Meta Skill Creator
clawdotnet/openclaw.net
Use this meta-skill instead of answering directly only when the current user explicitly asks to create, compose, synthesize, or propose a new meta-skill that orchestrates multiple existing skills.
Authors new agent skills that follow the Anthropic + agentskills.io specification.
Install Authoring Skills
$ npx skills add friday-platform/friday-studio --skill authoring-skills -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install friday-platform/friday-studio authoring-skills --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/friday-platform/friday-studio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/system/skills/authoring-skills .claude/skills/authoring-skills && 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 "authoring-skills" agent skill from https://github.com/friday-platform/friday-studio/tree/main/packages/system/skills/authoring-skills into .claude/skills/authoring-skills/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "authoring-skills", 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/friday-platform/friday-studio/tree/main/packages/system/skills/authoring-skillsType 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 friday-platform/friday-studio --skill authoring-skills -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install friday-platform/friday-studio authoring-skills --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/friday-platform/friday-studio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/system/skills/authoring-skills .agents/skills/authoring-skills && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "authoring-skills" agent skill from https://github.com/friday-platform/friday-studio/tree/main/packages/system/skills/authoring-skills into .agents/skills/authoring-skills/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "authoring-skills", 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 friday-platform/friday-studio --skill authoring-skills -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install friday-platform/friday-studio authoring-skills --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/friday-platform/friday-studio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/system/skills/authoring-skills .cursor/skills/authoring-skills && 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 "authoring-skills" agent skill from https://github.com/friday-platform/friday-studio/tree/main/packages/system/skills/authoring-skills into .cursor/skills/authoring-skills/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "authoring-skills", 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/friday-platform/friday-studio.git --path packages/system/skills/authoring-skills--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 friday-platform/friday-studio --skill authoring-skills -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install friday-platform/friday-studio authoring-skills --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/friday-platform/friday-studio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/system/skills/authoring-skills .gemini/skills/authoring-skills && 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 "authoring-skills" agent skill from https://github.com/friday-platform/friday-studio/tree/main/packages/system/skills/authoring-skills into .gemini/skills/authoring-skills/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "authoring-skills", 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 friday-platform/friday-studio authoring-skillsInstalls 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 friday-platform/friday-studio --skill authoring-skills -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/friday-platform/friday-studio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/system/skills/authoring-skills .github/skills/authoring-skills && 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 "authoring-skills" agent skill from https://github.com/friday-platform/friday-studio/tree/main/packages/system/skills/authoring-skills into .github/skills/authoring-skills/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "authoring-skills", 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 friday-platform/friday-studio --skill authoring-skills -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install friday-platform/friday-studio authoring-skills --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/friday-platform/friday-studio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/system/skills/authoring-skills .opencode/skills/authoring-skills && 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 "authoring-skills" agent skill from https://github.com/friday-platform/friday-studio/tree/main/packages/system/skills/authoring-skills into .opencode/skills/authoring-skills/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "authoring-skills", 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
authoring-skills- GitHub stars
- 104
- Token cost
- ~2.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,052 words
- Files
- 8 (incl. scripts, references)
- Skills in repo
- 20
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Authors new agent skills that follow the Anthropic + agentskills.io specification.
- Works in 7 steps: Start from real expertise → Frontmatter → Body → …
- The user asks to create
- SKILL.md covers 1. Start from real expertise, 2. Frontmatter, 3. Body and 4. Calibrate control, plus 7 more sections
- Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python
What it does
Authoring Skills is an agent skill from friday-platform/friday-studio. Authors new agent skills that follow the Anthropic + agentskills.io specification. Use when the user asks to create, draft, review, or refactor a skill, write a SKILL.md file, lay out reference files, or bundle scripts. Covers frontmatter rules, 500-line / 5000-token body budgets, one-level-deep reference layout, progressive disclosure, gotchas sections, control calibration, the evaluation-first authoring loop, and the lint gate before publish.
Its SKILL.md is about 2.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 9 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `references/anti-patterns.md`, `references/control-calibration.md` and `references/evaluation.md`).
It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Skill authoring, Performance reviews and Linting and formatting. The repository describes itself as: Agent Harness Platform — shareable workspaces, MCP tools, skills, memory, and cron/webhook automations. Self-hosted and transparent.
When your agent uses it
- The user asks to create
- Refactor a skill
- Write a SKILL.md file
- Lay out reference files
Example prompts
- “Use the authoring-skills skill to author new agent skills that follow the Anthropic + agentskills.io specification”
- “/authoring-skills”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
7 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Start from real expertise
- Frontmatter
- Body
- Calibrate control
- Use patterns, not prose
- Bundle scripts only when reusable
- Evaluate before polishing
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit fb3069a. 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
Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
python
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
Authoring Skills loads about 2.4k tokens when it runs, and up to ~9.6k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 116 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,052 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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,052 words (~2,383 tokens).
“A skill is a bundle of instructions loaded into an agent's context window on demand. This skill covers how to write one that is concise, discoverable, calibrated to its task, and testable.”
- name
- authoring-skills
Files
SKILL.md and 7 other files (scripts, references) in packages/system/skills/authoring-skills of friday-platform/friday-studio.
- SKILL.md
- references/anti-patterns.md
- references/control-calibration.md
- references/evaluation.md
- references/frontmatter.md
- references/patterns.md
- references/scripts.md
- scripts/lint_skill.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit fb3069a
Compare with similar skills
Authoring Skills 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authoring Skills this skillfriday-platform/friday-studio | 104 | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Meta Skill Creatorclawdotnet/openclaw.net | 522 | — | ~4.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Write A Skillborghei/Claude-Skills | 891 | — | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Bmad Builderaj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills | 488 | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence | |
| Om Create Skillgo-musicfox/go-musicfox | 2.6k | 1 repos | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| Gatingoaustegard/claude-skills | 150 | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Authoring Skills
What does Authoring Skills do?
Authors new agent skills that follow the Anthropic + agentskills.io specification. Authoring Skills is an agent skill from friday-platform/friday-studio.io specification.
When should I use Authoring Skills?
Authoring Skills fits situations like: the user asks to create; refactor a skill; write a SKILL.md file; lay out reference files.
How do I install Authoring Skills in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add friday-platform/friday-studio --skill authoring-skills -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/system/skills/authoring-skills in friday-platform/friday-studio) into .claude/skills/authoring-skills in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Authoring Skills in Codex?
Run `npx skills add friday-platform/friday-studio --skill authoring-skills -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/system/skills/authoring-skills in friday-platform/friday-studio) into .agents/skills/authoring-skills in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Authoring Skills 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 friday-platform/friday-studio --skill authoring-skills -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/authoring-skills, .gemini/skills/authoring-skills, .github/skills/authoring-skills and .opencode/skills/authoring-skills in your project.
What does Authoring Skills need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Authoring Skills needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python). Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Authoring Skills 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 Authoring Skills 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Authoring Skills use?
Authoring Skills has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Authoring Skills use?
About 2.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.5k 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 7.2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Authoring Skills?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Authoring Skills: Meta Skill Creator (clawdotnet/openclaw.net, 522 stars), Write A Skill (borghei/Claude-Skills, 891 stars), Bmad Builder (aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills, 488 stars) and Om Create Skill (go-musicfox/go-musicfox, 2.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Authoring Skills?
friday-platform (a GitHub organization) maintains it in friday-platform/friday-studio, which has 104 GitHub stars. The repository holds 20 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 5, 2026.
Source: friday-platform/friday-studio on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.