New Agent Skill

New agent skill

GOAL: create a new skill directory, standard sub-folders, and a compliant SKILL.md template based on the local reference guide.

WHEN: you need to create a new skill for the agent.

Prerequisites

• The skills/ directory must exist.
• The requested skill name requires kebab-case (lowercase, alphanumeric, dashes).
• references/skill-reference-guide.md must exist.

Efficiency directives

• Create all directories and files in a single pass.
• Optimize all operations for agent, token, and context efficiency.

Workflow

Step 1: Check input

• Verify the skill name follows kebab-case conventions.
• Check if skills/<name> already exists.
• If exists: emit ERROR: Skill <name> already exists.

Step 2: Create directory structure

• Create skills/<name>/.
• Create skills/<name>/SKILL.md.
• Create standard subdirectories: scripts/, references/, assets/, tests/.

Step 3: Generate SKILL.md

• Refine, streamline and optimize the user's instructions for the new skill.
• Read references/skill-reference-guide.md.
• Update SKILL.md using the reference and user's instructions. Output.

Step 4: Report completion

• Output SUCCESS: Created skill <name> at skills/<name>/.

References

• references/skill-reference-guide.md: The authoritative guide for skill structure and templating.