Build Your Skill

Short identifier — lowercase, hyphens. Used as the filename.

Tip: start with "Use this skill when…" and include concrete phrases.

One phrase per line. Claude uses these as pattern-matching cues.

The core of the skill. Tell Claude exactly what to do and how.

Preview skill.md
---
name: my-skill
description: Your trigger description
---

# My Skill

Your instructions will appear here.