skill-creator

Guide creating AI skills with SKILL.md structure and design principles.

2|Updated Feb 13, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/pmarashian/cursor-agent-skills --skill skill-creator-pmarashian
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: skill-creator
Source: https://github.com/pmarashian/cursor-agent-skills/tree/main/skill-creator
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/pmarashian/cursor-agent-skills --skill skill-creator-pmarashian

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

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

What problem does it solve?

This Skill provides guidance and best practices for creating effective, modular skills that extend AI capabilities with specialized knowledge and workflows.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Skill Anatomy: Understand the structure of a skill (SKILL.md, scripts/, references/, assets/).
  • Design Principles: Learn about conciseness, progressive disclosure, and setting degrees of freedom.
  • Skill Creation Process: Follow a step-by-step guide from understanding the skill to iteration.
  • Use Case: When you need to build a new skill to onboard specialized knowledge or integrate tools for an AI agent, use this skill to learn how to structure and document it effectively.

Quick Start

Use the skill-creator to learn how to structure and document 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 create an AI skill to onboard specialized knowledge for an agent?

Create an AI skill by structuring specialized knowledge into a SKILL.md file with bundled scripts and references, applying design principles like conciseness and progressive disclosure to extend agent capabilities.

What is the best way to structure documentation for AI development workflows?

Structure AI workflow documentation using modular skill anatomy: a core SKILL.md file for instructions, supported by scripts/ for execution and references/ for context, enabling progressive disclosure of information.

What is progressive disclosure in skill design and when do I need it?

Progressive disclosure in skill design is the practice of revealing complex workflow details only when needed, allowing AI agents to handle modular capabilities efficiently without being overwhelmed by context.

How do I set degrees of freedom when building agent capabilities?

Set degrees of freedom by defining clear boundaries in your SKILL.md documentation that specify how much autonomy the AI agent has when executing specialized workflows, ensuring predictable and controlled behavior.

Do I need to know programming to create and document modular AI skills?

You need a basic understanding of skill anatomy and design principles to create modular AI skills, but heavy programming is optional; the core requirement is structuring clear documentation and bundling existing scripts and references.

What is the skill creation lifecycle from design to iteration?

The skill creation lifecycle involves understanding the specialized knowledge requirement, structuring the SKILL.md and bundled resources, designing the workflow, and continuously iterating on agent capabilities based on performance.