Skill Creator

Install

install

$ Copy the skill-creator folder from anthropics/skills into ~/.claude/skills/

Update

update

$ git -C ~/.claude/skills/skill-creator pull

Or re-clone/re-copy from the repo if it is not a git checkout.

When to use it

You repeated the same workflow three times and want to crystallize it
Turning a one-off prompt recipe into a reusable, shareable skill
Updating an existing skill with new scripts, references, or assets

Commands & flags

create a skill: Walks through the canonical SKILL.md structure for a new skill.
turn this into a skill: Crystallizes the current workflow into a reusable skill.
Create a skill that packages our release checklist: Describe the workflow to scaffold a self-contained skill folder.
Update an existing skill: Add new scripts, reference files, or assets to a skill.

How to use it

Say "create a skill" or "turn this into a skill" and describe the workflow. The skill walks through the canonical structure: SKILL.md with name and description frontmatter, optional scripts, reference files, and assets, all self-contained in one folder.

Create a skill that packages our release checklist

Why it earns its place

Skills are the highest-leverage Claude Code feature: knowledge written once, applied every session. This is the official Anthropic template for authoring them correctly, including the frontmatter conventions that control when a skill auto-activates. Meta but essential: it is the skill that makes all other skills.

Try it

claude

> Create a skill from the deployment workflow we just did