Skill Improver
sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills
Iteratively improve a Claude Code skill using the skill-reviewer agent until it meets quality standards.
Reference for writing and improving Claude Code skills. An agent skill from aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics.
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Install Skill Writing Guide
$ npx skills add aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics --skill skill-writing-guide -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics skill-writing-guide --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill-writing-guide .claude/skills/skill-writing-guide && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "skill-writing-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics/tree/main/skill-writing-guide into .claude/skills/skill-writing-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "skill-writing-guide", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics/tree/main/skill-writing-guideType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics --skill skill-writing-guide -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics skill-writing-guide --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill-writing-guide .agents/skills/skill-writing-guide && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "skill-writing-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics/tree/main/skill-writing-guide into .agents/skills/skill-writing-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "skill-writing-guide", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics --skill skill-writing-guide -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics skill-writing-guide --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill-writing-guide .cursor/skills/skill-writing-guide && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "skill-writing-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics/tree/main/skill-writing-guide into .cursor/skills/skill-writing-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "skill-writing-guide", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics.git --path skill-writing-guide--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics --skill skill-writing-guide -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics skill-writing-guide --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill-writing-guide .gemini/skills/skill-writing-guide && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "skill-writing-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics/tree/main/skill-writing-guide into .gemini/skills/skill-writing-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "skill-writing-guide", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics skill-writing-guideInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics --skill skill-writing-guide -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill-writing-guide .github/skills/skill-writing-guide && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "skill-writing-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics/tree/main/skill-writing-guide into .github/skills/skill-writing-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "skill-writing-guide", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics --skill skill-writing-guide -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics skill-writing-guide --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill-writing-guide .opencode/skills/skill-writing-guide && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "skill-writing-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics/tree/main/skill-writing-guide into .opencode/skills/skill-writing-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "skill-writing-guide", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
skill-writing-guide- GitHub stars
- 158
- Token cost
- ~897 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 380 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 15
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Reference for writing and improving Claude Code skills. An agent skill from aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics.
- Works in 6 steps: Write the skill (start small — one page… → Test with a natural prompt (not "use… → Note what Claude gets wrong or ignores → …
- The user asks to create a new skill
- SKILL.md covers Structure checklist, Writing the description, Writing the body and When to split a skill, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Skill Writing Guide is an agent skill from aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics. Reference for writing and improving Claude Code skills. Use when the user asks to create a new skill, improve an existing skill, turn a conversation workflow into a reusable skill, or says anything like "make this a skill", "save this as a skill", or "let's capture this."
Its SKILL.md is about 900 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The repository describes itself as: A collection of Skills for academics.
When your agent uses it
- The user asks to create a new skill
- Improve an existing skill
- Turn a conversation workflow into a reusable skill
- Says anything like make this a skill
Example prompts
- “make this a skill”
- “save this as a skill”
- “s capture this.”
- “/skill-writing-guide”
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Write the skill (start small — one page is fine)
- Test with a natural prompt (not "use skill X to..." — test with
- Note what Claude gets wrong or ignores
- Update the skill with corrections
- Repeat until the skill is stable across 3-4 different prompts
- Commit and push to the repo
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 8a8f112. 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 yaml).
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 Writing Guide loads about 897 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 73 tokens; SKILL.md has 380 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 380 words (~897 tokens).
- name
- skill-writing-guide
Files
Just SKILL.md in skill-writing-guide of aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8a8f112
Compare with similar skills
Skill Writing Guide next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill Writing Guide this skillaspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics | 158 | — | ~897 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Skill Improversickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | 2 repos | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Improve Oaselastic/kibana | 21k | — | ~4.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Self-Improve Evolutionary LoopYeachan-Heo/oh-my-claudecode | 40k | — | ~5.3k | Automated safety check: Warn | MIT | |
| Skill Improvement LoopDonchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios | 26k | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Improving MCP ToolsPostHog/posthog | 40k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about Skill Writing Guide
What does Skill Writing Guide do?
Reference for writing and improving Claude Code skills. An agent skill from aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics. Skill Writing Guide is an agent skill from aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics. Reference for writing and improving Claude Code skills.
When should I use Skill Writing Guide?
Skill Writing Guide fits situations like: the user asks to create a new skill; improve an existing skill; turn a conversation workflow into a reusable skill; says anything like make this a skill.
How do I install Skill Writing Guide in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics --skill skill-writing-guide -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skill-writing-guide in aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics) into .claude/skills/skill-writing-guide in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Skill Writing Guide in Codex?
Run `npx skills add aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics --skill skill-writing-guide -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skill-writing-guide in aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics) into .agents/skills/skill-writing-guide in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Skill Writing Guide 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 aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics --skill skill-writing-guide -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-writing-guide, .gemini/skills/skill-writing-guide, .github/skills/skill-writing-guide and .opencode/skills/skill-writing-guide in your project.
What does Skill Writing Guide need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Skill Writing Guide is instructions for the agent only.
Does Skill Writing Guide 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 Writing Guide 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 Writing Guide use?
No licence was found for Skill Writing Guide or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Skill Writing Guide use?
About 897 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.6k 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 Writing Guide?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Skill Writing Guide: Skill Improver (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars), Improve Oas (elastic/kibana, 21k stars), Self-Improve Evolutionary Loop (Yeachan-Heo/oh-my-claudecode, 40k stars) and Skill Improvement Loop (Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios, 26k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Skill Writing Guide?
aspi6246 (a GitHub user) maintains it in aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics, which has 158 GitHub stars. The repository holds 15 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 21, 2026.
Source: aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.