Agent skill

Skill Forge Publish

by AgriciDaniel in AgriciDaniel/skill-forge

Package and distribute Claude Code skills for sharing via GitHub, Claude.ai uploads, or team deployment.

MITAuto-check: notesDevOps & Cloud

Install Skill Forge Publish

skills CLI
$ npx skills add AgriciDaniel/skill-forge --skill skill-forge-publish -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install AgriciDaniel/skill-forge skill-forge-publish --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/skill-forge.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/skill-forge-publish .claude/skills/skill-forge-publish && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
skill-forge-publish
GitHub stars
179
Token cost
~991 tokens
SKILL.md length
263 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
9
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Package and distribute Claude Code skills for sharing via GitHub, Claude.ai uploads, or team deployment.

  • Works in 7 steps: Pre-Publish Validation → Create Install Script → Create README.md (repo-level, NOT inside… → …
  • User says publish skill
  • SKILL.md covers Process and Distribution Channels
  • Calls python

What it does

Skill Forge Publish is an agent skill from AgriciDaniel/skill-forge. Package and distribute Claude Code skills for sharing via GitHub, Claude.ai uploads, or team deployment. Creates install scripts, documentation, and .skill packages. Use when user says "publish skill", "share skill", "package skill", "distribute skill", or "release skill".

Its SKILL.md is about 990 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in DevOps & Cloud. It works with GitHub. The repository describes itself as: Ultimate Claude Code skill creator — design, scaffold, build, review, evolve, and publish production-grade AI agent skills. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • User says publish skill
  • Distribute skill

Example prompts

  • “publish skill”
  • “share skill”
  • “package skill”
  • “/skill-forge-publish”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Pre-Publish Validation
  2. Create Install Script
  3. Create README.md (repo-level, NOT inside skill folder)
  4. Package for Distribution
  5. Create .gitignore
  6. Release Checklist
  7. Post-Publish

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2872ee9. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • github.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Skill Forge Publish loads about 991 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 73 tokens; SKILL.md has 263 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~73
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~991

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:144
    .env

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from AgriciDaniel/skill-forge at commit 2872ee9, republished under its MIT licence (© AgriciDaniel). 263 words, ~991 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/skill-forge-publish/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
skill-forge-publish
description
Package and distribute Claude Code skills for sharing via GitHub, Claude.ai uploads, or team deployment. Creates install scripts, documentation, and .skill packages. Use when user says "publish skill", "share skill", "package skill", "distribute skill", or "release skill".

Skill Publishing & Distribution

Process

Step 1: Pre-Publish Validation

Run the full review before publishing:

  1. Execute /skill-forge review <path> and ensure score >= 80/100
  2. Fix any critical or high-priority issues
  3. Test with at least 5 trigger queries
  4. Verify all cross-references resolve
Step 2: Create Install Script

Generate install.sh that handles:

bash
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Install script for [skill-name]
# Usage: bash install.sh

set -euo pipefail

SKILL_DIR="$HOME/.claude/skills"
AGENT_DIR="$HOME/.claude/agents"
SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"

echo "Installing [skill-name] skill..."

# Create directories
mkdir -p "$SKILL_DIR" "$AGENT_DIR"

# Copy main skill
cp -r "$SCRIPT_DIR/skill-name" "$SKILL_DIR/"
echo "  Installed: skill-name"

# Copy sub-skills
for skill in "$SCRIPT_DIR/skills"/skill-name-*/; do
    if [ -d "$skill" ]; then
        skill_basename=$(basename "$skill")
        cp -r "$skill" "$SKILL_DIR/"
        echo "  Installed: $skill_basename"
    fi
done

# Copy agents (if any)
if [ -d "$SCRIPT_DIR/agents" ]; then
    cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/agents"/*.md "$AGENT_DIR/" 2>/dev/null || true
    echo "  Installed agents"
fi

echo ""
echo "Installation complete!"
echo "Test with: /skill-name"
Step 3: Create README.md (repo-level, NOT inside skill folder)
markdown
# [Skill Name]

[1-2 sentence description focusing on outcomes, not features]

## What it does

[Bullet list of key capabilities]

## Installation

### Claude Code

git clone https://github.com/[user]/[repo] cd [repo] bash install.sh


### Claude.ai
1. Download the latest release (.zip)
2. Go to Settings > Capabilities > Skills
3. Click "Upload skill"
4. Select the downloaded .zip file

## Commands

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `/skill-name` | [description] |
| `/skill-name cmd` | [description] |

## Examples

### [Example 1 title]

User: "[example input]"

[Description of what happens and expected output]

## Architecture

[file tree diagram]


## License

[License type]
Step 4: Package for Distribution

For Claude.ai upload: Run python scripts/package_skill.py <path> <output-dir> to create a .skill zip file.

For GitHub:

  1. Create repository with README.md at root
  2. Skill folder(s) at root level
  3. install.sh at root level
  4. Add LICENSE file
  5. Add .gitignore (exclude .tmp/, pycache/, *.pyc)

For team deployment (Claude.ai admin):

  • Skills can be deployed workspace-wide by admins
  • Package as .skill zip and upload through admin console
Step 5: Create .gitignore
__pycache__/
*.pyc
*.pyo
.tmp/
*.egg-info/
dist/
build/
.env
*.skill
Step 6: Release Checklist
  • All files validated (score >= 80)
  • install.sh tested on clean system
  • README.md covers installation, usage, and examples
  • LICENSE file included
  • .gitignore configured
  • No secrets or API keys in any file
  • Test queries documented
  • Version tagged (if using git)
Step 7: Post-Publish

After publishing:

  1. Test installation from scratch on a clean environment
  2. Run all trigger test queries
  3. Collect initial user feedback
  4. Plan first iteration based on feedback
  5. Set up issue templates for bug reports

Distribution Channels

ChannelBest ForFormat
GitHubOpen source, communityRepository + install.sh
Claude.ai uploadPersonal use.skill zip
Team adminOrganization-wide.skill zip via admin console
Claude Plugin MarketplaceWide distribution.claude-plugin/ manifest

© AgriciDaniel, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/skill-forge-publish of AgriciDaniel/skill-forge.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2872ee9

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Questions about Skill Forge Publish

What does Skill Forge Publish do?

Package and distribute Claude Code skills for sharing via GitHub, Claude.ai uploads, or team deployment. Skill Forge Publish is an agent skill from AgriciDaniel/skill-forge.ai uploads, or team deployment.

When should I use Skill Forge Publish?

Skill Forge Publish fits situations like: user says publish skill; distribute skill.

How do I install Skill Forge Publish in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add AgriciDaniel/skill-forge --skill skill-forge-publish -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/skill-forge-publish in AgriciDaniel/skill-forge) into .claude/skills/skill-forge-publish in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Skill Forge Publish in Codex?

Run `npx skills add AgriciDaniel/skill-forge --skill skill-forge-publish -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/skill-forge-publish in AgriciDaniel/skill-forge) into .agents/skills/skill-forge-publish in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Skill Forge Publish in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add AgriciDaniel/skill-forge --skill skill-forge-publish -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/skill-forge-publish, .gemini/skills/skill-forge-publish, .github/skills/skill-forge-publish and .opencode/skills/skill-forge-publish in your project.

What does Skill Forge Publish need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Skill Forge Publish needs the command-line tools its instructions call (python). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Skill Forge Publish access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Skill Forge Publish safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Skill Forge Publish use?

Skill Forge Publish is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Skill Forge Publish use?

About 991 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Skill Forge Publish?

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Who maintains Skill Forge Publish?

AgriciDaniel (a GitHub user) maintains it in AgriciDaniel/skill-forge, which has 179 GitHub stars. The repository holds 9 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on April 10, 2026.

Source: AgriciDaniel/skill-forge on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.