General
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When creating a new skill from scratch
always run the `init_skill.py` script:
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General
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- **Use cases**: Templates
images
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Writing & Content
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2. Plan reusable skill contents (scripts
references
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General
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- **Avoid duplication**: Information should live in either SKILL.md or references files
not both.
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General
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Files not intended to be loaded into context
but rather used within the output Claude produces.
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General
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- **Benefits**: Keeps SKILL.md lean
loaded only when Claude determines it's needed
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Coding & Debugging
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- **Use cases**: Database schemas
API documentation
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General
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- **Best practice**: If files are large (>10k words)
include grep search patterns in SKILL.md
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General
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- **Benefits**: Token efficient
deterministic
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General
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- **Examples**: `references/finance.md` for financial schemas
`references/mnda.md` for company NDA template
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General
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- **Frontmatter** (YAML): Contains `name` and `description` fields. These are the only fields that Claude reads to determine when the skill gets used
thus it is very important to be clear and comprehensive in describing what the skill is
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General
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**Low freedom (specific scripts
few parameters)**: Use when operations are fragile and error-prone
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General
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└── assets/ - Files used in output (templates
icons
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General
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Think of Claude as exploring a path: a narrow bridge with cliffs needs specific guardrails (low freedom)
while an open field allows many routes (high freedom).
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Coding & Debugging
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**Medium freedom (pseudocode or scripts with parameters)**: Use when a preferred pattern exists
some variation is acceptable
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General
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**High freedom (text-based instructions)**: Use when multiple approaches are valid
decisions depend on context
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Writing & Content
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The context window is a public good. Skills share the context window with everything else Claude needs: system prompt
conversation history
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General
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4. Bundled resources - Scripts
references
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General
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3. Domain expertise - Company-specific knowledge
schemas
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General
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Skills are modular
self-contained packages that extend Claude's capabilities by providing
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General
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Skill Creator
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General
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use_case: Training AI models for emotional portrait generation
cinematic lighting styles
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General
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prompt: A dramatic
cinematic close-up portrait of a pensive young man in profile. Intense
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General
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implied_action: The subject is in a still moment of deep contemplation
gazing at something unseen off-camera.
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