writing-skills
Use when creating, updating, or improving agent skills.
Writing Skills (Excellence)
Dispatcher for skill creation excellence. Use the decision tree below to find the right template and standards.
⚡ Quick Decision Tree
What do you need to do?
- Create a NEW skill:
- Is it simple (single file, <200 lines)? → [Tier 1 Architecture](references/tier-1-simple/README.md)
- Is it complex (multi-concept, 200-1000 lines)? → [Tier 2 Architecture](references/tier-2-expanded/README.md)
- Is it a massive platform (10+ products, AWS, Convex)? → [Tier 3 Architecture](references/tier-3-platform/README.md)
- Improve an EXISTING skill:
- Fix "it's too long" -> [Modularize (Tier 3)](references/templates/tier-3-platform.md)
- Fix "AI ignores rules" -> [Anti-Rationalization](references/anti-rationalization/README.md)
- Fix "users can't find it" -> [CSO (Search Optimization)](references/cso/README.md)
- Verify Compliance:
- Check metadata/naming -> [Standards](references/standards/README.md)
- Add tests -> [Testing Guide](references/testing/README.md)
📚 Component Index
| Component | Purpose |
|---|---|
| [CSO](references/cso/README.md) | "SEO for LLMs". How to write descriptions that trigger. |
| [Standards](references/standards/README.md) | File naming, YAML frontmatter, directory structure. |
| [Anti-Rationalization](references/anti-rationalization/README.md) | How to w |
Subscribers only
The full skill, its 21 bundled files and every download is included with every paid Complete AI plan.
Details
| Source | community |
|---|---|
| License | — |
| Risk label | critical ("critical" means the skill may run commands or touch files — read before use) |
| Files | SKILL.md, anthropic-best-practices.md, examples.md, gotchas.md, graphviz-conventions.dot, persuasion-principles.md, references/anti-rationalization/README.md, references/cso/README.md, references/standards/README.md, references/standards/metadata-standard.md, references/templates/discipline.md, references/templates/pattern.md, references/templates/reference.md, references/templates/technique.md, references/templates/tier-3-platform.md, references/testing/README.md, references/tier-1-simple/README.md, references/tier-2-expanded/README.md, references/tier-3-platform/README.md, render-graphs.js, testing-skills-with-subagents.md |
| Added | 2026-02-27 |
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