Skill Template

Skill Template Generator

Generate a custom skill (slash command) based on requirements.

Usage: /skill-template [skill-name] [purpose]

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Templates

| Purpose | Template | Features | |---------|----------|----------| | Workflow | Multi-step | Sequential steps | | Generator | Creator | File creation | | Checker | Validator | Validation rules | | Automation | Runner | Command execution | | Agent-backed | Delegator | Runs as agent |

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Process

1. Gather Requirements

• Skill name (lowercase, hyphenated)
• Purpose
• Arguments (if any)
• Workflow steps
• Context isolation (fork)?
• Agent backing?
• Tool restrictions?

1. Select Template based on purpose

1. Generate File at .claude/skills/[name]/SKILL.md

1. Validate with /skill-check

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Frontmatter Reference

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name: skill-name              # Required: lowercase, hyphenated
description: What it does     # Required: shown in / menu
version: 0.1.0                # Optional: semantic version
user-invocable: true          # Optional: appears in / menu (default true)
model: sonnet                 # Optional: inherit, haiku, sonnet, opus, best, sonnet[1m], opus[1m], opusplan
allowed-tools:                # Optional: restrict available tools (YAML list)
  - Read
  - Write
  - Bash
context: fork                 # Optional: isolated context
agent: agent-name             # Optional: delegate to agent (requires context: fork)
argument-hint: ""       # Optional: hint shown after skill name
# arguments:                  # Optional: structured argument definitions
#   - name: target
#     description: The target to process
#     required: true
# when_to_use: >              # Optional: auto-trigger description (underscore, NOT hyphen)
#   Use when the user asks about deployment or mentions staging.
disable-model-invocation: false  # Optional: prevent programmatic invocation
hooks:                        # Optional: lifecycle hooks
  PreToolUse:
    - matcher: Bash
      hooks:
        - type: command
          command: echo "Bash used"
  Stop:
    - hooks:
        - type: command
          command: ./scripts/verify.sh
          once: true
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Workflow Template Structure

---
name: [name]
description: [What it does]
user-invocable: true
allowed-tools:
  - Read
  - Write
  - Bash
  - Grep
  - Glob
context: fork
argument-hint: ""
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# [Skill Name]

## Workflow
### Step 1: [Name]
### Step 2: [Name]
### Step 3: [Name]

## Arguments
Uses `$ARGUMENTS` for input

## Output
Summary when complete

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Example

/skill-template deploy-staging "deploy to staging"

Output: Created .claude/skills/deploy-staging/SKILL.md

Usage: /deploy-staging

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: claude-world
• Source: claude-world/director-mode-lite
• License: MIT
• Homepage: https://claude-world.com

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.