skill-development
Explains creating and improving a plugin skill: structure, the description and progressive disclosure.
- Kind
- Skill
- Works with
- Claude Code
- Source
- anthropics/claude-plugins-official @ 58267944f921
- Path
- plugins/plugin-dev/skills/skill-development/SKILL.md
- Jobs
- Documentation
Credit
- Made by
- anthropics
- Original
- github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/58267944f9…
- License
- Apache-2.0
Listed by Skill Manifest; not made by us.
InstallInstall it from a plugin marketplace.
/plugin install plugin-dev@claude-plugins-official
Install factsScanned 2 Nov 2026
- Adds
- .claude/skills/skill-development/ (the skill folder)
- 19 file(s) the skill refers to
- Runs scripts
- Yes
- shell block in the text
- Uses the network
- None found
- Needs secrets
- None found
- Source revision
- 58267944f921
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Last activity
- 1 Nov 2026
- Review
- Reviewed
Found by a static scan of the stored text; nothing is run. “None found” is not a guarantee, so read what you install before you run it.
- Only the main file is read; other files in the folder are not scanned
# Skill Development for Claude Code Plugins This skill provides guidance for creating effective skills for Claude Code plugins. ## About Skills Skills are modular, self-contained packages that extend Claude's capabilities by providing specialized knowledge, workflows, and tools. Think of them as "onboarding guides" for specific domains or tasks—they transform Claude from a general-purpose agent into a specialized agent equipped with procedural knowledge that no model can fully possess. ### What Skills Provide 1. Specialized workflows - Multi-step procedures for specific domains 2. Tool integrations - Instructions for working with specific file formats or APIs 3. Domain expertise - Company-specific knowledge, schemas, business logic 4. Bundled resources - Scripts, references, and assets for complex and repetitive tasks ### Anatomy of a Skill Every skill consists of a required SKILL.md file and optional bundled resources: ``` skill-name/ ├── SKILL.md (required) │ ├── YAML frontmatter metadata (required) │ │ ├── name: (required) │ │ └── description: (required) │ └── Markdown instructions (required) └── Bundled Resources (optional) …