Overview
create-skill is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by CherryHQ. Its author describes it as: “Create a new skill in the current repository. Use when the user wants to create/add a new skill, or mentions creating a skill from scratch. This skill follows the workflow defined in .agents/skills/README.md and helps…”. The project has 52k stars on GitHub and is available under the AGPL-3.0-only license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio ~/.claude/skills/create-skill`.
What create-skill does
Create a new skill in `.agents/skills//` following the workflow defined in `.agents/skills/README.md`.
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What’s inside
The SKILL.md for create-skill is organised into these sections:
- Workflow
- Step 1: Gather Intent
- Step 2: Read Guidelines
- Step 3: Create Skill Structure
- Step 4: Sync (if public)
- Step 5: Validate
- Step 6: Summary
- Naming Rules
- Public vs Private Skills
- Commands Reference
- Constraints
Installation
Add create-skill to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio ~/.claude/skills/create-skillReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — declared in the repository topics
- Codex — declared in the repository topics
License
create-skill is published under the AGPL-3.0-only license.
Strengths
- Clear AGPL-3.0-only license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in CherryHQ/cherry-studio, an established project with 52,047 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code, Codex
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 30 days
- Its repository gained 2,859 GitHub stars over the last 52 days
Author
Topics
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Frequently asked questions
- What does create-skill do?
- Create a new skill in the current repository. Use when the user wants to create/add a new skill, or mentions creating a skill from scratch. This skill follows the workflow defined in .agents/skills/README.md and helps scaffold, validate, and sync new skills.
- How do I install create-skill?
- Run git clone https://github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio ~/.claude/skills/create-skill in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio before installing.
- Is create-skill free to use?
- Yes. create-skill is free and open source under the AGPL-3.0-only license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does create-skill work with?
- create-skill lists Claude Code and Codex — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does create-skill come from?
- create-skill ships inside CherryHQ/cherry-studio, a repository that contains 37 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 52,047 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
