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Skill Builder

Create new Claude Code Skills with proper YAML frontmatter, progressive disclosure structure, and complete directory organization. Use when you need to build custom skills for specific workflows, generate skill templates, or understand the Claude Skills specification.

# Skill Builder

## What This Skill Does

Creates production-ready Claude Code Skills with proper YAML frontmatter, progressive disclosure architecture, and complete file/folder structure. This skill guides you through building skills that Claude can autonomously discover and use across all surfaces (Claude.ai, Claude Code, SDK, API).

## Prerequisites

- Claude Code 2.0+ or Claude.ai with Skills support
- Basic understanding of Markdown and YAML
- Text editor or IDE

## Quick Start

### Creating Your First Skill

```bash
# 1. Create skill directory (MUST be at top level, NOT in subdirectories!)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/my-first-skill

# 2. Create SKILL.md with proper format
cat > ~/.claude/skills/my-first-skill/SKILL.md << 'EOF'
---
name: "My First Skill"
description: "Brief description of what this skill does and when Claude should use it. Maximum 1024 characters."

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Classification

Reference Documentation, cheatsheets, setup guides
Reference Create
Generate or transform
Scope Global
All AI interactions
Triggered Activates on context match -- file patterns, topics, working state