How do I install the Create Project skill?

Run npx skillmds add majiayu000/create-project-3 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 Create Project skill do?

Create atomic research project notes with minimal overhead It is listed under Research & Search on SkillMD.

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Is Create Project free to use?

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Who published Create Project?

majiayu000 (@majiayu000) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Create Project by majiayu000 — Agent Skill

Name: Create Project
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

File contents

📋 Create Project Skill

Create new research project notes in Projects/ with proper linking and structure.

CRITICAL RULES

Project notes live only in Projects/
Use Templates/Project.md exactly
Status must be: seed | idea | active | writing | finished
Every project must link to at least one MOC
Projects must link back to papers in "Relevant Papers"
No orphan projects

WORKFLOW

1. Get project details

Ask user for:

Project title (one-line idea)
Status (seed/idea/active/writing/finished)
MOC to link (research area)
Related papers (if any exist in Reading/)

2. Read template

Read: Templates/Project.md

Study the exact structure before creating.

3. Create project file

File name: Exact project title Location: Projects/ Template: Templates/Project.md (copy EXACTLY)

4. Fill minimal sections

Mandatory fields:

Seed Idea: 1-2 bullets
Status: seed | idea | active | writing | finished
Research Question: 1 bullet (what are we asking?)
Hypothesis/Claim: 1 bullet (what's the answer?)

Links:

Add MOC link in appropriate section
Add paper links to "Relevant Papers" if papers exist

5. Verify structure

All template sections present
Status field filled correctly
MOC link present
No orphan projects

6. Update maintenance counters

Read .claude/vault_maintanance.md
Increment projects_since_audit_links and projects_since_vault_index each by 1
Write the updated values back to .claude/vault_maintanance.md

OUTPUT RULES

Ultra-concise bullets only
Fragments OK
No prose
Clarity > grammar
5 bullets → split section

SELF-CHECK

✅ Did I read Templates/Project.md first? ✅ Are ALL template sections present? ✅ Is status valid (seed|idea|active|writing|finished)? ✅ Does project link to exactly one MOC? ✅ Are paper links in Title Case with [[brackets]]? ✅ No orphan projects created? ✅ Did I increment projects_since_audit_links and projects_since_vault_index in .claude/vault_maintanance.md?

---name: create-project-3description: Create atomic research project notes with minimal overhead--- ## 📋 Create Project Skill Create new research project notes in `Projects/` with proper linking and structure. --- ## CRITICAL RULES - Project notes live **only** in `Projects/` - Use `Templates/Project.md` **exactly** - Status must be: `seed | idea | active | writing | finished` - Every project **must link to at least one MOC** - Projects must link back to papers in "Relevant Papers" - No orphan projects --- ## WORKFLOW ### 1. Get project details Ask user for: - **Project title** (one-line idea) - **Status** (seed/idea/active/writing/finished) - **MOC to link** (research area) - **Related papers** (if any exist in `Reading/`) ### 2. Read template ``` Read: Templates/Project.md ``` Study the exact structure before creating. ### 3. Create project file **File name:** Exact project title **Location:** `Projects/` **Template:** `Templates/Project.md` (copy EXACTLY) ### 4. Fill minimal sections **Mandatory fields:** - Seed Idea: 1-2 bullets - Status: seed | idea | active | writing | finished - Research Question: 1 bullet (what are we asking?) - Hypothesis/Claim: 1 bullet (what's the answer?) **Links:** - Add MOC link in appropriate section - Add paper links to "Relevant Papers" if papers exist ### 5. Verify structure - All template sections present - Status field filled correctly - MOC link present - No orphan projects ### 6. Update maintenance counters 1. Read `.claude/vault_maintanance.md` 2. Increment `projects_since_audit_links` and `projects_since_vault_index` each by 1 3. Write the updated values back to `.claude/vault_maintanance.md` --- ## OUTPUT RULES - Ultra-concise bullets only - Fragments OK - No prose - Clarity > grammar - >5 bullets → split section --- ## SELF-CHECK ✅ Did I read `Templates/Project.md` first? ✅ Are ALL template sections present? ✅ Is status valid (seed|idea|active|writing|finished)? ✅ Does project link to exactly one MOC? ✅ Are paper links in Title Case with `[[brackets]]`? ✅ No orphan projects created? ✅ Did I increment `projects_since_audit_links` and `projects_since_vault_index` in `.claude/vault_maintanance.md`?

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