Skill creator

Skill dkyazzentwatwa/chatgpt-skills/skill-creator

My comprehensive, tested + audited, library of skills to use for ChatGPT.

Install

npx -y skills add dkyazzentwatwa/chatgpt-skills --skill skill-creator

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Create or update agent skills with concise SKILL.md instructions, bundled resources, agent metadata, validation, and packaging. Use when building or refactoring skills.

SKILL.md

1.7 KB, as published. Nobody here has run it

Skill Creator

Design or refactor skills so they are small, triggerable, and mechanically valid.

Workflow

Define the exact user requests that should trigger the skill.
Keep SKILL.md short and put deep detail in references/.
Add only the scripts, assets, or references that make execution materially more reliable.
Generate agents/openai.yaml and validate before packaging.

Scripts

scripts/init_skill.py initializes a new skill with optional resource folders and agents/openai.yaml.
scripts/generate_openai_yaml.py writes agents/openai.yaml from explicit interface values.
scripts/quick_validate.py enforces strict frontmatter, directory naming, agent metadata, and script dependency rules.
scripts/package_skill.py validates first, then zips the skill for distribution.

Rules

Keep frontmatter to name and description only.
Make description do the trigger work: what the skill does and when to use it.
Match the folder name exactly to name.
Prefer one focused workflow over a kitchen-sink skill.
Remove placeholder files and generic boilerplate before publishing.

Typical Commands

python3 skill-creator/scripts/init_skill.py my-skill --path .
python3 skill-creator/scripts/generate_openai_yaml.py my-skill \
  --interface display_name="My Skill" \
  --interface short_description="One-line summary" \
  --interface default_prompt="Help me use this skill."
python3 skill-creator/scripts/quick_validate.py my-skill
python3 skill-creator/scripts/package_skill.py my-skill ./dist