Skill Creator
Azure/azqr
Create new skills, modify and improve existing skills, and measure skill performance.
Create, update, review, and evaluate reusable Manor Skills. An agent skill from manor-os/manor-ai.
Install Skill Creator
$ npx skills add manor-os/manor-ai --skill skill-creator -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install manor-os/manor-ai skill-creator --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/manor-os/manor-ai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/core/ai/skills/skill-creator .claude/skills/skill-creator && 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-creator" agent skill from https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai/tree/main/packages/core/ai/skills/skill-creator into .claude/skills/skill-creator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "skill-creator", 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/manor-os/manor-ai/tree/main/packages/core/ai/skills/skill-creatorType 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 manor-os/manor-ai --skill skill-creator -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install manor-os/manor-ai skill-creator --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/core/ai/skills/skill-creator .agents/skills/skill-creator && 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-creator" agent skill from https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai/tree/main/packages/core/ai/skills/skill-creator into .agents/skills/skill-creator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "skill-creator", 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 manor-os/manor-ai --skill skill-creator -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install manor-os/manor-ai skill-creator --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/core/ai/skills/skill-creator .cursor/skills/skill-creator && 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-creator" agent skill from https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai/tree/main/packages/core/ai/skills/skill-creator into .cursor/skills/skill-creator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "skill-creator", 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/manor-os/manor-ai.git --path packages/core/ai/skills/skill-creator--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 manor-os/manor-ai --skill skill-creator -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install manor-os/manor-ai skill-creator --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/core/ai/skills/skill-creator .gemini/skills/skill-creator && 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-creator" agent skill from https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai/tree/main/packages/core/ai/skills/skill-creator into .gemini/skills/skill-creator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "skill-creator", 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 manor-os/manor-ai skill-creatorInstalls 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 manor-os/manor-ai --skill skill-creator -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/core/ai/skills/skill-creator .github/skills/skill-creator && 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-creator" agent skill from https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai/tree/main/packages/core/ai/skills/skill-creator into .github/skills/skill-creator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "skill-creator", 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 manor-os/manor-ai --skill skill-creator -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install manor-os/manor-ai skill-creator --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/core/ai/skills/skill-creator .opencode/skills/skill-creator && 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-creator" agent skill from https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai/tree/main/packages/core/ai/skills/skill-creator into .opencode/skills/skill-creator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "skill-creator", 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-creator- GitHub stars
- 162
- Token cost
- ~1.6k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 758 words
- Files
- 5 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 21
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Create, update, review, and evaluate reusable Manor Skills. An agent skill from manor-os/manor-ai.
- Works in 9 steps: Capture intent from context. Extract the… → Resolve material ambiguity. If missing… → Read the creation contract. Before… → …
- The user wants to turn a workflow into a Skill
- SKILL.md covers Objective, Choose the operating mode, Required workflow and Creation brief, plus 4 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Skill Creator is an agent skill from manor-os/manor-ai. Create, update, review, and evaluate reusable Manor Skills. Use when the user wants to turn a workflow into a Skill, build a new Skill, improve an existing Skill, test whether a Skill works, refine its triggering behavior, or organize instructions, scripts, and references for progressive disclosure.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including reference files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`, `config.json` and `references/evaluation-playbook.md`).
It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Skill authoring. The repository describes itself as: Source-available, self-hosted AI agent workspace for small businesses and lean teams — with BYOK, workflows, tools, and human approvals.
When your agent uses it
- The user wants to turn a workflow into a Skill
- Build a new Skill
- Improve an existing Skill
- Test whether a Skill works
Example prompts
- “/skill-creator”
Workflow steps
9 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Capture intent from context. Extract the desired outcome, likely trigger situations, inputs, tools or data sources, output format…
- Resolve material ambiguity. If missing information would substantially change the Skill, call draft_skill and relay only its most…
- Read the creation contract. Before creating or deeply reviewing a Skill, read references/generation-contract.md. Use it to prepare a…
- Plan progressive disclosure. Keep the core workflow in the main instructions. Put detailed domain material, schemas, policies, or long…
- Create or update through Manor tools.
- Inspect the saved result. Call get_skill_details after creation or update. Check discovery description, workflow clarity, tool…
- Evaluate when useful. For deterministic workflows or when the user asks for testing, read references/evaluation-playbook.md. Invoke the…
- Iterate on evidence. Use update_skill only when inspection, execution evidence, or user feedback identifies a concrete improvement. Avoid…
- Report the result. State what was created or changed, its slug or ID, its expected triggers, resources, tools, validation performed, and…
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 140c09a. 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).
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 Creator loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.8k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 79 tokens; SKILL.md has 758 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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 758 words (~1,605 tokens).
“Turn a user's repeatable workflow into a focused Manor Skill that activates for the right requests, follows a reliable process, uses only appropriate tools, and produces a clearly defined result.”
- name
- skill-creator
Files
SKILL.md and 4 other files (references) in packages/core/ai/skills/skill-creator of manor-os/manor-ai.
- SKILL.md
- agents/openai.yaml
- config.json
- references/evaluation-playbook.md
- references/generation-contract.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 140c09a
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| Skill Creator this skillmanor-os/manor-ai | 162 | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
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| 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 Creator
What does Skill Creator do?
Create, update, review, and evaluate reusable Manor Skills. An agent skill from manor-os/manor-ai. Skill Creator is an agent skill from manor-os/manor-ai. Create, update, review, and evaluate reusable Manor Skills.
When should I use Skill Creator?
Skill Creator fits situations like: the user wants to turn a workflow into a Skill; build a new Skill; improve an existing Skill; test whether a Skill works.
How do I install Skill Creator in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add manor-os/manor-ai --skill skill-creator -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/core/ai/skills/skill-creator in manor-os/manor-ai) into .claude/skills/skill-creator in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Skill Creator in Codex?
Run `npx skills add manor-os/manor-ai --skill skill-creator -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/core/ai/skills/skill-creator in manor-os/manor-ai) into .agents/skills/skill-creator in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Skill Creator 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 manor-os/manor-ai --skill skill-creator -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-creator, .gemini/skills/skill-creator, .github/skills/skill-creator and .opencode/skills/skill-creator in your project.
What does Skill Creator need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Skill Creator is instructions for the agent only.
Does Skill Creator 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 Creator 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 Creator use?
Skill Creator 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 Skill Creator use?
About 1.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.4k 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 2.2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Skill Creator?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Skill Creator: 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 Creator?
manor-os (a GitHub organization) maintains it in manor-os/manor-ai, which has 162 GitHub stars. The repository holds 21 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 7, 2026.
Source: manor-os/manor-ai on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.