Skill Creator
Azure/azqr
Create new skills, modify and improve existing skills, and measure skill performance.
Create or revise reusable GSV agent workflows under skills.d.
Install Skill Authoring
$ npx skills add deathbyknowledge/gsv --skill skill-authoring -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install deathbyknowledge/gsv skill-authoring --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/deathbyknowledge/gsv.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/skill-authoring .claude/skills/skill-authoring && 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-authoring" agent skill from https://github.com/deathbyknowledge/gsv/tree/main/skills/skill-authoring into .claude/skills/skill-authoring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "skill-authoring", 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/deathbyknowledge/gsv/tree/main/skills/skill-authoringType 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 deathbyknowledge/gsv --skill skill-authoring -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install deathbyknowledge/gsv skill-authoring --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/deathbyknowledge/gsv.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/skill-authoring .agents/skills/skill-authoring && 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-authoring" agent skill from https://github.com/deathbyknowledge/gsv/tree/main/skills/skill-authoring into .agents/skills/skill-authoring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "skill-authoring", 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 deathbyknowledge/gsv --skill skill-authoring -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install deathbyknowledge/gsv skill-authoring --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/deathbyknowledge/gsv.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/skill-authoring .cursor/skills/skill-authoring && 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-authoring" agent skill from https://github.com/deathbyknowledge/gsv/tree/main/skills/skill-authoring into .cursor/skills/skill-authoring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "skill-authoring", 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/deathbyknowledge/gsv.git --path skills/skill-authoring--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 deathbyknowledge/gsv --skill skill-authoring -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install deathbyknowledge/gsv skill-authoring --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/deathbyknowledge/gsv.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/skill-authoring .gemini/skills/skill-authoring && 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-authoring" agent skill from https://github.com/deathbyknowledge/gsv/tree/main/skills/skill-authoring into .gemini/skills/skill-authoring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "skill-authoring", 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 deathbyknowledge/gsv skill-authoringInstalls 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 deathbyknowledge/gsv --skill skill-authoring -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/deathbyknowledge/gsv.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/skill-authoring .github/skills/skill-authoring && 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-authoring" agent skill from https://github.com/deathbyknowledge/gsv/tree/main/skills/skill-authoring into .github/skills/skill-authoring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "skill-authoring", 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 deathbyknowledge/gsv --skill skill-authoring -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install deathbyknowledge/gsv skill-authoring --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/deathbyknowledge/gsv.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/skill-authoring .opencode/skills/skill-authoring && 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-authoring" agent skill from https://github.com/deathbyknowledge/gsv/tree/main/skills/skill-authoring into .opencode/skills/skill-authoring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "skill-authoring", 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-authoring- GitHub stars
- 125
- Token cost
- ~508 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 208 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 6
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Create or revise reusable GSV agent workflows under skills.d.
- Works in 4 steps: Search before creating: skills search… → Choose a short lowercase hyphenated… → Draft only the Markdown instruction body… → …
- The user asks to automate
- SKILL.md covers Create a Skill and Revise a Skill
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Skill Authoring is an agent skill from deathbyknowledge/gsv. Create or revise reusable GSV agent workflows under skills.d. Use when the user asks to automate, save, teach, repeat, or reuse a workflow, or accepts an offer to preserve a proven workflow for later.
Its SKILL.md is about 510 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: Personal AI computer / distributed OS across all your devices. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- The user asks to automate
- Reuse a workflow
- Accepts an offer to preserve a proven workflow for later
Example prompts
- “/skill-authoring”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Search before creating: skills search and inspect matches with
- Choose a short lowercase hyphenated name. Make the description state both
- Draft only the Markdown instruction body in a temporary file. Keep verified,
- Persist and verify it
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 684cdc8. 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 bash).
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 Authoring loads about 508 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 54 tokens; SKILL.md has 208 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 deathbyknowledge/gsv at commit 684cdc8, republished under its MIT licence (© deathbyknowledge). 208 words, ~508 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/skill-authoring/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- skill-authoring
- description
- Create or revise reusable GSV agent workflows under skills.d. Use when the user asks to automate, save, teach, repeat, or reuse a workflow, or accepts an offer to preserve a proven workflow for later.
Author GSV Skills
Persist a workflow only after it succeeds and its reusable steps are understood. Do not silently save one-off work or sensitive material. Never include credentials, tokens, private content, transient message or target identifiers, or user-specific data that is not essential to the procedure.
Create a Skill
- Search before creating:
skills search <goal>and inspect matches withskills show <skill>. - Choose a short lowercase hyphenated name. Make the description state both what the workflow does and when it should trigger.
- Draft only the Markdown instruction body in a temporary file. Keep verified, non-obvious steps, exact GSV commands, decision points, validation, and common failure recovery. Omit conversation history and explanatory padding.
- Persist and verify it:
skills create <name> --description '<what it does and when to use it>' --from <body-file>
skills validate <name>
skills show <name>Add scripts, references, or assets under ~/skills.d/<name>/ only when they make
the repeated workflow more reliable. Reference each supporting file directly
from SKILL.md.
Revise a Skill
Read the current skill and its supporting files first:
skills show <name>
skills files <name>Use --replace only when the user requested an update or explicitly accepted a
correction. It replaces SKILL.md, not the supporting files:
skills create <name> --description '<revised trigger description>' --from <revised-body-file> --replace
skills validate <name>
skills show <name>Do not leave placeholders. If the workflow is not yet proven or contains details that should not become durable procedural memory, finish the task without persisting it and offer skill creation separately.
© deathbyknowledge, 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 skills/skill-authoring of deathbyknowledge/gsv.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 684cdc8
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Skill Authoring 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 Authoring this skilldeathbyknowledge/gsv | 125 | — | ~508 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Skill CreatorAzure/azqr | 795 | 89 repos | ~8.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Claude Code Skill Developer Guidediet103/claude-code-infrastructure-showcase | 10k | 11 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 | 38k | 10 repos | ~4.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Claude Code Plugin Structureanthropics/claude-plugins-official | 38k | 10 repos | ~3.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Skill Authoring
What does Skill Authoring do?
Create or revise reusable GSV agent workflows under skills.d. Skill Authoring is an agent skill from deathbyknowledge/gsv.d.
When should I use Skill Authoring?
Skill Authoring fits situations like: the user asks to automate; reuse a workflow; accepts an offer to preserve a proven workflow for later.
How do I install Skill Authoring in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add deathbyknowledge/gsv --skill skill-authoring -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/skill-authoring in deathbyknowledge/gsv) into .claude/skills/skill-authoring in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Skill Authoring in Codex?
Run `npx skills add deathbyknowledge/gsv --skill skill-authoring -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/skill-authoring in deathbyknowledge/gsv) into .agents/skills/skill-authoring in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Skill Authoring 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 deathbyknowledge/gsv --skill skill-authoring -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-authoring, .gemini/skills/skill-authoring, .github/skills/skill-authoring and .opencode/skills/skill-authoring in your project.
What does Skill Authoring need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Skill Authoring is instructions for the agent only.
Does Skill Authoring 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 Authoring 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 Authoring use?
Skill Authoring 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 Skill Authoring use?
About 508 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2k 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 Authoring?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Skill Authoring: Skill Creator (Azure/azqr, 795 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 Authoring?
deathbyknowledge (a GitHub user) maintains it in deathbyknowledge/gsv, which has 125 GitHub stars. The repository holds 6 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: deathbyknowledge/gsv on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.