Skill Development

Skill Development Rules

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Skill Development Rules

When working with files in .claude/skills/:

SKILL.md Structure


DO

  • Keep SKILL.md concise (< 200 lines)
  • Include clear "When to Use" section
  • Provide copy-paste bash commands
  • Reference scripts/ for MCP operations
  • Add triggers to skill-rules.json

DON'T

  • Include implementation details in SKILL.md
  • Duplicate content across skills
  • Create skills without corresponding trigger in skill-rules.json
  • Use allowed-tools that aren't needed

MCP Wrapper Skills

For skills that wrap MCP scripts:

  • Use allowed-tools: [Bash, Read] to restrict capabilities
  • Point to the script in scripts/ directory
  • Include parameter documentation

Source: parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3.claude/skills/skill-development/SKILL.md

parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 commit 5a4e82f88d

Frequently asked questions

npx skillmds@latest add parcadei/skill-development