Skill Creator
Azure/azqr
Create new skills, modify and improve existing skills, and measure skill performance.
Create new skills or improve existing skills by clarifying intent, drafting SKILL.md instructions, organizing supporting resources, and doing lightweight manual review.
Install Skill Creator
$ npx skills add wpsnote/wpsnote-skills --skill skill-creator -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install wpsnote/wpsnote-skills 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/wpsnote/wpsnote-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/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/wpsnote/wpsnote-skills/tree/main/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/wpsnote/wpsnote-skills/tree/main/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 wpsnote/wpsnote-skills --skill skill-creator -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install wpsnote/wpsnote-skills skill-creator --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wpsnote/wpsnote-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/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/wpsnote/wpsnote-skills/tree/main/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 wpsnote/wpsnote-skills --skill skill-creator -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install wpsnote/wpsnote-skills skill-creator --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wpsnote/wpsnote-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/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/wpsnote/wpsnote-skills/tree/main/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/wpsnote/wpsnote-skills.git --path 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 wpsnote/wpsnote-skills --skill skill-creator -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install wpsnote/wpsnote-skills skill-creator --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wpsnote/wpsnote-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/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/wpsnote/wpsnote-skills/tree/main/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 wpsnote/wpsnote-skills 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 wpsnote/wpsnote-skills --skill skill-creator -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wpsnote/wpsnote-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/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/wpsnote/wpsnote-skills/tree/main/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 wpsnote/wpsnote-skills --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 wpsnote/wpsnote-skills skill-creator --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wpsnote/wpsnote-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/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/wpsnote/wpsnote-skills/tree/main/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
- 179
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 650 words
- Files
- 6 (incl. scripts)
- Skills in repo
- 37
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
At a glance
Create new skills or improve existing skills by clarifying intent, drafting SKILL.md instructions, organizing supporting resources, and doing lightweight manual review.
- Works in 5 steps: Capture Intent → Draft the Skill → Organize Supporting Files → …
- Users want to create a skill from scratch
- SKILL.md covers Working Style, Workflow, Writing Guide and Deliverable
- Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python
What it does
Skill Creator is an agent skill from wpsnote/wpsnote-skills. Create new skills or improve existing skills by clarifying intent, drafting SKILL.md instructions, organizing supporting resources, and doing lightweight manual review. Use when users want to create a skill from scratch, revise a skill, package a skill, or improve a skill's trigger description.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/__init__.py`, `scripts/package_skill.py` and `scripts/quick_validate.py`).
It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Skill authoring. The licence is Apache-2.0.
When your agent uses it
- Users want to create a skill from scratch
- Package a skill
- Improve a skills trigger description
Example prompts
- “/skill-creator”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2d9885d. 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 4 files 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
Skill Creator loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 77 tokens; SKILL.md has 650 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
The full file from wpsnote/wpsnote-skills at commit 2d9885d, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© wpsnote). 650 words, ~1,292 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/skill-creator/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 5 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- skill-creator
- description
- Create new skills or improve existing skills by clarifying intent, drafting SKILL.md instructions, organizing supporting resources, and doing lightweight manual review. Use when users want to create a skill from scratch, revise a skill, package a skill, or improve a skill's trigger description.
Skill Creator
This skill helps create and refine agent skills without assuming a heavy assessment framework. Keep the work practical: clarify what the skill should do, write the smallest useful instruction set, add supporting files only when they reduce repeated work, and validate the result with simple review prompts or real usage examples when helpful.
Working Style
- Prefer clear skill boundaries over broad, generic behavior.
- Keep
SKILL.mdreadable and focused. Move long reference material intoreferences/, reusable code intoscripts/, and reusable templates or static files intoassets/. - Do not create formal scoring harnesses by default. If the user asks for deeper validation, agree on the method first and keep it outside the published skill unless it is mature enough to maintain.
- Use the repository's existing skill style when modifying a skill in an existing collection.
- When in doubt, optimize for a skill that a future agent can load quickly and follow reliably.
Workflow
1. Capture Intent
Start by extracting what the user wants the skill to enable. If the current conversation already contains the workflow, derive the answer from that context before asking follow-up questions.
Clarify:
- What task or workflow should the skill help with?
- When should the skill trigger, and when should it not trigger?
- What inputs does the skill expect?
- What output or side effect should the user receive?
- What tools, files, apps, MCP servers, or external services are required?
Ask only for missing details that materially affect the skill design.
2. Draft the Skill
Create or update SKILL.md with:
- YAML frontmatter containing
nameanddescription. - A concise overview of what the skill does.
- Trigger boundaries and non-goals when they prevent confusion.
- Step-by-step operating instructions.
- Tooling notes, file locations, and safety constraints.
- Output expectations.
The description is the main trigger signal. Make it specific enough that an agent can decide when to load the skill from metadata alone.
3. Organize Supporting Files
Use bundled resources only when they are useful:
scripts/: deterministic helpers, validators, converters, or repeatable setup code.references/: longer instructions, schemas, examples, or domain notes that do not need to be loaded every time.assets/: templates, static files, sample images, or other files used by the skill.
Reference these files from SKILL.md with clear instructions on when to read or run them.
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4. Review With Examples
For nontrivial skills, propose 2-3 realistic example prompts and inspect whether the instructions would lead to the intended behavior. Keep this lightweight:
- Use examples that resemble actual user requests.
- Check trigger fit, required tools, output shape, and edge cases.
- Revise the skill when an example exposes ambiguity or unnecessary complexity.
- Do not add formal scoring files or long-running comparison workflows unless the user explicitly asks for them.
5. Validate And Package
When a runnable skill folder exists, use the included helpers when appropriate:
python skills/skill-creator/scripts/quick_validate.py <skill-directory>
python skills/skill-creator/scripts/package_skill.py <skill-directory> [output-directory]Validation checks the basic skill shape and frontmatter. Packaging creates a distributable skill archive.
Writing Guide
Skill Anatomy
skill-name/
├── SKILL.md
├── scripts/
├── references/
└── assets/Only SKILL.md is required. Add other folders when they make the skill easier to maintain or more reliable.
Frontmatter
---
name: example-skill
description: What this skill does and when to use it.
---Use kebab-case for name. Keep description concrete, including important trigger phrases and boundaries.
Instruction Quality
- Explain why an instruction matters when the reason helps future agents make good tradeoffs.
- Prefer direct workflow steps over vague principles.
- Keep examples short and representative.
- Avoid absolute rules unless violating the rule would clearly break the workflow.
- Keep unrelated policy, product, and implementation details out of the skill body.
Updating Existing Skills
When improving an existing skill:
- Read the current
SKILL.mdand any directly referenced resource files. - Identify what behavior should change.
- Preserve working conventions unless they are causing the issue.
- Make scoped edits.
- Re-read the changed file to verify the instructions are coherent.
Deliverable
Finish by summarizing:
- Which skill was created or changed.
- Important trigger or workflow changes.
- Any helper files added, removed, or kept.
- Whether quick validation or packaging was run.
© wpsnote, 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 5 other files (scripts) in skills/skill-creator of wpsnote/wpsnote-skills.
- SKILL.md
- LICENSE.txt
- scripts/__init__.py
- scripts/package_skill.py
- scripts/quick_validate.py
- scripts/utils.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2d9885d
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| Claude Code Skill Developer Guidediet103/claude-code-infrastructure-showcase | 10k | 10 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 | 37k | 10 repos | ~4.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Claude Code Plugin Structureanthropics/claude-plugins-official | 37k | 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 new skills or improve existing skills by clarifying intent, drafting SKILL.md instructions, organizing supporting resources, and doing lightweight manual review. Skill Creator is an agent skill from wpsnote/wpsnote-skills.md instructions, organizing supporting resources, and doing lightweight manual review.
When should I use Skill Creator?
Skill Creator fits situations like: users want to create a skill from scratch; package a skill; improve a skills trigger description.
How do I install Skill Creator in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add wpsnote/wpsnote-skills --skill skill-creator -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/skill-creator in wpsnote/wpsnote-skills) 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 wpsnote/wpsnote-skills --skill skill-creator -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/skill-creator in wpsnote/wpsnote-skills) 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 wpsnote/wpsnote-skills --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?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Skill Creator needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python). Our summary lists: Python 3.
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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Skill Creator use?
Skill Creator is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (from the LICENSE file in the skill folder). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Skill Creator use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.2k 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 Creator?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Skill Creator: Skill Creator (Azure/azqr, 794 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, 37k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Skill Creator?
wpsnote (a GitHub organization) maintains it in wpsnote/wpsnote-skills, which has 179 GitHub stars. The repository holds 37 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 25, 2026.
Source: wpsnote/wpsnote-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.