skill-creator

When to Create a Skill

Create a skill when:

• A pattern is used repeatedly and AI needs guidance
• Project-specific conventions differ from generic best practices
• Complex workflows need step-by-step instructions
• Decision trees help AI choose the right approach

Don't create a skill when:

• Documentation already exists (create a reference instead)
• Pattern is trivial or self-explanatory
• It's a one-off task

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Skill Structure

skills/{skill-name}/
├── SKILL.md              # Required - main skill file
├── assets/               # Optional - templates, schemas, examples
│   ├── template.py
│   └── schema.json
└── references/           # Optional - links to local docs
    └── docs.md           # Points to docs/developer-guide/*.mdx

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SKILL.md Template

---
name: {skill-name}
description: >
  {One-line description of what this skill does}.
  Trigger: {When the AI should load this skill}.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: gentleman-programming
  version: "1.0"
---

## When to Use

{Bullet points of when to use this skill}

## Critical Patterns

{The most important rules - what AI MUST know}

## Code Examples

{Minimal, focused examples}

## Commands

```bash
{Common commands}

Resources

• Templates: See assets/ for {description}
• Documentation: See references/ for local docs

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## Naming Conventions

| Type | Pattern | Examples |
|------|---------|----------|
| Generic skill | `{technology}` | `pytest`, `playwright`, `typescript` |
| Prowler-specific | `prowler-{component}` | `prowler-api`, `prowler-ui`, `prowler-sdk-check` |
| Testing skill | `prowler-test-{component}` | `prowler-test-sdk`, `prowler-test-api` |
| Workflow skill | `{action}-{target}` | `skill-creator`, `jira-task` |

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## Decision: assets/ vs references/

Need code templates? → assets/ Need JSON schemas? → assets/ Need example configs? → assets/ Link to existing docs? → references/ Link to external guides? → references/ (with local path)