skill-creator

To create a Claude Skill, follow a structured workflow covering understanding, planning, initialization, editing, packaging, and iteration. This process guides you in building a self-contained capability with a SKILL.md file, optional resource directories, and validation scripts for Claude Code.

Progressive disclosure is a loading strategy that guides context management from metadata to full context. It enables efficient loading of bundled resources like scripts, references, and assets within a Claude Skill, ensuring only necessary information is processed at each stage.

Packaging a distributable skill bundle requires a mandatory SKILL.md file with frontmatter and a concise procedural body, alongside optional scripts, references, and assets directories. A validation script checks this structure to ensure alignment with Skill unit standards.

Yes, you can include custom scripts, references, and assets by creating optional resource directories within your skill. These bundled resources streamline tool integrations and workflows directly alongside the core SKILL.md file.

Claude Skill development requires clear frontmatter metadata containing the skill name and description. This metadata is mandatory within the SKILL.md file to properly define the capability before adding procedural instructions and bundled resources.