Auto-triggers when users discuss creating skills or ask about SKILL.md format. Triggers on phrases like "create a skill", "write a skill", "make a skill", "new skill", "SKILL.md format", "skill structure", "how do skills work", "skill best practices", or when the user wants to add custom behavior to Claude Code.
Guides users through creating effective Claude Code skills with best practices and SKILL.md structure.
npx claudepluginhub gleanwork/claude-pluginsThis skill inherits all available tools. When active, it can use any tool Claude has access to.
This guide helps you create effective Claude Code skills.
Use this guide when you want to:
Not every idea makes a good skill. Before creating one, evaluate:
Recurrence Test
Automation Test
Value Test
Duplication Test
Don't create skills for:
A skill is a markdown file that teaches Claude how to handle specific situations. Skills auto-trigger based on context and provide specialized guidance.
The fastest way to create a skill:
# Discover opportunities from your work patterns
/glean-skills:discover
# Create a skill from a description
/glean-skills:create <skill-name>
---
name: skill-name-in-kebab-case
description: When this skill triggers. Be specific about phrases, contexts, and use cases.
---
# Skill Title
Brief overview of what this skill does.
## When This Applies
- Condition 1
- Condition 2
- Example phrases that trigger this
## Main Content
[The actual guidance, workflow, or instructions]
## Output Format (optional)
[Template for what the skill produces]
Bad: "Use for code review" Good: "Use when reviewing pull requests, checking code quality, or when user says 'review this PR', 'check my code', or 'code review'"
Start with the essential action, add details as sections:
Use imperative form:
Name the tools the skill uses:
search, memory, user_activityGrep, Glob, ReadTask, AskUserQuestion| Location | Use Case |
|---|---|
~/.claude/skills/ | Personal skills (your machine only) |
.claude/skills/ | Project skills (shared with team) |
plugins/*/skills/ | Plugin skills (distributed with plugin) |
/glean-skills:discover - Find skill opportunities from your work patterns/glean-skills:create <name> - Generate a SKILL.md from a descriptionCreating algorithmic art using p5.js with seeded randomness and interactive parameter exploration. Use this when users request creating art using code, generative art, algorithmic art, flow fields, or particle systems. Create original algorithmic art rather than copying existing artists' work to avoid copyright violations.
Applies Anthropic's official brand colors and typography to any sort of artifact that may benefit from having Anthropic's look-and-feel. Use it when brand colors or style guidelines, visual formatting, or company design standards apply.
Create beautiful visual art in .png and .pdf documents using design philosophy. You should use this skill when the user asks to create a poster, piece of art, design, or other static piece. Create original visual designs, never copying existing artists' work to avoid copyright violations.