# Skill Authoring > Assists with creating and reviewing Claude Code Agent Skills. Use when you hear "create a skill", "new skill", "review skill", "skill quality check", or "automate this as a skill". - Skill: `tomevault-io/skill-authoring-8` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/skill-authoring-8` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/skill-authoring-8/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: AI & ML - Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/skill-authoring-8 --- # Skill Authoring Create and review skills using standardized processes. ## Intent Detection Select the appropriate workflow based on user intent: | Intent | Example triggers | Reference | |--------|-----------------|-----------| | **New creation** | "create a skill", "new skill", "automate this" | [create-workflow.md](create-workflow.md) | | **Review / improve** | "review skill", "quality check", "audit skill" | [review-workflow.md](review-workflow.md) | | **Rule lookup** | "skill rules", "guidelines" | [guidelines.md](guidelines.md) | Ask the user to clarify if intent is ambiguous. ## Reference Files | File | Content | When to reference | |------|---------|-------------------| | [guidelines.md](guidelines.md) | Shared guidelines (standard rules + best practices) | Both creation and review | | [create-workflow.md](create-workflow.md) | 8-step creation process | New skill creation | | [review-workflow.md](review-workflow.md) | 6-step review process | Skill review | | [checklist.md](checklist.md) | Quality checklist (standard rules + recommended practices) | Final check in creation, evaluation in review | | [custom-subagent.md](custom-subagent.md) | Custom SubAgent definition reference | When creating or evaluating Custom SubAgents | | [plugin-structure.md](plugin-structure.md) | Plugin packaging and distribution | When packaging skills/agents as a plugin | ## Notes - Both creation and review require file writes, so this skill runs interactively in the main session (not delegated to a SubAgent) - `guidelines.md` is the foundation for all workflows — always reference it before starting creation or review --- > Source: [khaym/Claude-Code-Plugins](https://github.com/khaym/Claude-Code-Plugins) — distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io).