case: A developer needs to create a new skill to integrate with a company's internal API. They would use this skill to understand the required structure, best practices for documentation, and how to package the final skill.

Quick Start

Use the skill-creator skill to learn how to create a new AI skill.

Frequently Asked Questions about skill-creator

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I structure an AI skill for agentic workflows?▼

To package an AI skill, bundle the `SKILL.md` file with supporting `scripts/`, `references/`, and `assets/` directories so the agentic workflow can access bundled resources efficiently.

What are the best practices for writing SKILL.md documentation?▼

Best practices for `SKILL.md` documentation involve maintaining conciseness, utilizing progressive disclosure, and setting appropriate degrees of freedom to manage AI context efficiently.

What is progressive disclosure in AI skill creation?▼

Progressive disclosure in AI skill creation is a core design principle that structures bundled resources to provide efficient context management, revealing complexity only as needed for the agentic workflow.

How do I package scripts and references when creating an AI skill?▼

You package scripts and references by organizing them into dedicated `scripts/` and `references/` directories alongside your `SKILL.md` file, ensuring the skill unit is self-contained and accessible for AI execution.

What is the step-by-step process for developing a new AI skill?▼

The step-by-step process for developing a new AI skill involves understanding the skill's purpose, structuring the core components, writing the `SKILL.md` documentation, and iterating through packaging.

When should I bundle assets into my AI skill?▼

You should bundle `assets/` into your AI skill when the agentic workflow requires external static files, templates, or media to execute specialized knowledge tasks effectively.

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