sboghossian Import: Skill Creator (Anthropic)
What it does
This import adapter migrates a skill-creation/skill-authoring tool originally built for Anthropic's Claude API into the mini-claude-for-legal standard format. A skill creator is a meta-skill: it is a prompt or workflow that generates other skills — taking a description of a legal capability and producing a properly structured SKILL.md file.
In the Louis / HAQQ Legal AI context, the Anthropic-native skill creator was used to bootstrap new skills during development. This adapter brings that capability into the open-source skill format so that contributors to mini-claude-for-legal can generate new skills using the standard SKILL.md format directly.
Import config
| Field | Source mapping | Default if absent |
|---|---|---|
creation_mode |
Legacy mode |
guided (interactive input collection) |
category_detection |
Legacy detect_category boolean |
true |
template_selection |
Legacy template |
auto (body structure selected by category) |
frontmatter_generation |
Legacy generate_frontmatter boolean |
true |
quality_validation |
Legacy validate boolean |
true |
jurisdiction_prompt |
Legacy prompt_jurisdiction boolean |
true |
related_skill_suggest |
Legacy suggest_related boolean |
true |
output_format |
Legacy format |
skill_md |
Dry-run preview
IMPORT PREVIEW — skill-creator-anthropic
Source shape : Anthropic skill-generation prompt
Mode : guided
Category detection: enabled
Template : auto-selected by category
Frontmatter : auto-generated
Quality validation: enabled
Jurisdiction : prompted
Related skills : suggested
Output : SKILL.md
Skill creation pipeline (post-import)
Step 1 — Collect inputs
Skill name : [user provides]
Category : [detected or user confirms from list]
Practice area : [user provides or skip]
Jurisdictions : [user provides or __multi__]
Priority : [P0 / P1 / P2 / P3]
Intent keywords : [user provides 2–6]
Brief description : [user provides — 1 sentence]
Source content : [user provides raw content / existing skill / description]
Step 2 — Category → template selection
| Category | Template selected |
|---|---|
draft |
Drafting skill template (When to use / Required inputs / Document structure / Jurisdictional notes) |
review / eval |
Review skill template (Review methodology / What to flag / Output format) |
kb / ref / wiki |
Knowledge pack template (Scope / Substantive content / Caveats) |
conversation / safety |
Behavioral skill template (When this applies / Behavior / Examples / Do not) |
router / workflow |
Router template (Purpose / Logic / Output schema) |
import |
Import/connector template (What it does / Import config / Dry-run / Failure modes) |
connector / tool |
Connector template (What it does / Setup / Capabilities / Failure modes) |
Step 3 — Frontmatter generation
Generates valid YAML frontmatter:
name: lowercase slug with hyphensdescription: 1–4 sentences, routing-focused, starts with "Use when…"metadata.id: category + slugmetadata.category: selected categorymetadata.jurisdictions: from inputmetadata.priority: from inputmetadata.intent: from input keywordsmetadata.related: suggested related skill names in slug formmetadata.source: standard source linemetadata.version: "1.0"
Step 4 — Quality validation checklist
Before outputting the skill, validate:
- Description answers "when should Claude reach for this skill?"
- Body is 120–320 lines
- No fabricated statute numbers or case citations
- MENA jurisdictional notes included where relevant
- Related skills section populated with
[[wikilinks]] - No
[INSERT X]template artifacts - YAML frontmatter is valid
Failure modes
| Error | Likely cause | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
category_not_detected |
Source description ambiguous | Prompt user to select from category list |
description_too_generic |
Generated description lacks routing specificity | Regenerate with "Use when…" prompt structure |
frontmatter_invalid_yaml |
Unescaped characters in description | Escape or rephrase the description |
body_too_short |
Insufficient source content | Request more detail from user; expand from known framework |
related_skills_empty |
No related skills suggested | Infer 3–5 from category and practice area |
Related skills
- [[import-skill-creator-openai]]
- [[import-skill-optimizer-lawvable]]
- [[import-contract-review-anthropic]]
- [[import-legal-risk-assessment-anthropic]]
- [[import-tabular-review-lawvable]]