1---2name: skill-development3description: Skill Development Rules4---567# Skill Development Rules
89When working with files in `.claude/skills/`:
1011## SKILL.md Structure
1213```yaml
14```
1516## DO
17- Keep SKILL.md concise (< 200 lines)
18- Include clear "When to Use" section
19- Provide copy-paste bash commands
20- Reference scripts/ for MCP operations
21- Add triggers to skill-rules.json
2223## DON'T
24- Include implementation details in SKILL.md
25- Duplicate content across skills
26- Create skills without corresponding trigger in skill-rules.json
27- Use allowed-tools that aren't needed
2829## MCP Wrapper Skills
30For skills that wrap MCP scripts:
31- Use `allowed-tools: [Bash, Read]` to restrict capabilities
32- Point to the script in scripts/ directory
33- Include parameter documentation
3435---
3637**Source:** [`parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3`](https://github.com/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3) → `.claude/skills/skill-development/SKILL.md`
Run npx skillmds@latest add parcadei/skill-development 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.
Skill Development Rules It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.
This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Capability flags: makes network calls. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.
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.
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parcadei (@parcadei) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.