skill-developer

To create Claude Code skills, you build a SKILL.md file with proper YAML frontmatter and validate its trigger patterns and hook definitions within the .claude/skills workspace to ensure enforcement integrity.

Claude Code trigger patterns activate skills based on keywords, intent patterns, file paths, or content patterns, configured within skill-rules.json to determine when specific skill enforcement levels apply during auto-activation.

You configure hook mechanisms by defining them in skill-rules.json alongside trigger patterns, enforcing specific behaviors and validation workflows before deploying skills into the auto-activation system.

Progressive disclosure in Claude Code skill development structures SKILL.md content to reveal complexity gradually, ensuring documentation conventions and frontmatter integrity maintain robust, maintainable skill definitions.

You test and debug Claude Code skills by validating hooks, trigger patterns, and guards using reference materials, checking frontmatter integrity and trigger coverage before finalizing the skill-rules.json deployment.

Yes, YAML frontmatter is required in every SKILL.md file to enforce structure and documentation conventions, ensuring the skill integrates properly with the auto-activation system and trigger validation.