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Defame1297 ca73a63c72 feat(skill-author): record research sources as skill provenance

Adds a sources provenance step to the skill creation workflow so the
chain from research output to skill content is traceable. Closes #4.

- New scaffold template `assets/templates/references/sources.md` mirroring
  the research skill's sources.md format (slug → URL, description,
  contributing files, status)
- `source_keys` commented-out optional field added to the SKILL.md
  template, mirroring how research topic files link back to sources
- New Step 5 in the creation workflow: populate references/sources.md
  from research input (attributing contributing skill files) or delete it
  if no research was provided; add source_keys to SKILL.md and any
  references/*.md files

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

2026-06-26 20:42:46 +00:00

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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-me to resolve design decisions before creating a new skill
Collect domain research, examples, and constraints
Know the skill name (kebab-case) and destination path

Placement

Type	Path
Direct (available immediately after install)	`~/.agents/skills/<name>/`
Plugin (installed via marketplace)	`plugins/<plugin>/skills/<name>/`

If the destination is inside a plugin directory, read references/deployment-modes.md — cache isolation rules apply.

Usage

/skill-author

Files

File	Purpose
`README.md`	Human-readable overview of the skill and its files
`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 runners, inline dependency patterns, and full script contract (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/references/sources.md`	Sources provenance template for new skills
`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

Spec reference

agentskills.io specification

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