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write-a-skill

v2.9.0

Skill-author skill: create new agent skills with proper structure, progressive disclosure, and bundled resources. Enhanced from Matt Pocock's MIT-licensed write-a-skill (https://github.com/mattpocock/skills) with: (1) stdlib Python validation tools (description validator, structure validator, review-checklist runner), (2) 3 reference docs citing 5+ authoritative sources each (progressive disclosure principles, description design patterns, quality gates), (3) cs-skill-author persona agent + /cs:write-a-skill slash command. Matt's voice and 3-phase workflow (Gather → Draft → Review) preserved verbatim per his MIT license. Use when user wants to create, write, build, or author a new agent skill.

Claude Code1 Skill

By Alireza RezvaniLicense: MIT26k GitHub starsUpdated 3 weeks ago

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Claude Code
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1 skill or MCP entry
Source updated
Aug 30, 2026
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Install write-a-skill for Claude Code

Installs for the current user
claude plugin marketplace add IchenDEV/agent-plugin-mkt
claude plugin marketplace update agent-plugin-marketplace
claude plugin install write-a-skill@agent-plugin-marketplace

Paste and run these commands in a terminal with Claude Code. They add and refresh the PluginsMP catalog, then install this plugin.

The installer fetches third-party code from the source repository shown on this page. This directory validates manifest structure and source location, but does not perform a security audit; review the manifest, components, and source before installing.

Get the source manually
git clone https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills

Clone the source repository, then follow its setup instructions to add the plugin to a compatible client. The plugin root is engineering/write-a-skill/.

Plugin files

engineering/write-a-skill/
├── .claude-plugin/plugin.json
└── skills/write-a-skill/SKILL.md

Included Skills1

write-a-skillskills/write-a-skill/SKILL.md

Create new agent skills with proper structure, progressive disclosure, and bundled resources. Use when user wants to create, write, build, or author a new skill.

Plugin manifests1

engineering/write-a-skill/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
{
  "name": "write-a-skill",
  "description": "Skill-author skill: create new agent skills with proper structure, progressive disclosure, and bundled resources. Enhanced from Matt Pocock's MIT-licensed write-a-skill (https://github.com/mattpocock/skills) with: (1) stdlib Python validation tools (description validator, structure validator, review-checklist runner), (2) 3 reference docs citing 5+ authoritative sources each (progressive disclosure principles, description design patterns, quality gates), (3) cs-skill-author persona agent + /cs:write-a-skill slash command. Matt's voice and 3-phase workflow (Gather → Draft → Review) preserved verbatim per his MIT license. Use when user wants to create, write, build, or author a new agent skill.",
  "version": "2.9.0",
  "author": {
    "name": "Alireza Rezvani",
    "url": "https://alirezarezvani.com"
  },
  "homepage": "https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/engineering/write-a-skill",
  "repository": "https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills",
  "license": "MIT",
  "skills": [
    "./skills/write-a-skill"
  ]
}

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