Overview
skill-creator is an open-source integrations skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by ThinkInAIXYZ. Its author describes it as: “Guide for creating effective skills. This skill should be used when users want to create a new skill (or update an existing skill) that extends Claude's capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, or tool inte…”. The project has 6.2k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/ThinkInAIXYZ/deepchat ~/.claude/skills/skill-creator`.
What skill-creator does
This skill provides guidance for creating effective skills.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for skill-creator is organised into these sections:
- About Skills
- What Skills Provide
- Core Principles
- Concise is Key
- Set Appropriate Degrees of Freedom
- Anatomy of a Skill
- Progressive Disclosure Design Principle
- Skill Creation Process
- Step 1: Understanding the Skill with Concrete Examples
- Step 2: Planning the Reusable Skill Contents
- Step 3: Initializing the Skill
- Step 4: Edit the Skill
Installation
Add skill-creator to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/ThinkInAIXYZ/deepchat ~/.claude/skills/skill-creatorReview 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
Neither the skill nor its repository names a specific agent. It uses the SKILL.md format, which several agents can load — check the repository for any agent-specific requirements.
License
skill-creator is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
Strengths
- Clear Apache-2.0 license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in ThinkInAIXYZ/deepchat, an established project with 6,228 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does skill-creator do?
- Guide for creating effective skills. This skill should be used when users want to create a new skill (or update an existing skill) that extends Claude's capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, or tool integrations.
- How do I install skill-creator?
- Run git clone https://github.com/ThinkInAIXYZ/deepchat ~/.claude/skills/skill-creator in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/ThinkInAIXYZ/deepchat before installing.
- Is skill-creator free to use?
- Yes. skill-creator is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Where does skill-creator come from?
- skill-creator ships inside ThinkInAIXYZ/deepchat, a repository that contains 25 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 6,228 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.