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Agent skill

Creating Local Skills

by haojing8312 in haojing8312/WorkClaw

A skill your agent uses when designing or iterating WorkClaw local skill templates and dialog-based creation flow for end users.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Creating Local Skills

skills CLI
$ npx skills add haojing8312/WorkClaw --skill creating-local-skills -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install haojing8312/WorkClaw creating-local-skills --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/haojing8312/WorkClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/apps/runtime/src-tauri/builtin-skills/skill-creator-guide .claude/skills/creating-local-skills && 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
creating-local-skills
GitHub stars
141
Token cost
~557 tokens
SKILL.md length
268 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
14
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when designing or iterating WorkClaw local skill templates and dialog-based creation flow for end users.

  • Works in 5 steps: Observe real user-created skills and… → Update template with minimal targeted… → Validate generated output readability,… → …
  • Iterating WorkClaw local skill templates and dialog-based creation flow for end users
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Core Principles, Template Source and Creation Quality Checklist, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Creating Local Skills is an agent skill from haojing8312/WorkClaw. Use when designing or iterating WorkClaw local skill templates and dialog-based creation flow for end users.

Its SKILL.md is about 560 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `templates/LOCAL_SKILL_TEMPLATE.md`).

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Skill authoring. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Iterating WorkClaw local skill templates and dialog-based creation flow for end users
  • Tasks that involve Skill authoring

Example prompts

  • “/creating-local-skills”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Observe real user-created skills and identify weak sections.
  2. Update template with minimal targeted changes.
  3. Validate generated output readability, trigger quality, and prompt examples.
  4. Look for 误触发 and 漏触发, then tighten the description or examples instead of adding verbose instructions.
  5. Keep this guide aligned with the latest template behavior.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 81ae074. 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

Creating Local Skills loads about 557 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 33 tokens; SKILL.md has 268 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
~557

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 haojing8312/WorkClaw at commit 81ae074, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© haojing8312). 268 words, ~557 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/creating-local-skills/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
creating-local-skills
description
Use when designing or iterating WorkClaw local skill templates and dialog-based creation flow for end users.

Creating Local Skills

Overview

This built-in guide defines how WorkClaw generates local skills in a stable, maintainable way. Use it as the single source of truth for skill scaffold structure and quality checks.

Core Principles

  • Keep SKILL.md concise; include only task-relevant instructions.
  • Description must be specific and discovery-friendly, including "Use when ..." trigger conditions.
  • Use progressive disclosure: keep overview in SKILL.md and link extra files only when needed.
  • Prefer one recommended workflow instead of many equivalent options.
  • Ensure output can be verified with explicit quality checks.
  • Treat trigger quality as a first-class concern: generated skills should reduce both false positives and false negatives.
  • Keep default frontmatter minimal, but allow optional advanced fields such as allowed_tools, context, agent, and mcp-servers when the skill needs tighter runtime constraints.

Template Source

Creation Quality Checklist

  • Frontmatter includes only name and description.
  • Description is in third person and contains concrete trigger context.
  • Body includes Overview, When to Use, When Not to Use, Workflow, Prompt Examples, and Quality Checklist.
  • Generated paths use forward slashes in examples and references.
  • Default scaffold stays under a lightweight token budget.
  • Prompt examples cover both should-trigger and should-not-trigger cases.
  • Guide and template leave room for optional advanced frontmatter when needed.

Iteration Loop

  1. Observe real user-created skills and identify weak sections.
  2. Update template with minimal targeted changes.
  3. Validate generated output readability, trigger quality, and prompt examples.
  4. Look for 误触发 and 漏触发, then tighten the description or examples instead of adding verbose instructions.
  5. Keep this guide aligned with the latest template behavior.

© haojing8312, Apache-2.0. 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 1 other file in apps/runtime/src-tauri/builtin-skills/skill-creator-guide of haojing8312/WorkClaw.

  • SKILL.md
  • templates/LOCAL_SKILL_TEMPLATE.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 81ae074

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Questions about Creating Local Skills

What does Creating Local Skills do?

A skill your agent uses when designing or iterating WorkClaw local skill templates and dialog-based creation flow for end users. Creating Local Skills is an agent skill from haojing8312/WorkClaw. Use when designing or iterating WorkClaw local skill templates and dialog-based creation flow for end users.

When should I use Creating Local Skills?

Creating Local Skills fits situations like: iterating WorkClaw local skill templates and dialog-based creation flow for end users; tasks that involve Skill authoring.

How do I install Creating Local Skills in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add haojing8312/WorkClaw --skill creating-local-skills -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (apps/runtime/src-tauri/builtin-skills/skill-creator-guide in haojing8312/WorkClaw) into .claude/skills/creating-local-skills in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Creating Local Skills in Codex?

Run `npx skills add haojing8312/WorkClaw --skill creating-local-skills -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (apps/runtime/src-tauri/builtin-skills/skill-creator-guide in haojing8312/WorkClaw) into .agents/skills/creating-local-skills in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Creating Local 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 haojing8312/WorkClaw --skill creating-local-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/creating-local-skills, .gemini/skills/creating-local-skills, .github/skills/creating-local-skills and .opencode/skills/creating-local-skills in your project.

What does Creating Local Skills need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Creating Local Skills is instructions for the agent only.

Does Creating Local 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 Creating Local 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. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Creating Local Skills use?

Creating Local Skills is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Creating Local Skills use?

About 557 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k 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 Creating Local Skills?

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Who maintains Creating Local Skills?

haojing8312 (a GitHub user) maintains it in haojing8312/WorkClaw, which has 141 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 27, 2026.

Source: haojing8312/WorkClaw on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.