Skills Packaging Principles

Package domain expertise into scalable Agent Skills using progressive disclosure (metadata, SKILL.md, and on-demand references).

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Skills Packaging Principles

Instructions

Use this skill when creating or refactoring Agent Skills so they remain discoverable and scalable as the skill library grows.

  1. Use progressive disclosure
  • Put only name and a short description in YAML frontmatter.
  • Keep SKILL.md focused on actionable instructions.
  • Move long documentation into references/ so it’s only read when needed.
  1. Bundle supporting files
  • Include any documents or scripts the skill needs in the same folder and reference them with relative links.
  • Prefer a clear, navigable structure (e.g., templates/, examples/, references/, scripts/).
  1. Write cross-file pointers intentionally
  • Put short “what to read next” links in SKILL.md rather than pasting everything inline.

Examples

Source

uygnoey/skills-from-claude-blog/tree/main/2026.01.22_building-agents-with-skills-equipping-agents-for-specialized-work/skills/skills-packaging-principles commit cef4509b9f

Frequently asked questions

npx skillmds@latest add uygnoey/skills-packaging-principles