write-your-own-skill

To create a Claude Code skill that activates reliably, use a structured workflow combining elicitation, example design, consistency checks, and test-driven development to ensure correct triggering and maintainability.

Refactoring a skill that fails to activate involves applying consistency standards, anti-pattern auditing, and structured testing to align the skill with repository conventions and ensure correct activation behavior.

Writing tests for a custom skill using test-driven development involves generating structured test cases and example designs that validate activation reliability and maintainability before finalizing the skill package.

No dependencies are required to start authoring a new skill from scratch; the workflow coordinates internal phases like elicitation, documentation generation, and critical intuition to produce a validated skill package.

Generating documentation for a custom skill involves using a documentation generator phase that produces a ready-to-publish README alongside structured tests and anti-pattern audits within the skill creation workflow.

An anti-pattern audit in skill development should be used when authoring or refactoring a skill to identify design flaws, ensure compliance with consistency standards, and maintain activation reliability across the skillstack ecosystem.