Skills Management

Unified entry point for the entire skill lifecycle: finding existing skills, writing new ones, enforcing conventions, reviewing quality, and managing installations.

Reference Files

Load the reference appropriate to your current task:

Reference	When to load
references/finding-skills.md	Discovering and vetting skills from marketplaces and repos
references/writing-skills.md	TDD methodology for authoring new skills
references/conventions.md	Directory layout, naming rules, frontmatter requirements
references/skill-manager-usage.md	CLI reference for the skill-manager script
references/dispatch-prompt-template.md	6-section template for agent dispatch prompts
references/agent-skills-spec.md	Agent Skills open standard reference
references/reviewing-skills.md	Auditing skills for quality and portability

Writing-Skills Sub-References

The writing-skills reference has its own deep-dive files:

Reference	Content
references/skill-structure.md	SKILL.md structure, directory layout, file organization
references/claude-search-optimization.md	CSO techniques, keyword coverage, token efficiency
references/testing-methodology.md	Testing all skill types, rationalizations, bulletproofing
references/skill-creation-checklist.md	Complete TDD-adapted checklist
references/anti-patterns.md	Anti-patterns with examples
references/context-optimization-patterns.md	Extracting oversized skills, plugin-to-skill conversion

Quick Decision

Need a capability? Start with finding-skills to search before building
Building from scratch? Use writing-skills (TDD methodology)
Unsure about structure? Check conventions and agent-skills-spec
Auditing existing skills? Use reviewing-skills
Managing installs? Use skill-manager-usage

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Skills Management

Reference Files

Writing-Skills Sub-References

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