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writing-great-skills

Provide best practices for developing predictable AI skills.

Updated Jul 9, 2026
Search Tags:#information architecture#AI skill design#predictability#leading words#skill vocabulary
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/lyingparachute/skills --skill writing-great-skills-lyingparachute
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
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Skill: writing-great-skills
Source: https://github.com/lyingparachute/skills/tree/main/writing-great-skills
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/lyingparachute/skills --skill writing-great-skills-lyingparachute

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) and assets (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill unit offers guidelines and vocabulary for creating highly predictable skills, improving overall performance and usability of the AI system.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Predictability Principles: Offers core principles such as single source of truth, progressive disclosure, and leading words.
  • User Invocation vs Model Invocation: Defines trade-offs between skills with and without descriptions.
  • Information Hierarchy: Describes how to organize information within skills for easy access.
  • Writing the description: Guidelines for crafting skill descriptions and trigger phrases.
  • Leading words: Best practices for defining and using compact, model-anchored concepts.

Quick Start

Follow the writing guide provided to improve your skill design with an emphasis on predictability and user engagement.

Frequently Asked Questions about writing-great-skills

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I improve AI skill predictability when designing new models?▼

Organize AI skill information using a defined information hierarchy and progressive disclosure to ensure easy access for the model, improving overall performance and usability.

What are leading words in AI skill design and how do they work?▼

Leading words in AI skill design are compact, model-anchored concepts that trigger specific behaviors and improve predictability when defined using established best practices.

How do I write effective AI skill descriptions and trigger phrases?▼

Write effective AI skill descriptions and trigger phrases by following specific guidelines that balance user invocation and model invocation trade-offs to enhance skill predictability.

What is the best way to organize information hierarchy in AI skill development?▼

Organize AI skill information using a defined information hierarchy and progressive disclosure to ensure easy access for the model, improving overall performance and usability.

What is the trade-off between user invocation and model invocation in AI skills?▼

The trade-off between user invocation and model invocation centers on whether skills include descriptions, determining how skills are triggered and directly impacting overall predictability and usability.

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