# Create Skill

> Add a Copilot-discoverable SKILL.md under .github/skills/<name> and optional scripts/skills/<name>.sh scaffold, emitting a run/skills/create-skill report. Use when this capability is needed.

- Skill: `tomevault-io/create-skill-10` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/create-skill-10`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/create-skill-10/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/create-skill-10

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# SKILL: create-skill

## Summary

Programmatic skill creation utility that adds a SKILL.md under .github/skills/<name>/SKILL.md and (optionally) a companion executable helper script under scripts/skills/<name>.sh. Writes a brief report to run/skills/create-skill/<timestamp>/.

## When to run

- When adding a new SKILL to the repository or provisioning companion scripts.

## Inputs

- name (string, required) — kebab-case name for the new SKILL
- description (string, optional) — short description to populate SKILL.md
- create_script (bool, default: true) — whether to create a companion scripts/skills/<name>.sh

## Outputs

- run/skills/create-skill/<timestamp>/report.txt
- run/skills/create-skill/<timestamp>/report.json
- .github/skills/<name>/SKILL.md (when created)
- scripts/skills/<name>.sh (when requested)

## Collection steps

1. Validate and sanitize provided name.
2. Create .github/skills/<name>/SKILL.md if not present.
3. Create scripts/skills/<name>.sh placeholder if requested.
4. Write a JSON report to run/skills/create-skill/<timestamp>/.

## Quality rules

- Do not overwrite existing SKILL.md or companion scripts; script writes a report and exits if files exist.

## Implementation notes

- Helper script: scripts/skills/create-skill.sh
- Example: sh scripts/skills/create-skill.sh --name new-skill --desc "Short description"

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