skill-creator
Creates and improves skills: scaffolding, description optimization for trigger accuracy, and eval runs to measure whether a skill actually works.
Anatomy
| Parent repo | anthropics/skills |
|---|---|
| Path | skills/skill-creator |
| Trigger conditions | "Use when users want to create a skill from scratch, edit, or optimize an existing skill, run evals to test a skill" |
| Instruction format | yaml-frontmatter-md |
| Required tools | file-edit, shell |
| Reusability | universal |
| Complexity | medium |
| Ships scripts / examples / tests / boundaries | yes / yes / yes / yes |
Failure modes
Eval features assume you can define success cases for the skill; skills with fuzzy outcomes get fuzzy evals.
Verdict
The highest eval-readiness score among capability skills, because it ships benchmarking for the skills it creates. Authoring plus measurement in one artifact is what the ecosystem should copy.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the skill-creator skill do?
Creates and improves skills: scaffolding, description optimization for trigger accuracy, and eval runs to measure whether a skill actually works.
When does skill-creator trigger?
Its stated trigger: "Use when users want to create a skill from scratch, edit, or optimize an existing skill, run evals to test a skill". Trigger precision is a scored reliability dimension.