Create New Skill

Use the skill-squared skill to create a complete new Claude Code skill project.

Gather Information

Ask the user for the following information if not already provided:

1. Skill name (kebab-case, e.g., "my-awesome-skill"):

   • Must be lowercase with hyphens only
   • Will be used for directory name and file names

2. Skill description (one-line description):

   • Clear, concise description of what the skill does
   • Will appear in marketplace listings

3. Author name:

   • Your full name

4. Author email:

   • Your email address

5. GitHub username:

   • Your GitHub username (for repository URL generation)

6. Target directory (optional, default: current directory):

   • Where to create the skill project directory

Create the Skill

Call the Python handler to create the skill:

from handlers import create_skill

payload = {
    'skill_name': '[user-provided skill name]',
    'skill_description': '[user-provided description]',
    'author_name': '[user-provided name]',
    'author_email': '[user-provided email]',
    'github_user': '[user-provided GitHub username]',
    'target_dir': '[user-provided or current directory]'
}

result = create_skill(payload)

Report Results

If successful (result['success'] == True):

• Confirm skill creation
• List all created files
• Show the skill directory path
• Provide next steps:
  1. Navigate to the skill directory
  2. Customize the skill definition in skills/{skill_name}.md
  3. Add slash commands if needed
  4. Test installation with ./install.sh
  5. Initialize git repository if desired

If failed (result['success'] == False):

• Explain the error
• Suggest corrections
• Ask if they want to try again

Example Interaction

User: "Create a new skill"

Assistant: "I'll help you create a new skill. Let me gather some information."

[Asks for: skill name, description, author info, GitHub username]

Assistant: [Calls create_skill handler]

Assistant: "Successfully created skill 'my-awesome-skill' at /path/to/my-awesome-skill

Created files:

• .claude-plugin/marketplace.json
• .claude-plugin/plugin.json
• skills/my-awesome-skill.md
• install.sh (executable)
• README.md
• .claude/CLAUDE.md
• .gitignore
• LICENSE

Next steps:

1. cd /path/to/my-awesome-skill
2. Customize skills/my-awesome-skill.md with your skill logic
3. Add slash commands with /skill-squared:command
4. Test installation: ./install.sh"