Agent skill

Prompt Engineering Expert

by CraftOS-dev in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot

Advanced expert in prompt engineering, custom instructions design, and prompt optimization for AI agents

MITAuto-check passedAI & LLM Engineering

Install Prompt Engineering Expert

skills CLI
$ npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill prompt-engineering-expert -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install CraftOS-dev/CraftBot prompt-engineering-expert --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/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/prompt-engineering-expert .claude/skills/prompt-engineering-expert && 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
prompt-engineering-expert
GitHub stars
392
Used in
4 other repos
Token cost
~404 tokens
SKILL.md length
168 words
Files
13
Skills in repo
89
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Advanced expert in prompt engineering, custom instructions design, and prompt optimization for AI agents

  • Tasks that involve Prompt engineering
  • SKILL.md covers Capabilities and Use Cases
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Prompt Engineering Expert is an agent skill from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot. Advanced expert in prompt engineering, custom instructions design, and prompt optimization for AI agents

Its SKILL.md is about 400 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 15 other files (for example `.clawhub/origin.json`, `CLAUDE.md` and `GETTING_STARTED.md`).

It sits in AI & LLM Engineering, covering Prompt engineering. The repository describes itself as: One agent. Every kind of work. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Prompt engineering

Example prompts

  • “/prompt-engineering-expert”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b50970c. 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

Prompt Engineering Expert loads about 404 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 33 tokens; SKILL.md has 168 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~33
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~404

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 CraftOS-dev/CraftBot at commit b50970c, republished under its MIT licence (© CraftOS-dev). 168 words, ~404 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/prompt-engineering-expert/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 12 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
prompt-engineering-expert
description
Advanced expert in prompt engineering, custom instructions design, and prompt optimization for AI agents

Prompt Engineering Expert Skill

This skill equips Claude with deep expertise in prompt engineering, custom instructions design, and prompt optimization. It provides comprehensive guidance on crafting effective AI prompts, designing agent instructions, and iteratively improving prompt performance.

Capabilities

  • Prompt Writing Best Practices: Expert guidance on clear, direct prompts with proper structure and formatting
  • Custom Instructions Design: Creating effective system prompts and custom instructions for AI agents
  • Prompt Optimization: Analyzing, refining, and improving existing prompts for better performance
  • Advanced Techniques: Chain-of-thought prompting, few-shot examples, XML tags, role-based prompting
  • Evaluation & Testing: Developing test cases and success criteria for prompt evaluation
  • Anti-patterns Recognition: Identifying and correcting common prompt engineering mistakes
  • Context Management: Optimizing token usage and context window management
  • Multimodal Prompting: Guidance on vision, embeddings, and file-based prompts

Use Cases

  • Refining vague or ineffective prompts
  • Creating specialized system prompts for specific domains
  • Designing custom instructions for AI agents and skills
  • Optimizing prompts for consistency and reliability
  • Teaching prompt engineering best practices
  • Debugging prompt performance issues
  • Creating prompt templates for reusable workflows

© CraftOS-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 12 other files in skills/prompt-engineering-expert of CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.

  • SKILL.md
  • .clawhub/origin.json
  • CLAUDE.md
  • GETTING_STARTED.md
  • INDEX.md
  • README.md
  • START_HERE.md
  • SUMMARY.md
  • _meta.json
  • docs/BEST_PRACTICES.md
  • docs/TECHNIQUES.md
  • docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md
  • examples/EXAMPLES.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b50970c

Used in 4 other repositories

We found 4 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 4 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Patch CreationPiebald-AI/tweakcc2.5k—~1.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
LLM Application DevMoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills1.1k2 repos~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Senior Prompt Engineermaslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit2604 repos~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence

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Questions about Prompt Engineering Expert

What does Prompt Engineering Expert do?

Advanced expert in prompt engineering, custom instructions design, and prompt optimization for AI agents. Prompt Engineering Expert is an agent skill from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.

When should I use Prompt Engineering Expert?

Prompt Engineering Expert fits situations like: tasks that involve Prompt engineering.

How do I install Prompt Engineering Expert in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill prompt-engineering-expert -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/prompt-engineering-expert in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot) into .claude/skills/prompt-engineering-expert in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Prompt Engineering Expert in Codex?

Run `npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill prompt-engineering-expert -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/prompt-engineering-expert in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot) into .agents/skills/prompt-engineering-expert in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Prompt Engineering Expert 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 CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill prompt-engineering-expert -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/prompt-engineering-expert, .gemini/skills/prompt-engineering-expert, .github/skills/prompt-engineering-expert and .opencode/skills/prompt-engineering-expert in your project.

What does Prompt Engineering Expert need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Prompt Engineering Expert is instructions for the agent only.

Does Prompt Engineering Expert 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 Prompt Engineering Expert 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 Prompt Engineering Expert use?

Prompt Engineering Expert 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 Prompt Engineering Expert use?

About 404 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.6k 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 Prompt Engineering Expert?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Prompt Engineering Expert: Prompt Improver (severity1/claude-code-prompt-improver, 1.9k stars), Prompt Engineering Patterns (ynulihao/AgentSkillOS, 617 stars), Patch Creation (Piebald-AI/tweakcc, 2.5k stars) and LLM Application Dev (MoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills, 1.1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Prompt Engineering Expert?

CraftOS-dev (a GitHub user) maintains it in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot, which has 392 GitHub stars. The repository holds 89 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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