skill-creatorlisted

# Skill Creator Guide for building effective, well-structured skills following Anthropic's official best practices. ## Core Concepts A **skill** is a folder containing instructions (packaged as Markdown with YAML frontmatter) that teaches Claude how to handle specific tasks or workflows. Skills use **progressive disclosure**: 1. **First level (YAML frontmatter):** Always loaded in Claude's system prompt. Provides just enough info for Claude to know WHEN each skill should be used. 2. **Second level (SKILL.md body):** Loaded when Claude thinks the skill is relevant. Contains the full instructions and guidance. 3. **Third level (Linked files):** Additional files in `references/`, `scripts/`, `assets/` that Claude discovers and loads only as needed. ## Skill Creation Workflow Follow these steps in order: ### Step 1: Define Use Cases Before writing any code, identify 2-3 concrete use cases the skill should enable. Ask yourself: - What does a user want to accomplish? - What multi-step workflows does this require? - Which tools are needed (built-in or MCP)? - What domain knowledge or best practices should be embedded? Good use case definition: ``` Use Case: Project Sprint Planning Trigger: User says "help me plan this sprint" or "create sprint tasks" Steps: 1. Fetch current project status from Linear (via MCP) 2. Analyze team capacity 3. Suggest task prioritization 4. Create tasks in Linear with proper labels and estimates Result: Fully planned sprint with tasks created ``