Skills Maintenance

Skills Repository Maintenance

Guidelines for maintaining the @duyet/skills repository. This skill ensures consistency across all skills and proper repository management.

When to Invoke This Skill

Use this skill when:

• Adding a new skill to the repository
• Updating existing skill content
• Running validation checks
• Regenerating README.md from skill definitions
• Bumping versions and creating releases
• Fixing skill structure issues

Repository Structure

skills/
├── skill-name/
│   └── SKILL.md              # Main skill file with frontmatter
├── skills-maintenance/
│   └── SKILL.md              # This file
├── scripts/
│   ├── validate-skills.js    # Validates skill structure
│   └── generate-readme.js    # Regenerates README.md
├── CLAUDE.md                 # Repository documentation
├── AGENTS.md                 # Agent coordination patterns
├── README.md                 # Auto-generated from skills
├── package.json              # NPM scripts and metadata
└── .gitignore                # Standard ignores

Adding a New Skill

Step 1: Create Directory and SKILL.md

# Create skill directory
mkdir -p ~/project/skills/new-skill-name

# Create SKILL.md with frontmatter
cat > ~/project/skills/new-skill-name/SKILL.md << 'EOF'
---
name: new-skill-name
description: Brief description of what this skill does. When to use it.
---

# Skill Name

Brief description of the skill's purpose.

## When to Use

Use this skill when:
- [Condition 1]
- [Condition 2]

## Instructions

[Detailed instructions for the agent]
EOF

Step 2: Validate the Skill

cd ~/project/skills
bun run validate

Fix any validation errors before proceeding.

Step 3: Regenerate README

cd ~/project/skills
bun run generate:readme

This updates README.md with the new skill in the appropriate category.

Step 4: Commit with Semantic Commit

cd ~/project/skills
git add -A
git commit -m "feat(skills): add new-skill-name

- Add new skill for [purpose]
- Includes [key features]

Co-Authored-By: duyetbot <duyetbot@users.noreply.github.com>"
git push

Updating an Existing Skill

Step 1: Edit SKILL.md

Make changes to the skill's SKILL.md file.

Step 2: Validate Changes

cd ~/project/skills
bun run validate

Step 3: Update README (if description changed)

cd ~/project/skills
bun run generate:readme

Step 4: Commit with Semantic Commit

cd ~/project/skills
git add -A
git commit -m "feat(skill-name): update [what changed]

- [Change 1]
- [Change 2]

Co-Authored-By: duyetbot <duyetbot@users.noreply.github.com>"
git push

Removing a Skill

Step 1: Remove Directory

cd ~/project/skills
rm -rf old-skill-name

Step 2: Regenerate README

bun run generate:readme

Step 3: Commit

git add -A
git commit -m "fix(skills): remove old-skill-name

- Removed unused skill
- Reason: [why removed]

Co-Authored-By: duyetbot <duyetbot@users.noreply.github.com>"
git push

Version Bumping

Follow semantic versioning (semver) in package.json:

Bumping Version

# Edit package.json version
cd ~/project/skills
# [edit package.json version]

# Commit version bump
git add package.json
git commit -m "chore: bump version to X.Y.Z

Co-Authored-By: duyetbot <duyetbot@users.noreply.github.com>"

# Create and push tag
git tag v$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
git push origin master --tags

Skill Structure Requirements

Every SKILL.md file must:

1. Start with frontmatter (YAML between ---)

   ---
   name: skill-name
   description: Brief description
   ---
   

2. Name matches directory

   • Directory: skill-name/
   • Frontmatter: name: skill-name

3. Description is present

   • Should be concise (one line)
   • Should explain when to use the skill

4. Content after frontmatter

   • At minimum, a heading and brief instructions
   • Preferably sections: When to Use, Instructions, Examples

Validation Rules

The validate-skills.js script checks:

• ✅ Each directory has a SKILL.md file
• ✅ SKILL.md starts with --- (frontmatter opening)
• ✅ name field exists in frontmatter
• ✅ name matches directory name
• ✅ description field exists in frontmatter
• ✅ Frontmatter closes with ---

Available Scripts

# List all skills
bun run list

# Format all skill files with Prettier
bun run format

# Validate skill structure
bun run validate

# Regenerate README from skills
bun run generate:readme

Commit Convention

Use semantic commits with skills scope (unless modifying a specific skill):

feat(skills): add new-skill
feat(skills): update scripts
fix(skills): fix validation bug
docs(skills): update README
chore: bump version

For specific skill changes:

feat(skill-name): add new feature
fix(skill-name): fix bug in instructions
docs(skill-name): improve documentation

Always include co-author:

Co-Authored-By: duyetbot <duyetbot@users.noreply.github.com>

Remote Repository

• URL: git@github.com:duyet/skills.git
• HTTPS: https://github.com/duyet/skills
• Branch: master

Related Documentation

• CLAUDE.md - Repository-level documentation
• AGENTS.md - Agent coordination patterns
• README.md - Generated skill catalog
• skills.sh - Skills ecosystem
• Agent Skills Specification

Quick Checklist

Before committing changes:

• All skills validated (bun run validate)
• README regenerated if skills added/removed (bun run generate:readme)
• Commit follows semantic commit format
• Co-author included in commit message
• Changes pushed to remote