Skill Creator
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Create new skills, modify and improve existing skills, and measure skill performance.
A skill your agent uses when the user asks to "create a skill", "add a skill", "make a new skill", "build a skill", or wants to automate a repeated workflow into a reusable prompt.
Install Create Skill
$ npx skills add bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts --skill create-skill -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts create-skill --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/bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/creating-prompts/create-skill/claude .claude/skills/create-skill && 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 "create-skill" agent skill from https://github.com/bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts/tree/main/creating-prompts/create-skill/claude into .claude/skills/create-skill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "create-skill", 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/bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts/tree/main/creating-prompts/create-skill/claudeType 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 bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts --skill create-skill -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts create-skill --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/creating-prompts/create-skill/claude .agents/skills/create-skill && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "create-skill" agent skill from https://github.com/bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts/tree/main/creating-prompts/create-skill/claude into .agents/skills/create-skill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "create-skill", 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 bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts --skill create-skill -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts create-skill --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/creating-prompts/create-skill/claude .cursor/skills/create-skill && 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 "create-skill" agent skill from https://github.com/bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts/tree/main/creating-prompts/create-skill/claude into .cursor/skills/create-skill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "create-skill", 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/bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts.git --path creating-prompts/create-skill/claude--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 bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts --skill create-skill -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts create-skill --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/creating-prompts/create-skill/claude .gemini/skills/create-skill && 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 "create-skill" agent skill from https://github.com/bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts/tree/main/creating-prompts/create-skill/claude into .gemini/skills/create-skill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "create-skill", 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 bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts create-skillInstalls 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 bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts --skill create-skill -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/creating-prompts/create-skill/claude .github/skills/create-skill && 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 "create-skill" agent skill from https://github.com/bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts/tree/main/creating-prompts/create-skill/claude into .github/skills/create-skill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "create-skill", 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 bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts --skill create-skill -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts create-skill --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/creating-prompts/create-skill/claude .opencode/skills/create-skill && 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 "create-skill" agent skill from https://github.com/bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts/tree/main/creating-prompts/create-skill/claude into .opencode/skills/create-skill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "create-skill", 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
create-skill- GitHub stars
- 121
- Token cost
- ~1.6k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 684 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 40
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when the user asks to "create a skill", "add a skill", "make a new skill", "build a skill", or wants to automate a repeated workflow into a reusable prompt.
- Works in 6 steps: Clarify the Skill's Purpose → Determine Placement → Write the SKILL.md → …
- The user asks to create a skill
- SKILL.md covers Step 1: Clarify the Skill's…, Step 2: Determine Placement, Step 3: Write the SKILL.md and Step 4: Write Effective…, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Create Skill is an agent skill from bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts. Use this skill when the user asks to "create a skill", "add a skill", "make a new skill", "build a skill", or wants to automate a repeated workflow into a reusable prompt. Guides creating a properly structured Claude Code skill.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k 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 Agent Workflows, covering Skill authoring. The repository describes itself as: Prompts Bitovi uses for software development. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- The user asks to create a skill
- Make a new skill
- Wants to automate a repeated workflow into a reusable prompt
Example prompts
- “create a skill”
- “add a skill”
- “make a new skill”
- “/create-skill”
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit df229b1. 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 markdown and 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
Create Skill loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 60 tokens; SKILL.md has 684 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
The full file from bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts at commit df229b1, republished under its MIT licence (© bitovi). 684 words, ~1,634 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/create-skill/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- create-skill
- description
- Use this skill when the user asks to "create a skill", "add a skill", "make a new skill", "build a skill", or wants to automate a repeated workflow into a reusable prompt. Guides creating a properly structured Claude Code skill.
Create Skill
Help the user create a new Claude Code skill in this project.
Step 1: Clarify the Skill's Purpose
Ask the user (or infer from context):
- What task should the skill perform?
- Is it reference content (conventions, patterns, domain knowledge that applies inline) or task content (step-by-step actions like deploy/commit/generate)?
- Should Claude invoke it automatically, or only the user manually?
- Are there specific trigger phrases or situations?
Step 2: Determine Placement
Project skills live at:
.claude/skills/<skill-name>/
├── SKILL.md # Main instructions (required)
├── references/ # background knowledge, specs, checklists
├── examples/ # example inputs/outputs
└── scripts/ # helper shell scriptsStep 3: Write the SKILL.md
Use this frontmatter template:
---
name: skill-name
description: Use this skill when the user asks to "...", mentions "...", or wants to "...". Include specific trigger phrases.
---Complete Frontmatter Reference
All fields are optional. Only description is recommended.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
name | Display name / slash command. Lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens only (max 64 chars). Defaults to directory name. |
description | What the skill does and when to use it. Claude uses this to decide when to auto-load. If omitted, uses first paragraph of content. |
argument-hint | Hint shown during autocomplete (e.g., [issue-number] or [filename] [format]). |
disable-model-invocation | true prevents Claude from auto-loading. Use for side-effect workflows (/deploy, /send). Description is removed from context. |
user-invocable | false hides from / menu. Use for background knowledge. Description stays in context so Claude can auto-invoke. |
allowed-tools | Tools Claude can use without asking permission when skill is active (e.g., Read, Grep, Glob). |
model | Model to use when this skill is active. |
context | Set to fork to run in a forked subagent context (isolated, no conversation history). |
agent | Subagent type when context: fork is set. Options: Explore, Plan, general-purpose, or custom from .claude/agents/. Defaults to general-purpose. |
hooks | Hooks scoped to this skill's lifecycle. |
Invocation & Context Loading Matrix
| Configuration | User can invoke? | Claude can invoke? | Context behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
| (default) | Yes | Yes | Description always in context; full skill loads when invoked |
disable-model-invocation: true | Yes | No | Description not in context; full skill loads when user invokes |
user-invocable: false | No | Yes | Description always in context; full skill loads when Claude invokes |
Dynamic Context Injection
The !command`` syntax runs shell commands before the skill content is sent to Claude. The output replaces the placeholder — Claude only sees the result, not the command.
- Current branch: !`git branch --show-current`
- Staged files: !`git diff --name-only --cached`Arguments & String Substitutions
| Substitution | Description |
|---|---|
$ARGUMENTS | All arguments passed when invoking. If not present in content, appended as ARGUMENTS: <value>. |
$ARGUMENTS[N] | Access a specific argument by 0-based index (e.g., $ARGUMENTS[0]). |
$N | Shorthand for $ARGUMENTS[N] (e.g., $0, $1, $2). |
${CLAUDE_SESSION_ID} | Current session ID. Useful for logging or session-specific files. |
${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR} | Directory containing this SKILL.md. Use to reference bundled scripts/files regardless of cwd. |
Example with positional arguments:
---
name: migrate-component
description: Migrate a component from one framework to another
argument-hint: [component] [from-framework] [to-framework]
---
Migrate the $0 component from $1 to $2.
Preserve all existing behavior and tests.Show full SKILL.md (286 more words)Show less
Step 4: Write Effective Instructions
The body of SKILL.md is the prompt Claude follows. Best practices:
- State the goal clearly at the top
- Use numbered steps for sequential workflows
- Reference supporting files with relative markdown links:
[checklist.md](checklist.md) - Keep it focused — one skill per domain
- Keep SKILL.md under 500 lines. Move detailed reference material to separate files.
- Include "ultrathink" in skill content to enable extended thinking
- For
context: fork, the skill content becomes the subagent's prompt — must include an explicit task, not just guidelines
Add Supporting Files
Supporting files keep SKILL.md focused. Reference them so Claude knows when to load each:
## Additional resources
- For complete API details, see [reference.md](reference.md)
- For usage examples, see [examples.md](examples.md)Step 5: Create the Files
Create .claude/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md with:
- Frontmatter with
nameanddescription - Clear, step-by-step instructions
- Any supporting files the skill references
Step 6: Register in Project Memory
If a CLAUDE.md file exists at the project root, append the new skill to reinforce discoverability. Add a bullet with the skill name and short description to the skills list:
- **skill-name**: Short description of what the skill doesIf no CLAUDE.md exists, skip this step — skills are still auto-discovered from .claude/skills/.
Confirm the skill was created and explain how to test it: the user can invoke it with /<skill-name> or describe the situation that should auto-trigger it.
Troubleshooting
- Skill not triggering: Check description includes keywords users would naturally say. Verify with "What skills are available?" or invoke directly with
/skill-name. - Skill triggers too often: Make description more specific, or add
disable-model-invocation: true. - Claude doesn't see all skills: Skill descriptions share a context budget (2% of context window, fallback 16K chars). Run
/contextto check for warnings. Override withSLASH_COMMAND_TOOL_CHAR_BUDGETenv var. - Permission control: Use
Skill(name)for exact match orSkill(name *)for prefix match in permission rules. Deny all withSkillin deny rules.
© bitovi, 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 creating-prompts/create-skill/claude of bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit df229b1
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| Claude Code Skill Developer Guidediet103/claude-code-infrastructure-showcase | 10k | 10 repos | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Darwin Skill Optimizeralchaincyf/darwin-skill | 6.2k | 1 repos | ~4.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Claude Code Command Developmentanthropics/claude-plugins-official | 37k | 10 repos | ~4.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Claude Code Plugin Structureanthropics/claude-plugins-official | 37k | 10 repos | ~3.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Create Skill
What does Create Skill do?
A skill your agent uses when the user asks to "create a skill", "add a skill", "make a new skill", "build a skill", or wants to automate a repeated workflow into a reusable prompt. Create Skill is an agent skill from bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts. Use this skill when the user asks to "create a skill", "add a skill", "make a new skill", "build a skill", or wants to automate a repeated workflow into a reusable prompt.
When should I use Create Skill?
Create Skill fits situations like: the user asks to create a skill; make a new skill; wants to automate a repeated workflow into a reusable prompt.
How do I install Create Skill in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts --skill create-skill -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (creating-prompts/create-skill/claude in bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts) into .claude/skills/create-skill in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Create Skill in Codex?
Run `npx skills add bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts --skill create-skill -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (creating-prompts/create-skill/claude in bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts) into .agents/skills/create-skill in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Create Skill 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 bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts --skill create-skill -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/create-skill, .gemini/skills/create-skill, .github/skills/create-skill and .opencode/skills/create-skill in your project.
What does Create Skill need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Create Skill is instructions for the agent only.
Does Create Skill 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 Create Skill 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 Create Skill use?
Create Skill 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 Create Skill 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.
What are the alternatives to Create Skill?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Create Skill: Skill Creator (Azure/azqr, 794 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, 37k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Create Skill?
bitovi (a GitHub organization) maintains it in bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts, which has 121 GitHub stars. The repository holds 40 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 11, 2026.
Source: bitovi/ai-enablement-prompts on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.