Skill Development

When to choose it

Packaging repeatable expertise into a SKILL.md file.

Choose it if: You have repeatable expertise to package and need help with triggers, concise instructions and supporting resources.

Look elsewhere if: You expect a hosted tool service; the component provides instructions for authoring a skill.

What the source describes

• Skill description and trigger guidance
• Instruction organization
• Supporting resources and examples

Requirements

• Install the containing Plugin Dev package

This is a component of Plugin Dev. Install the containing package once to get its components.

Install the containing plugin

Run the installation command in your shell after reviewing the source. Local scope enables the package for you in this repository. It does not enable it for every collaborator.

claude plugin install plugin-dev@claude-plugins-official --scope local

Use it after installation

Ask Claude to create a skill for a specific repeatable task and describe its trigger conditions.

Limitations & considerations

• A skill can contain instructions to use tools or run scripts
• Review generated skill instructions before sharing

Source & review record

Our description is based on the public source documentation and manifest available on 2026-10-05. The install syntax was checked against Claude Code’s documentation. No extension code was executed for this review.

• Original source and documentation
• License of the reviewed source
• Official plugin installation documentation