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Anthropic skill-creator

A skill for building new skills, measuring trigger quality, and iterating on SKILL.md instructions.

Repository
anthropics/skills
Skill path
skills/skill-creator/SKILL.md
Systems
Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Zed
Install
npx add-skill anthropics/skills
GitHub stars
147,243
Updated
2026-05-29
Source
README · SKILL.md

What it is

skill-creator is an official Anthropic skill for creating new skills and improving existing ones. Its SKILL.md focuses on the full iteration loop: draft the skill, write test prompts, run evaluations, review results, then rewrite.

Why it is useful

This is the meta-skill to install before building your own catalog. It helps turn a rough workflow into a measurable skill with better trigger behavior and clearer instructions.

Best uses

  • Drafting a new SKILL.md from a workflow idea.
  • Improving an existing skill that triggers too often or too rarely.
  • Creating evaluation prompts before publishing a skill to a team.

Notes

The useful lesson is not only the content of the skill, but the workflow it teaches: test prompts and evaluation belong in skill development, not only in code development.