| name | skill-creator |
| description | Create new OpenCode skills with the standard scaffold. |
Skill creator helps create other skills that are self-buildable.
The best way to use it is after a user already executed a flow and says: create a skill for this. Alternatively, if the user asks for a skill to be created, suggest they do the task first and ask for skill creation at the end.
This should trigger this scaffold:
- If the user needed to configure things, create a
.env.example without credentials and include all required variables.
- Ask the user if they want to store credentials. If yes, write them to a
.env file in the skill, and suggest rotating keys later.
- Always add a
.gitignore in the skill that ignores .env, and verify .env is not tracked.
- If the user needed to interact with an API and you created scripts, add reusable scripts under
scripts/.
- New skills should explain how to use the
scripts/ and that .env.example defines the minimum config.
- Skills should state that they infer what they can do from the available config.
Trigger phrases (critical)
The description field is how Claude decides when to use your skill.
Include 2-3 specific phrases that should trigger it.
Bad example:
"Use when working with content"
Good examples:
"Use when user mentions 'content pipeline', 'add to content database', or 'schedule a post'"
"Triggers on: 'rotate PDF', 'flip PDF pages', 'change PDF orientation'"
Quick validation:
- Contains at least one quoted phrase
- Uses "when" or "triggers"
- Longer than ~50 characters
Frontmatter template
---
name: my-skill
description: |
[What it does in one sentence]
Triggers when user mentions:
- "[specific phrase 1]"
- "[specific phrase 2]"
- "[specific phrase 3]"
---
Quick Usage (Already Configured)
Create a new skill folder
mkdir -p skills/<skill-name>
Minimum scaffold files
SKILL.md
scripts/
.env
.env.example (use this to guide the minimum config)
.gitignore (ignore .env)
.env (credentials + config)
- Use
.env.example to document required credentials or external setup.
- Do not include any real credentials in
.env.example.
Minimal skill template
---
name: skill-name
description: One-line description
---
## Quick Usage (Already Configured)
### Action 1
```bash
command here
Common Gotchas
- Thing that doesn't work as expected
First-Time Setup (If Not Configured)
- ...
## Notes from OpenCode docs
- Skill folders live in `skills/<name>/SKILL.md`.
- `name` must be lowercase and match the folder.
- Frontmatter requires `name` and `description`.
## Reference
Follow the official OpenCode skills docs: https://opencode.ai/docs/skills/