Agent skill

04 Skill Generate

by ai-driven-dev in ai-driven-dev/framework

Generate a router-based skill across the host AI tools a project uses.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install 04 Skill Generate

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ai-driven-dev/framework --skill 04-skill-generate -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ai-driven-dev/framework 04-skill-generate --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/ai-driven-dev/framework.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/aidd-context/skills/04-skill-generate .claude/skills/04-skill-generate && 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
04-skill-generate
GitHub stars
513
Token cost
~243 tokens
SKILL.md length
71 words
Files
14 (incl. references, assets)
Skills in repo
46
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Generate a router-based skill across the host AI tools a project uses.

  • The user wants to create
  • SKILL.md covers Actions and Transversal rules
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Refactor a skill

What it does

04 Skill Generate is an agent skill from ai-driven-dev/framework. Generate a router-based skill across the host AI tools a project uses. Use when the user wants to create, scaffold, or refactor a skill, or turn a workflow into one. Not for other artifacts like rules, agents, commands, hooks.

Its SKILL.md is about 240 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 16 other files, including reference files and assets (for example `actions/01-scope.md`, `actions/02-plan.md` and `actions/03-write.md`).

It sits in Development. The repository describes itself as: Marketplace Framework AI-Driven Dev : Context Engineering, Plugins, Agents, Skills, Hooks, Templates, SDLC. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • The user wants to create
  • Refactor a skill
  • Turn a workflow into one

Example prompts

  • “/04-skill-generate”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6e30640. 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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are mermaid).

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    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

04 Skill Generate loads about 243 tokens when it runs, and up to ~2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 61 tokens; SKILL.md has 71 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~61
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~243
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~2k

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 passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

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 ai-driven-dev/framework at commit 6e30640, republished under its MIT licence (© ai-driven-dev). 71 words, ~243 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/04-skill-generate/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 13 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
04-skill-generate
description
Generate a router-based skill across the host AI tools a project uses. Use when the user wants to create, scaffold, or refactor a skill, or turn a workflow into one. Not for other artifacts like rules, agents, commands, hooks.
argument-hint
create | modify

Skill Generate

mermaid
flowchart LR
  new([create]) --> scope --> plan --> write --> validate
  edit([modify]) --> plan

Actions

Run the flow above. Read only the next action file.

ActionDoes
scopeframe the skill and target
planbreak it into actions
writewrite the router and files
validatereview the files and fix

Transversal rules

  • Default to create; follow modify when asked.
  • If a cited reference cannot be read, stop and report the missing file.
  • Confirm every target and name with the user.
  • Never write silently.

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

Files

SKILL.md and 13 other files (references, assets) in plugins/aidd-context/skills/04-skill-generate of ai-driven-dev/framework.

  • SKILL.md
  • actions/01-scope.md
  • actions/02-plan.md
  • actions/03-write.md
  • actions/04-validate.md
  • assets/action-template.md
  • assets/skill-template.md
  • references/naming.md
  • references/review-protocol.md
  • references/scope-frame.md
  • references/skill-authoring.md
  • references/skill-tree.md
  • references/tool-detect.md
  • references/tool-write.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6e30640

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Questions about 04 Skill Generate

What does 04 Skill Generate do?

Generate a router-based skill across the host AI tools a project uses. 04 Skill Generate is an agent skill from ai-driven-dev/framework. Generate a router-based skill across the host AI tools a project uses.

When should I use 04 Skill Generate?

04 Skill Generate fits situations like: the user wants to create; refactor a skill; turn a workflow into one.

How do I install 04 Skill Generate in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ai-driven-dev/framework --skill 04-skill-generate -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/aidd-context/skills/04-skill-generate in ai-driven-dev/framework) into .claude/skills/04-skill-generate in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install 04 Skill Generate in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ai-driven-dev/framework --skill 04-skill-generate -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/aidd-context/skills/04-skill-generate in ai-driven-dev/framework) into .agents/skills/04-skill-generate in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use 04 Skill Generate 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 ai-driven-dev/framework --skill 04-skill-generate -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/04-skill-generate, .gemini/skills/04-skill-generate, .github/skills/04-skill-generate and .opencode/skills/04-skill-generate in your project.

What does 04 Skill Generate need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: 04 Skill Generate is instructions for the agent only.

Does 04 Skill Generate access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is 04 Skill Generate safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does 04 Skill Generate use?

04 Skill Generate 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 04 Skill Generate use?

About 243 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 972 characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 1.7k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to 04 Skill Generate?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with 04 Skill Generate: Vercel Composition Patterns (supabase/supabase, 111k stars), Finishing a Development Branch (obra/superpowers, 296k stars), Typescript Advanced Types (rolling-scopes/rsschool-app, 10k stars) and PR Babysitter (openinterpreter/openinterpreter, 69k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains 04 Skill Generate?

ai-driven-dev (a GitHub organization) maintains it in ai-driven-dev/framework, which has 513 GitHub stars. The repository holds 46 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: ai-driven-dev/framework on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.