skill-creator

Creating a Claude Skill starts with running the Skill Initializer: python scripts/init_skill.py <skill-name> --path <path>. This scaffolds a new skill with standardized SKILL.md frontmatter, enforces naming conventions (hyphen-case, max 64 characters), and sets up resource directories for scripts, references, and assets according to the SKILL.md schema.

Skill names must use hyphen-case, be no longer than 64 characters, and avoid leading, trailing, or double hyphens. The Skill Frontmatter requires both a name and description field. These conventions ensure consistency across skill packaging and prevent errors during validation.

Yes. This Skill includes bundled templates and example scripts, references, and assets designed to accelerate development. These resources follow the standardized SKILL.md structure and reduce cognitive load by providing scaffolding you customize for your domain-specific task.

After customizing your skill, run the integrated validation and packaging steps to ensure it meets SKILL.md schema requirements and naming conventions. This catches errors early and produces a distributable .skill package ready for sharing.

Validation will catch schema violations during the packaging step. The Skill enforces Frontmatter requirements (name and description), resource directory structure, and naming conventions. Fix violations before packaging to ensure compatibility with the Claude Skill system.

Yes, YAML is a dependency for this Skill. You'll encounter YAML in the SKILL.md frontmatter and configuration files, but the Skill's templates and init script handle boilerplate setup, requiring only basic familiarity with key-value structure.