How do I install the New Skill skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add genericservice/new-skill in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the New Skill skill do?

Scaffold a new skill directory under skills/ that passes scripts/audit_skills.py on first run. Use when adding a new portable agent skill to this repo. It is listed under AI & ML on SkillMD.

Is New Skill safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with New Skill?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is New Skill free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published New Skill?

genericservice (@genericservice) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

New Skill by genericservice — Agent Skill

Name: New Skill
Author: genericservice

File contents

new-skill

Creates a new skill at skills/<name>/ with a valid SKILL.md (correct frontmatter, kebab-case name, semver version) so it passes python3 scripts/audit_skills.py skills immediately.

Usage

bash "$CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR/.claude/skills/new-skill/scripts/scaffold.sh" <skill-name> "<one-line description>"

<skill-name> must be kebab-case (lowercase letters, digits, hyphens — no underscores, no dots).

What it does

Validates the name against the audit script's kebab-case regex.
Refuses to overwrite an existing skills/<skill-name>/.
Copies templates/SKILL.md into skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md, substituting {{name}} and {{description}}.
Runs python3 scripts/audit_skills.py skills and reports the result.

After scaffolding

Flesh out the SKILL.md body (Workflow, references, examples).
Add references/, templates/, scripts/, examples/ directories only if the skill needs them.
Bump the version in frontmatter when you make changes (see CLAUDE.md → Versioning).
The package-skill.sh PostToolUse hook will rebuild dist/<skill-name>.skill automatically on the first edit.

Frequently asked questions

New Skill