claude-configs/skills/create-skill/workflows/create-new.md
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Version control Claude Code configuration including:
- Global instructions (CLAUDE.md)
- User settings (settings.json)
- Custom agents (architect, designer, engineer, etc.)
- Custom skills (create-skill templates and workflows)

Excludes session data, secrets, cache, and temporary files per .gitignore.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-03 16:34:21 -06:00

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Create New Skill Workflow

Trigger

User says: "create a new skill", "build a skill for", "add a skill"

Purpose

Create a new skill from scratch following PAI/Anthropic standards.

Workflow

1. Define Skill Purpose

Ask user:

  • What does this skill do?
  • When should it activate?
  • What tools/commands will it use?
  • Simple or complex?

2. Choose Structure

Simple Skill (single SKILL.md):

skills/skill-name/
└── SKILL.md

Complex Skill (with workflows):

skills/skill-name/
├── SKILL.md
└── workflows/
    ├── workflow-1.md
    └── workflow-2.md

3. Create SKILL.md

---
name: skill-name
description: Clear description with USE WHEN triggers
---

# Skill Name

## When to Activate This Skill
- Trigger 1
- Trigger 2
- User phrase examples

## Core Workflow
[Main content]

## Examples
[Demonstrations]

## Reference
For complex skills: See workflows/ directory

4. Add Workflows (if needed)

Create workflows/ subdirectory with specific task workflows.

5. Test Activation

  • Test trigger phrases
  • Verify skill loads correctly
  • Check workflow routing

Templates

See create-skill/SKILL.md for complete templates and examples.