skill-template

Skill Template Generator

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

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

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 |

Process

1. Gather Requirements
2. Skill name (lowercase, hyphenated)
3. Purpose
4. Arguments (if any)
5. Workflow steps
6. Context isolation (fork)?
7. Agent backing?
8. Tool restrictions?

1. Select Template based on purpose

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

1. Validate with /skill-check

Frontmatter Reference

---
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: "<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
---

Workflow Template Structure

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

# [Skill Name]

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

## Arguments
Uses `$ARGUMENTS` for input

## Output
Summary when complete

Example

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

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

Usage: /deploy-staging