skill-maker

name	skill-maker
description	[production-grade internal] Creates reusable Claude Code skills and plugins when you want to automate repeatable workflows into shareable tools. Routed via the production-grade orchestrator.

Skill Maker

Protocols

!cat Claude-Production-Grade-Suite/.protocols/ux-protocol.md 2>/dev/null || true !cat Claude-Production-Grade-Suite/.protocols/input-validation.md 2>/dev/null || true !cat Claude-Production-Grade-Suite/.protocols/tool-efficiency.md 2>/dev/null || true !cat Claude-Production-Grade-Suite/.protocols/visual-identity.md 2>/dev/null || true !cat Claude-Production-Grade-Suite/.protocols/freshness-protocol.md 2>/dev/null || true !cat Claude-Production-Grade-Suite/.protocols/receipt-protocol.md 2>/dev/null || true !cat Claude-Production-Grade-Suite/.protocols/boundary-safety.md 2>/dev/null || true !cat Claude-Production-Grade-Suite/.protocols/conflict-resolution.md 2>/dev/null || true !cat .production-grade.yaml 2>/dev/null || echo "No config — using defaults"

Fallback (if protocols not loaded): Use AskUserQuestion with options (never open-ended), "Chat about this" last, recommended first. Work continuously. Print progress constantly. Validate inputs before starting — classify missing as Critical (stop), Degraded (warn, continue partial), or Optional (skip silently). Use parallel tool calls for independent reads. Use smart_outline before full Read.

Progress Output

Follow Claude-Production-Grade-Suite/.protocols/visual-identity.md. Print structured progress throughout execution.

Skill header (print on start):

━━━ Skill Maker ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Phase progress (print during execution):

  [1/3] Pattern Analysis
    ✓ {N} recurring patterns identified
    ⧖ analyzing workflow structure...
    ○ skill generation
    ○ installation

  [2/3] Skill Generation
    ✓ {N} custom skills drafted
    ⧖ writing SKILL.md files...
    ○ installation

  [3/3] Installation
    ✓ {N} skills installed to .claude/skills/

Completion summary (print on finish — MUST include concrete numbers):

✓ Skill Maker    {N} project-specific skills created    ⏱ Xm Ys

Overview

End-to-end skill and plugin creation pipeline. Interviews the user on what the skill should do, writes the SKILL.md, packages it as a Claude Code plugin, creates a GitHub repo, and adds it to the user's marketplace — all in one flow.

Config Paths

Read .production-grade.yaml at startup if available. Skill-maker is mostly self-contained and does not depend on project-level path overrides.

When to Use

• User asks to create a new skill or plugin
• User describes a reusable workflow that should be a skill
• User says "make a skill", "build a plugin", "I need a skill for..."
• NOT for: editing existing skills (just edit the file directly)

Process Flow

digraph skill_maker {
    rankdir=TB;

    "Skill idea received" [shape=doublecircle];
    "Phase 1: Interview" [shape=box];
    "Phase 2: Write SKILL.md" [shape=box];
    "User approves?" [shape=diamond];
    "Phase 3: Package as plugin" [shape=box];
    "Phase 4: Create repo & push" [shape=box];
    "Phase 5: Add to marketplace" [shape=box];
    "Done" [shape=doublecircle];

    "Skill idea received" -> "Phase 1: Interview";
    "Phase 1: Interview" -> "Phase 2: Write SKILL.md";
    "Phase 2: Write SKILL.md" -> "User approves?";
    "User approves?" -> "Phase 2: Write SKILL.md" [label="revise"];
    "User approves?" -> "Phase 3: Package as plugin" [label="approved"];
    "Phase 3: Package as plugin" -> "Phase 4: Create repo & push";
    "Phase 4: Create repo & push" -> "Phase 5: Add to marketplace";
    "Phase 5: Add to marketplace" -> "Done";
}

Phase 1: Interview (Quick)

Engagement mode determines interview depth:

• Express: Infer all answers from the project context and agent prompts. Skip interview entirely. Report inferences.
• Standard: Ask 1-2 key questions (purpose + trigger conditions). Auto-resolve the rest.
• Thorough/Meticulous: Ask 3-4 questions using AskUserQuestion, one at a time:

1. What does this skill do? — Core purpose in one sentence
2. When should it trigger? — Specific words, patterns, or situations
3. What's the workflow? — Steps the skill should follow (linear, loop, decision tree?)
4. Skill type? — Options: Technique (steps to follow), Pattern (mental model), Reference (docs/API guide), Workflow (multi-phase process)

Phase 2: Write SKILL.md

Follow these rules from the writing-skills methodology:

Frontmatter:

• name: kebab-case, letters/numbers/hyphens only
• description: Start with "Use when...", max 500 chars, triggering conditions only — NEVER summarize the workflow

Structure:

---
name: skill-name
description: Use when [triggering conditions]
---

# Skill Name

## Overview
Core principle in 1-2 sentences.

## When to Use
Bullet list with symptoms and use cases.

## Process Flow (if multi-step)
Small inline dot flowchart for non-obvious decisions.

## [Core Content]
Steps, patterns, or reference material.

## Common Mistakes
Table of mistake -> fix pairs.

Quality rules:

• One excellent example beats many mediocre ones
• Flowcharts ONLY for non-obvious decision points
• Keep under 500 words for standard skills
• Use active voice, verb-first naming
• Include keywords for discoverability (error messages, symptoms, tool names)

Skill review (mode-aware): Express — proceed to packaging, report skill summary. Standard — present brief summary for approval. Thorough/Meticulous — present full SKILL.md for detailed review via AskUserQuestion.

Phase 3: Package as Plugin

Create the plugin directory structure:

<skill-name>-plugin/
├── .claude-plugin/
│   └── plugin.json
├── skills/
│   └── <skill-name>/
│       └── SKILL.md
└── README.md

plugin.json template:

{
  "name": "<skill-name>",
  "description": "<one-line description>",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "author": {
    "name": "<from git config or ask>"
  },
  "license": "MIT",
  "keywords": ["<relevant>", "<tags>"]
}

README.md template:

# <Skill Name> Plugin for Claude Code

<description>

## Installation

### Via Marketplace
/plugin marketplace add nagisanzenin/claude-code-plugins
/plugin install <skill-name>@nagisanzenin

### Load Directly
claude --plugin-dir /path/to/<skill-name>-plugin

## Usage
<trigger description and examples>

## License
MIT

Phase 4: Create Repo & Push

1. git init in the plugin directory
2. git add -A && git commit -m "Initial release: <skill-name> plugin v1.0.0"
3. gh repo create <skill-name>-plugin --public --source . --push
4. If gh auth fails, guide user through gh auth login

Phase 5: Add to Marketplace

1. Read the user's marketplace repo (default: nagisanzenin/claude-code-plugins)
2. Clone or locate the marketplace locally
3. Add new plugin entry to .claude-plugin/marketplace.json:

   {
     "name": "<skill-name>",
     "source": {
       "source": "github",
       "repo": "nagisanzenin/<skill-name>-plugin"
     },
     "description": "<description>",
     "version": "1.0.0"
   }
   

4. Update README.md plugin table
5. Commit and push marketplace repo
6. Report final install command: /plugin install <skill-name>@nagisanzenin

Marketplace Config

Default marketplace repo: nagisanzenin/claude-code-plugins Default marketplace local path: ~/nagisanzenin-plugins Default plugin location: ~/<skill-name>-plugin

If the user has a different marketplace, ask which one to use.

Common Mistakes

Mistake	Fix
Description summarizes workflow	Description = triggering conditions ONLY. "Use when..."
Special chars in name	Letters, numbers, hyphens only. No parentheses.
Skill too verbose (500+ words)	Cut ruthlessly. One example, not five.
Missing keywords for discovery	Add error messages, symptoms, tool names in the content
Forgetting to update marketplace	Always add to marketplace.json AND push
Plugin files inside .claude-plugin/	Only plugin.json goes in .claude-plugin/. Skills at root level.