Skill Creator
Guide for creating effective skills. This skill should be used when users want to create a new skill (or update an existing skill) that extends Claude's capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, or tool integrations. Skill: Skill Creator Owner: chindden Summary: Guide for creating effective skills. This skill should be used when users want to create a new skill (or update an existing skill) that extends Claude's capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, or tool integrations. Tags: latest:0.1.0 Version history: v0.1.0 | 2026-01-27T14:04:37.376Z | auto Initial release of skill-creator, a comprehensive guide for designing
Rank
62
Safety
84
Downloads
89k
Updated
Jun 1, 2026
Version
0.1.0
Source
CLAWHUB
About
What it does, and when to use it.
Capability contract not published. No trust telemetry is available yet. 88.9K downloads reported by the source. Last updated 6/1/2026.
Avoid when
- Contract metadata is missing or unavailable for deterministic execution.
Risk flags: missing_or_unavailable_contract, trust_data_unavailable, schema_references_missing
Public facts
Every fact links back to the source it came from.
- Adoption signal
- 88.9K downloadsadoption · observed Jun 1, 2026
- Vendor
- Clawhubvendor · observed May 31, 2026
- Protocol compatibility
- OpenClawcompatibility · observed May 31, 2026
- Adoption signal
- 88.6K downloadsadoption · observed May 31, 2026
- Latest release
- 0.1.0release · observed Jan 27, 2026
- Handshake status
- UNKNOWNsecurity
Install and run
Setup complexity: low.
clawhub skill install s17c1w8796zm6120kzasrr0tmd83g4hd:skill-creator- Setup complexity is LOW. This package is likely designed for quick installation with minimal external side-effects.
- Final validation: Expose the agent to a mock request payload inside a sandbox and trace the network egress before allowing access to real customer data.
Contract: missing
curl -s "https://www.xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/clawhub-chindden-skill-creator/snapshot"
Documentation
CLAWHUB
35,227 characters of source documentation, loaded on request.
Extracted files
5 files captured from the source.
SKILL.md
---
name: skill-creator
description: Guide for creating effective skills. This skill should be used when users want to create a new skill (or update an existing skill) that extends Claude's capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, or tool integrations.
license: Complete terms in LICENSE.txt
---
# Skill Creator
This skill provides guidance for creating effective skills.
## About Skills
Skills are modular, self-contained packages that extend Claude's capabilities by providing
specialized knowledge, workflows, and tools. Think of them as "onboarding guides" for specific
domains or tasks—they transform Claude from a general-purpose agent into a specialized agent
equipped with procedural knowledge that no model can fully possess.
### 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
## Core Principles
### Concise is Key
The context window is a public good. Skills share the context window with everything else Claude needs: system prompt, conversation history, other Skills' metadata, and the actual user request.
**Default assumption: Claude is already very smart.** Only add context Claude doesn't already have. Challenge each piece of information: "Does Claude really need this explanation?" and "Does this paragraph justify its token cost?"
Prefer concise examples over verbose explanations.
### Set Appropriate Degrees of Freedom
Match the level of specificity to the task's fragility and variability:
**High freedom (text-based instructions)**: Use when multiple approaches are valid, decisions depend on context, or heuristics guide the approach.
**Medium freedom (pseudocode or scripts with parameters)**: Use when a preferred pattern exists, some variation is acceptable, or configuration affects behavior.
**Low freedom (specific scripts, few parameters)**: Use when operations are fragile and error-prone, consistency is critical, or a specific sequence must be followed.
Think of Claude as exploring a path: a narrow bridge with cliffs needs specific guardrails (low freedom), while an open field allows many routes (high freedom).
### Anatomy of a Skill
Every skill consists of a required SKILL.md file and optional bundled resources:
```
skill-name/
├── SKILL.md (required)
│ ├── YAML frontmatter metadata (required)
│ │ ├── name: (required)
│ │ └── description: (required)
│ └── Markdown instructions (required)
└── Bundled Resources (optional)
├── scripts/ - Executable code (Python/Bash/etc.)
├── references/ - Documentation intended to be loaded into context as needed
└── assets/ - Files used in output (templates, icons, fonts, etc.)
```
#### SKILL.md (required)
Every SKILL.md consists of:
- **Frontmatte_meta.json
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"ownerId": "kn7ajm25k9s5t1ajwxp2yfjx818015pb",
"slug": "skill-creator",
"version": "0.1.0",
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}references/output-patterns.md
# Output Patterns Use these patterns when skills need to produce consistent, high-quality output. ## Template Pattern Provide templates for output format. Match the level of strictness to your needs. **For strict requirements (like API responses or data formats):** ```markdown ## Report structure ALWAYS use this exact template structure: # [Analysis Title] ## Executive summary [One-paragraph overview of key findings] ## Key findings - Finding 1 with supporting data - Finding 2 with supporting data - Finding 3 with supporting data ## Recommendations 1. Specific actionable recommendation 2. Specific actionable recommendation ``` **For flexible guidance (when adaptation is useful):** ```markdown ## Report structure Here is a sensible default format, but use your best judgment: # [Analysis Title] ## Executive summary [Overview] ## Key findings [Adapt sections based on what you discover] ## Recommendations [Tailor to the specific context] Adjust sections as needed for the specific analysis type. ``` ## Examples Pattern For skills where output quality depends on seeing examples, provide input/output pairs: ```markdown ## Commit message format Generate commit messages following these examples: **Example 1:** Input: Added user authentication with JWT tokens Output: ``` feat(auth): implement JWT-based authentication Add login endpoint and token validation middleware ``` **Example 2:** Input: Fixed bug where dates displayed incorrectly in reports Output: ``` fix(reports): correct date formatting in timezone conversion Use UTC timestamps consistently across report generation ``` Follow this style: type(scope): brief description, then detailed explanation. ``` Examples help Claude understand the desired style and level of detail more clearly than descriptions alone.
references/workflows.md
# Workflow Patterns ## Sequential Workflows For complex tasks, break operations into clear, sequential steps. It is often helpful to give Claude an overview of the process towards the beginning of SKILL.md: ```markdown Filling a PDF form involves these steps: 1. Analyze the form (run analyze_form.py) 2. Create field mapping (edit fields.json) 3. Validate mapping (run validate_fields.py) 4. Fill the form (run fill_form.py) 5. Verify output (run verify_output.py) ``` ## Conditional Workflows For tasks with branching logic, guide Claude through decision points: ```markdown 1. Determine the modification type: **Creating new content?** → Follow "Creation workflow" below **Editing existing content?** → Follow "Editing workflow" below 2. Creation workflow: [steps] 3. Editing workflow: [steps] ```
skill-card.md
## Description: <br> Guide for creating effective skills. This skill should be used when users want to create a new skill (or update an existing skill) that extends Claude's capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, or tool integrations. <br> This skill is ready for commercial/non-commercial use. <br> ## Publisher: <br> [chindden](https://clawhub.ai/user/chindden) <br> ### License/Terms of Use: <br> Apache 2.0 <br> ## Use Case: <br> Developers and skill authors use Skill Creator to design, validate, package, and iterate on skills with reusable instructions, scripts, references, and assets. <br> ### Deployment Geography for Use: <br> Global <br> ## Known Risks and Mitigations: <br> Risk: Helper scripts can create or package files in unintended locations if run on the wrong path. <br> Mitigation: Run scripts only on intentional skill directories and review generated files before using or sharing them. <br> Risk: A packaged skill archive could include credentials, private notes, build outputs, or unrelated files left in the skill folder. <br> Mitigation: Inspect the skill folder or .skill archive and delete unnecessary or sensitive files before sharing. <br> ## Reference(s): <br> - [Output Patterns](references/output-patterns.md) <br> - [Workflows](references/workflows.md) <br> ## Skill Output: <br> **Output Type(s):** [Text, Markdown, Code, Shell commands, Configuration, Files, Guidance] <br> **Output Format:** [Markdown with inline code and shell commands] <br> **Output Parameters:** [1D] <br> **Other Properties Related to Output:** [May include generated skill directories, validation results, and packaged .skill archives when helper scripts are run.] <br> ## Skill Version(s): <br> 0.1.0 (source: server release metadata) <br> ## Ethical Considerations: <br> Users should evaluate whether this skill is appropriate for their environment, review any generated or modified files before relying on them, and apply their organization's safety, security, and compliance requirements before deployment. <br>
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