Agent skill

Skill From Masters

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

Help users create high-quality skills by discovering and incorporating proven methodologies from domain experts.

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Install Skill From Masters

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill skill-from-masters -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace skill-from-masters --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/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/gbsoss/skill-from-masters .claude/skills/skill-from-masters && 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-from-masters
GitHub stars
433
Token cost
~1.6k tokens
SKILL.md length
776 words
Files
3 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
1,044
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Help users create high-quality skills by discovering and incorporating proven methodologies from domain experts.

  • Works in 8 steps: Understand the Skill Intent → Identify Relevant Domains → Surface Expert Methodologies → …
  • S want to create a new skill - it enhances skill-creator by first identifying expert frameworks and best practices to incorporate
  • SKILL.md covers Core Philosophy, Workflow, Quality Checklist and Example Interaction
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Skill From Masters is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Help users create high-quality skills by discovering and incorporating proven methodologies from domain experts. Use this skill BEFORE skill-creator when users want to create a new skill - it enhances skill-creator by first identifying expert frameworks and best practices to incorporate. Triggers on requests like "help me create a skill for X" or "I want to make a skill that does Y". This skill guides methodology selection, then hands off to skill-creator for the actual skill generation.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files, including reference files (for example `references/methodology-database.md` and `skill-report.json`).

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Skill authoring. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • S want to create a new skill - it enhances skill-creator by first identifying expert frameworks and best practices to incorporate
  • Requests like help me create a skill for X
  • I want to make a skill that does Y

Example prompts

  • “help me create a skill for X”
  • “I want to make a skill that does Y”
  • “/skill-from-masters”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Understand the Skill Intent
  2. Identify Relevant Domains
  3. Surface Expert Methodologies
  4. Find Golden Examples
  5. Collaborative Selection
  6. Extract Actionable Principles
  7. Cross-Validate
  8. Generate the Skill

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 44923f3. 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.

    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

Skill From Masters loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs, and up to ~4.7k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 128 tokens; SKILL.md has 776 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~128
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.6k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~4.7k

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 776 words (~1,626 tokens).

“Create skills that embody the wisdom of domain masters. This skill helps users discover and incorporate proven methodologies from recognized experts before generating a skill.”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
skill-from-masters

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (references) in skills/gbsoss/skill-from-masters of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/methodology-database.md
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 44923f3

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Questions about Skill From Masters

What does Skill From Masters do?

Help users create high-quality skills by discovering and incorporating proven methodologies from domain experts. Skill From Masters is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Help users create high-quality skills by discovering and incorporating proven methodologies from domain experts.

When should I use Skill From Masters?

Skill From Masters fits situations like: S want to create a new skill - it enhances skill-creator by first identifying expert frameworks and best practices to incorporate; requests like help me create a skill for X; I want to make a skill that does Y.

How do I install Skill From Masters in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill skill-from-masters -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/gbsoss/skill-from-masters in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/skill-from-masters in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Skill From Masters in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill skill-from-masters -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/gbsoss/skill-from-masters in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/skill-from-masters in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Skill From Masters 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 aiskillstore/marketplace --skill skill-from-masters -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-from-masters, .gemini/skills/skill-from-masters, .github/skills/skill-from-masters and .opencode/skills/skill-from-masters in your project.

What does Skill From Masters need to run?

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

Does Skill From Masters 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 Skill From Masters 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 Skill From Masters use?

No licence was found for Skill From Masters or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Skill From Masters use?

About 1.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.5k 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 3.1k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Skill From Masters?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Skill From Masters: Skill Creator (Azure/azqr, 796 stars), Claude Code Skill Developer Guide (diet103/claude-code-infrastructure-showcase, 10k stars), Darwin Skill Optimizer (alchaincyf/darwin-skill, 6.2k stars) and Claude Code Command Development (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 38k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Skill From Masters?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 433 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,044 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

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