Agent skill

Create Skill

by xlanex6 in xlanex6/nuxt-meilisearch

Guide for creating effective skills following best practices.

MITAuto-check passedBackend & APIs

Install Create Skill

skills CLI
$ npx skills add xlanex6/nuxt-meilisearch --skill create-skill -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install xlanex6/nuxt-meilisearch create-skill --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/xlanex6/nuxt-meilisearch.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/create-skill .claude/skills/create-skill && 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
create-skill
GitHub stars
123
Token cost
~752 tokens
SKILL.md length
316 words
Files
5 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
3
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Guide for creating effective skills following best practices.

  • Works in 4 steps: Specialized workflows - Multi-step… → Tool integrations - Instructions for… → Domain expertise - Company-specific… → …
  • Updating skills that extend agent capabilities
  • SKILL.md covers About Skills, Progressive Disclosure Principle, Skill Structure and Core Principles, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Create Skill is an agent skill from xlanex6/nuxt-meilisearch. Guide for creating effective skills following best practices. Use when creating or updating skills that extend agent capabilities.

Its SKILL.md is about 750 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including reference files (for example `references/best-practices.md`, `references/examples.md` and `references/progressive-disclosure.md`).

It sits in Backend & APIs, covering Search implementation. It works with Nuxt. The repository describes itself as: 🔎 Meilisearch module for Nuxt 3. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Updating skills that extend agent capabilities
  • Tasks that involve Search implementation

Example prompts

  • “/create-skill”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Specialized workflows - Multi-step procedures for specific domains
  2. Tool integrations - Instructions for working with specific file formats or APIs
  3. Domain expertise - Company-specific knowledge, schemas, business logic
  4. Bundled resources - Scripts, references, and assets for complex and repetitive tasks

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit fe56224. 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

Create Skill loads about 752 tokens when it runs, and up to ~5k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 36 tokens; SKILL.md has 316 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~36
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~752
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~5k

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 xlanex6/nuxt-meilisearch at commit fe56224, republished under its MIT licence (© xlanex6). 316 words, ~752 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/create-skill/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 4 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
create-skill
description
Guide for creating effective skills following best practices. Use when creating or updating skills that extend agent capabilities.

Create Skill

Guide for creating effective skills that extend agent capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, and tool integrations.

About Skills

Skills are modular, self-contained packages that extend agent capabilities by providing specialized knowledge, workflows, and tools. Think of them as "onboarding guides" for specific domains or tasks.

What Skills Provide
  1. Specialized workflows - Multi-step procedures for specific domains
  2. Tool integrations - Instructions for working with specific file formats or APIs
  3. Domain expertise - Company-specific knowledge, schemas, business logic
  4. Bundled resources - Scripts, references, and assets for complex and repetitive tasks

Progressive Disclosure Principle

The 200-line rule is critical. SKILL.md must be under 200 lines. If you need more, split content into references/ files.

Three-Level Loading System
  1. Metadata (name + description) - Always in context (~100 words)
  2. SKILL.md body - When skill triggers (<200 lines, ideally <500 lines for optimal performance)
  3. Bundled resources - As needed by agent (unlimited)
Why Progressive Disclosure Matters
  • 85% reduction in initial context load
  • Activation times drop from 500ms+ to under 100ms
  • Agent loads only what's needed, when it's needed
  • Skills remain maintainable and focused

Skill Structure

skill-name/
├── SKILL.md (required, <200 lines)
│   ├── YAML frontmatter metadata (required)
│   │   ├── name: (required)
│   │   └── description: (required)
│   └── Markdown instructions (required)
└── Bundled Resources (optional)
    ├── scripts/          - Executable code
    ├── references/       - Documentation loaded as needed
    └── assets/           - Files used in output

Core Principles

Concise is Key

The context window is a shared resource. Your skill shares it with everything else the agent needs. Be concise and challenge each piece of information:

  • Does the agent really need this explanation?
  • Can I assume the agent knows this?
  • Does this paragraph justify its token cost?
Set Appropriate Degrees of Freedom
  • High freedom: Text-based instructions for multiple valid approaches
  • Medium freedom: Pseudocode or scripts with parameters
  • Low freedom: Specific scripts with few/no parameters for fragile operations
Test with All Models

Skills act as additions to models, so effectiveness depends on the underlying model. Test your skill with all models you plan to use it with.

References

For detailed guidance, see:

  • references/progressive-disclosure.md - 200-line rule and references pattern
  • references/skill-structure.md - SKILL.md format and frontmatter details
  • references/examples.md - Good skill examples
  • references/best-practices.md - Comprehensive best practices guide

© xlanex6, MIT. 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 4 other files (references) in .agents/skills/create-skill of xlanex6/nuxt-meilisearch.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/best-practices.md
  • references/examples.md
  • references/progressive-disclosure.md
  • references/skill-structure.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit fe56224

Compare with similar skills

Create Skill 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.

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Firecrawl Search Integrationfirecrawl/firecrawl189k1 repos~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassISC
Product Full-Text Searchlobehub/lobehub83k—~4.1kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
Project Orchestratorthis-rs/project-orchestrator140—~2.6kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
Hackernewssigcli/sigcli293—~2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Create Skill

What does Create Skill do?

Guide for creating effective skills following best practices. Create Skill is an agent skill from xlanex6/nuxt-meilisearch. Guide for creating effective skills following best practices.

When should I use Create Skill?

Create Skill fits situations like: updating skills that extend agent capabilities; tasks that involve Search implementation.

How do I install Create Skill in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add xlanex6/nuxt-meilisearch --skill create-skill -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/create-skill in xlanex6/nuxt-meilisearch) into .claude/skills/create-skill in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Create Skill in Codex?

Run `npx skills add xlanex6/nuxt-meilisearch --skill create-skill -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/create-skill in xlanex6/nuxt-meilisearch) into .agents/skills/create-skill in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Create Skill 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 xlanex6/nuxt-meilisearch --skill create-skill -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/create-skill, .gemini/skills/create-skill, .github/skills/create-skill and .opencode/skills/create-skill in your project.

What does Create Skill need to run?

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

Does Create Skill 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 Create Skill 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 Create Skill use?

Create Skill 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 Create Skill use?

About 752 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3k 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 4.2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Create Skill?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Create Skill: Nuxt Content (secondsky/claude-skills, 227 stars), Firecrawl Search Integration (firecrawl/firecrawl, 189k stars), Product Full-Text Search (lobehub/lobehub, 83k stars) and Project Orchestrator (this-rs/project-orchestrator, 140 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Create Skill?

xlanex6 (a GitHub user) maintains it in xlanex6/nuxt-meilisearch, which has 123 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 6, 2026.

Source: xlanex6/nuxt-meilisearch on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.