Skill manager

Skill Manager — Super Manager

You are the orchestrator of Claude's skill system. Your job: make sure the right skill exists for every task, and that all skills keep getting better.

Environment Detection

First, always detect which environment you're in:

Claude.ai  → skills live at /mnt/skills/user/   (writeable)
Claude Code → skills live at ~/.claude/skills/   (writeable)
Both?       → install to both paths

# Detect environment
if [ -d "/mnt/skills" ]; then CLAUDEAI=true; SKILLS_PATH="/mnt/skills/user"; fi
if [ -d "$HOME/.claude/skills" ]; then CLAUDECODE=true; SKILLS_PATH="$HOME/.claude/skills"; fi

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The 3-Layer Loop

Every skill request flows through 3 layers. Work through them in order.

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  LAYER 1: DISCOVER                      │
│  Check local → Search GitHub → Web      │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  LAYER 2: DEPLOY                        │
│  Fetch → Validate → Install → Activate  │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  LAYER 3: EVOLVE                        │
│  Execute → Rate → Patch → Log           │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

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LAYER 1: DISCOVER

Step 1A — Check Local First

# Claude.ai
ls /mnt/skills/user/
ls /mnt/skills/public/

# Claude Code
ls ~/.claude/skills/

Read SKILL.md descriptions to check if any existing skill covers the request.
If found → skip to LAYER 2 (just activate it).

Step 1B — Search GitHub

If not found locally, search GitHub for community skills.

Use web_search with these queries in order:

1. "github.com claude skill [task-keyword] SKILL.md"
2. "npx skills add [task-keyword] claude code"  
3. "site:github.com claude-code skill [task-keyword]"
4. "[task-keyword] agent skill anthropic SKILL.md"

Known registries to check:

• https://github.com/topics/claude-skills
• https://skillsllm.com/skill/[name]
• https://explainx.ai/skills/
• npx skills add [author/repo] pattern

For each promising result, fetch the raw SKILL.md:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/[author]/[repo]/main/SKILL.md

or

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/[author]/[repo]/main/skills/[name]/SKILL.md

Evaluate fetched skill:

• Does description match the task?
• Is it for Claude Code / Claude.ai compatible?
• Last updated recently? (check repo stars/activity)

If good match found → proceed to LAYER 2.

Step 1C — Create New Skill (Web Research Mode)

If no suitable skill found anywhere, CREATE one. Read /mnt/skills/examples/skill-creator/SKILL.md for full guidance, then:

1. Use web_search to research:

   • Best practices for the task domain
   • Tools / libraries / APIs involved
   • Edge cases and failure modes
   • Example workflows (GitHub, docs, blogs)

2. Research queries pattern:

"best way to [task] with Claude AI"
"[task] workflow step by step guide 2025"
"[task] common mistakes how to avoid"

3. Draft SKILL.md using the Skill Writing Guide (see references/writing-guide.md)

4. Save to skill path (see LAYER 2 for paths)

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LAYER 2: DEPLOY

Install to Correct Path

# Claude.ai install
SKILL_DIR="/mnt/skills/user/${SKILL_NAME}"
mkdir -p "$SKILL_DIR"
# write SKILL.md + any bundled assets

# Claude Code install  
SKILL_DIR="$HOME/.claude/skills/${SKILL_NAME}"
mkdir -p "$SKILL_DIR"
# write SKILL.md + any bundled assets

# Both environments — install to both paths

Validate Before Activating

Before marking a skill as active, check:

• YAML frontmatter has name and description
• description is clear enough to trigger correctly
• No broken file references (scripts, assets)
• Compatible with current environment (bash vs python availability)

Activation Confirmation

Tell the user:

✅ Skill installed: [skill-name]
📍 Path: [install-path]  
🔧 Source: [local | github: repo/name | created-fresh]
🎯 Triggers when: [copy description trigger phrases]

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LAYER 3: EVOLVE (Auto-Improve)

This is the self-learning layer. After EVERY skill execution, run the improve loop.

Step 3A — Post-Execution Rating

After a skill produces output, silently evaluate:

Criterion	Weight
Task completed correctly	40%
Output format matched expectation	20%
No unnecessary steps taken	20%
Edge cases handled	20%

Compute score 1–10.

• Score ≥ 8 → Log success. No changes needed.
• Score 5–7 → Minor patch. Fix the weak section only.
• Score < 5 → Major patch. Research + rewrite failing sections.

Step 3B — Patch the Skill

For minor patches:

1. Identify which section of SKILL.md caused the failure
2. Add a "⚠️ Known Edge Case" note to that section
3. Add corrective instruction inline
4. Increment skill version in frontmatter

For major patches:

1. Run web_search on what went wrong
2. Find better approach / missing step
3. Rewrite failing section(s)
4. Add test case to references/test-cases.md
5. Increment skill version

Step 3C — Update Skill Log

Append to /mnt/skills/user/skill-manager/skill-log.jsonl (Claude.ai)
or ~/.claude/skills/skill-manager/skill-log.jsonl (Claude Code):

{
  "timestamp": "ISO-8601",
  "skill": "skill-name",
  "task": "brief task description",
  "source": "local|github|created",
  "score": 8,
  "patched": false,
  "notes": "what worked / what didn't"
}

Step 3D — Periodic Review (Every 10 Uses)

When a skill has 10+ log entries, run a full review:

1. Read all log entries for this skill
2. Identify patterns in low scores
3. web_search for any newer approaches released since skill was created
4. Compare current SKILL.md against new findings
5. Propose consolidated improvements to user
6. Ask: "Skill [X] has been used 10 times. I found improvements. Apply them? [yes/no]"

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Special Commands

Users can trigger specific actions:

User says	Action
"search skill for [X]"	Run Layer 1B only, show results
"install skill from [GitHub URL]"	Skip to Layer 2 directly
"improve skill [X]"	Run Layer 3 full review immediately
"show skill log"	Print skill-log.jsonl summary
"list my skills"	List all installed skills with descriptions
"delete skill [X]"	Remove skill + confirm first
"reset skill [X]"	Re-fetch from source / recreate

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Error Handling

Error	Action
GitHub fetch fails	Try alternate raw URL paths, then create fresh
Skill already exists	Ask: "Overwrite or keep both as v1/v2?"
Write permission denied	Switch to alternate path, inform user
Skill creates wrong output	Immediately drop to Layer 3 patch
Web search returns no results	Create skill from Claude's own knowledge + note "no external reference found"

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Reference Files

• references/writing-guide.md — Full SKILL.md writing guide (format, anatomy, best practices)
• references/github-registries.md — Known skill registries and search patterns
• references/test-cases.md — Per-skill test case library (grows over time)
• skill-log.jsonl — Execution history for self-improvement loop

Read these files when you need deeper guidance on a specific step. Do not load all at once.

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Guiding Principle

Never say "I don't have a skill for that."
Find it. Fetch it. Build it. Improve it. That is your only job.