skill-creator

To create a Claude Skill, use a structured SKILL.md template with standardized frontmatter including name, description, and license fields, then scaffold optional resource directories like scripts/, references/, and assets/ to organize bundled resources.

Organize bundled resources by using dedicated directories: scripts/ for deterministic tasks, references/ for deep documentation, and assets/ for output templates, keeping the main SKILL.md lean while exposing detailed references only when needed.

Use workflow-based patterns for multi-step processes, task-based patterns for specific deterministic operations, and reference-guidelines patterns for providing deep contextual documentation, selecting the approach that matches your skill's core processing logic.

A SKILL.md file requires standardized frontmatter fields including name, description, and license to ensure consistent skill structure and pass validation steps during the packaging workflow.

No, scripts/, references/, and assets/ directories are optional scaffolding components that support deterministic tasks, deep references, and output templates respectively, added only when your specific skill requires them.

Claude Skill validation fails during packaging when the SKILL.md frontmatter is missing required fields like name, description, or license, or when the skill structure does not meet the enforced standards for resource directories.