skill-creatorlisted
Install: claude install-skill riqxa/skills-best-practices
# Skill Authoring Procedure
Follow these steps to generate a skill that adheres to the agentskills.io specification and progressive disclosure principles.
## Step 1: Initialize and Validate Metadata
1. Define a unique `name`: 1-64 characters, lowercase, numbers, and single hyphens only.
2. Draft a `description`: Max 1,024 characters, written in the third person, including negative triggers.
3. **Execute Validation Script:** Run the validation script to ensure compliance before proceeding:
`python3 scripts/validate-metadata.py --name "[name]" --description "[description]"`
4. If the script returns an error, self-correct the metadata based on the `stderr` output and re-run until successful.
## Step 2: Structure the Directory
1. Create the root directory using the validated `name`.
2. Initialize the following subdirectories:
* `scripts/`: For tiny CLI tools and deterministic logic.
* `references/`: For flat (one-level deep) context like schemas or API docs.
* `assets/`: For output templates, JSON schemas, or static files.
3. Ensure no human-centric files (README.md, INSTALLATION.md) are created.
## Step 3: Draft Core Logic (SKILL.md)
1. Use the template in `assets/skill-template.md` as the starting point.
2. Write all instructions in the **third-person imperative** (e.g., "Extract the text," "Run the build").
3. **Enforce Progressive Disclosure:**
* Keep the main logic under 500 lines.
* If a procedure requires a large schema or co