Skill Development

To create Claude Code plugin skills, use a standardized SKILL.md template with required frontmatter, maintain a lean body, and apply progressive disclosure by separating deeper content into references, examples, and scripts directories.

Progressive disclosure in skill development keeps the SKILL.md body lean by focusing on core procedures, while offloading detailed documentation, assets, and examples into separate directories to ensure maintainable and reusable workflows.

Structure Claude Code skill documentation by defining required frontmatter with a name and description, writing a concise SKILL.md body, and progressively adding optional references, assets, and scripts to support complex workflows.

The best way to validate reusable Claude Code skills involves applying standardized development patterns, ensuring frontmatter discipline, and following iterative improvement workflows to test skill procedures and maintain lean documentation.

No specific dependencies are required to develop Claude Code plugins. Skill creation relies on standard markdown files for SKILL.md, utilizing frontmatter for metadata and optional directory structures for references and scripts.

You should avoid a lean SKILL.md body when core procedures require extensive inline documentation rather than progressive disclosure, though keeping the body focused with references in separate directories is generally recommended for maintainability.