Closes #5. Single authoring skill replaces the factory trio — one set of standards, one script, one place for future governance rules. Routes to create or improve flow based on context. Passes skill-audit with no findings. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_016z2ZFYHQCex8yZAMVMTZzZ
skill-author
Author and refine skills conforming to the agentskills.io specification — create new skills from scratch or apply improvement signals to existing ones.
What it does
Routes to one of two flows based on context: if no skill directory exists at the target path, it scaffolds the directory from annotated templates, fills in SKILL.md and supporting files, and validates the result. If an existing skill directory and improvement signals are both present, it groups those signals by root cause and applies targeted edits, then re-validates.
Before you start
- Run
/grill-meto resolve design decisions before creating a new skill - Collect domain research, examples, and constraints
- Know the skill name (kebab-case) and destination path
Usage
/skill-author
Files
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
SKILL.md |
Skill instructions for agents |
scripts/new-skill.sh |
Copies annotated templates to the destination to scaffold a new skill |
references/deployment-modes.md |
Plugin vs standalone differences and cache isolation rules (loaded on demand) |
references/scripts.md |
Package runner table and inline dependency patterns (loaded on demand) |
assets/templates/SKILL.md |
Annotated SKILL.md template |
assets/templates/README.md |
Annotated README template for the new skill |
assets/templates/scripts/README.md |
Placeholder for bundled scripts |
assets/templates/references/README.md |
Placeholder for reference docs |
assets/templates/assets/README.md |
Placeholder for static assets |
assets/templates/tests/README.md |
Placeholder for test files |
tests/new-skill.bats |
Bats test suite for scripts/new-skill.sh |
tests/README.md |
Setup instructions for bats-support and bats-assert test dependencies |