skill-creator (Anthropic)
Skill : A reusable method: instructions, procedures, sometimes scripts or templates · requires claude-code
Official skill that guides Claude to write, structure, and test a new skill.
The mandatory starting point before writing your own skills.
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What it does, concretely
Creating a skill for Claude requires following a precise structure: a folder containing a SKILL.md file with a YAML frontmatter header and markdown instructions. Without a clear starting point, it is easy to produce a malformed file that Claude cannot use properly.
The skill-creator skill guides Claude Code step by step through writing, structuring, and testing a new skill. It relies on the official template from the Anthropic repository, which requires two mandatory fields in the YAML frontmatter: a unique lowercase name with hyphens, and a complete description explaining what the skill does and when to use it.
This skill is aimed at developers and advanced users who want to automate repetitive or specialized tasks in Claude Code, whether for enterprise workflows, document generation, or custom technical tasks.
It is not designed for users who simply want to use existing skills without creating new ones. Skills created with this tool should be thoroughly tested in your own environment before any production use.
What it offers
- ·Generates the complete skill structure (folder + SKILL.md file) following the official Anthropic format.
- ·Automatically fills in the two mandatory YAML frontmatter fields: unique name and description.
- ·Provides standard markdown sections: instructions, usage examples, and guidelines.
- ·Guides testing of the created skill directly in Claude Code after installation.
- ·Uses the official template from the anthropics/skills GitHub repository as a reference.
- ·Available via the Claude Code plugin marketplace with no additional configuration.
In practice
- Price
- Free
- Commercial use
- Commercial use: yes
- Available on
- claude-code
- Host
- claude-code
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- FR interface
- No
Security and data
- Rating
- Security: nothing to flag
- Your data
- Data stays local
- Maintenance
- Active
Links and repository checked on 25 October 2026 · added on 1 October 2025
How to install skill-creator (Anthropic)
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills