name: create-skill description: Create, update, validate, and canonicalize Claude Code skills. USE WHEN user wants to create a new skill OR modify an existing skill OR validate skill structure OR fix skill format OR migrate legacy skills.

create-skill

Manage Claude Code skills with consistent structure and validation.

Workflow Routing

Reference Documentation

• skill-schema.md - Canonical skill structure specification
• validation-rules.md - Complete validation checklist

Examples

Example 1: Create a new skill

User: "I want to create a skill for code review"
→ Invokes create workflow
→ Asks for skill name, location, description
→ Generates skill directory with SKILL.md and structure
→ Runs validation

Example 2: Validate an existing skill

User: "Check if my prompting skill is valid"
→ Invokes validate workflow
→ Checks structural, semantic, and quality rules
→ Reports ✅ passed, ⚠️ warnings, ❌ errors
→ Provides specific fix suggestions

Example 3: Fix a broken skill

User: "My skill has wrong file names and missing sections"
→ Invokes canonicalize workflow
→ Renames files to kebab-case
→ Adds missing Examples section
→ Normalizes YAML frontmatter
→ Reports all changes made