skill-builder

🥈Silver

Expert Claude Code Skills architect that helps create, edit, and convert sub-agents to skills using CLI tools, Node.js scripting, and best practices.

98130Updated 4mo ago

Intermediate30min to implementautomation

Saves ~60 min per use

Quick InstallView Source

git clone https://github.com/metaskills/skill-builder.git

Works with:

Claude

Overview

About This Skill

skill-builder helps developers architect Claude Code skills from scratch, refine existing skills, and convert sub-agent configurations to skill format. It provides interactive guidance for designing skill workflows, writing SKILL.md files with proper metadata, organizing supporting files with intention-revealing names, and leveraging CLI tools and Node.js scripting. The skill emphasizes modern tooling patterns, progressive disclosure for documentation, and adherence to official Claude Code agent skills best practices and conventions.

How to Use

Use skill-builder when you need to create a new skill, refine an existing one, or convert a sub-agent configuration. Provide details about the task or workflow, use cases, and scope (personal or project-specific). The skill guides you through interactive requirements gathering, design decisions, implementation, and validation.

Use Cases

Creating new Claude Code skills with proper structure and metadata

Editing existing skills to improve descriptions and organization

Converting Claude Code sub-agents to reusable skills

Designing skill workflows with CLI and Node.js integration

Setup & Installation

Quick Install

No install command available. Check the GitHub repository for manual installation instructions.

Alternative Install (Git Clone)

git clone https://github.com/metaskills/skill-builder

Requirements

Claude Code or compatible AI agent
Works with: Claude

Quick Start Guide

Install the Skill

Copy the install command above and run it in your terminal.

Open Your AI Agent

Launch Claude Code, Cursor, or your preferred AI coding agent.

Try It Out

Use the prompt template or examples below to test the skill.

Customize

Adapt the skill to your specific use case and workflow.

Usage Examples

Prompt Template

Act as a Claude Code Agent Skills Builder. I want to create a new skill for [SPECIFIC TASK]. The skill should be able to [INPUT TYPE] and [OUTPUT TYPE]. The skill should be named [SKILL NAME]. Provide the skill definition in JSON format.

Example Output

```json
{
  "name": "Data Analyzer",
  "description": "Analyzes CSV data and generates insights",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "name": "file_path",
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Path to the CSV file"
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "name": "insights",
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Generated insights from the data"
    }
  ],
  "code": "def analyze_data(file_path):\n    import pandas as pd\n    data = pd.read_csv(file_path)\n    insights = data.describe()\n    return str(insights)\n"
}
```