# Skills Index Snippets

> Create and maintain AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md snippet indexes that route tasks to the correct ai-skills skills (including compressed Vercel-style indexes).

- Skill: `pnp/skills-index-snippets` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add pnp/skills-index-snippets`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/pnp/skills-index-snippets/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: pnp (https://skillmd.com/u/pnp)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/pnp/skills-index-snippets

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# Maintaining Skill Index Snippets (AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md)

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:
- Adding, removing, or renaming any skills in this repository
- Updating `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`
- Creating copy/paste snippets for downstream repositories (OpenCode, Claude Code, etc.)
- You want a compact, always-on index that improves skill utilization

## Goal

Make skills easy for coding assistants to use by removing the decision point.

Instead of hoping an assistant will "remember" to invoke a skill, provide a small router snippet inside `AGENTS.md` / `CLAUDE.md` that:

1) Provides a task->skill routing index
2) Keeps skill usage consistent across projects

## Source of Truth

- Registry: `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`
  - Skills are listed as directories (each contains `SKILL.md`)
- Skill IDs: the `name:` field in each `SKILL.md` frontmatter

When writing snippets for downstream repos, always reference skills by their IDs (frontmatter `name`), not by local filesystem paths.

## Minimal Snippet Template (Readable)

Use this in target repos to route common tasks:

```markdown
# Agent Guidance: ai-skills

Workflow: skim repo patterns -> use spfx-best-practices by name -> implement smallest-change -> note conflicts.

Routing (invoke by name)
- SPFx: spfx-best-practices
```

## Compressed Snippet Template (Vercel-style)

Use this when you want maximum density (small context footprint):

```markdown
[ai-skills]|flow:{skim repo patterns -> use spfx-best-practices by name -> implement smallest-change -> note conflicts}
|route:
|spfx:{spfx-best-practices}
```

### Regenerating the README block

If the README contains the markers below, the generator can update it automatically:

```
<!-- BEGIN AI-SKILLS COMPRESSED INDEX -->
...compressed snippet...
<!-- END AI-SKILLS COMPRESSED INDEX -->
```

Run:

```bash
./scripts/generate-skill-index-snippets.sh --update-readme
```

## How to Update Snippets After Skill Changes

1. Update `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` to include/remove skills.
2. Ensure each skill has correct frontmatter `name:` (used by OpenCode and others).
3. Run `./scripts/validate-marketplace.sh`.
4. Update your snippet routing lists:
   - Add new skills to the right category
   - Remove deleted skills
   - Keep names exactly matching frontmatter IDs
5. If you maintain a downstream `AGENTS.md`/`CLAUDE.md` snippet, regenerate it and re-copy into dependent repos.

## Recommended Categories

These are snippet categories (not necessarily repository folder structure):

- SPFx

Keep the snippet small; it should be a router, not documentation.