Walkthrough
Create a Claude Skill with /skill-creator
A Claude Skill saves the instructions, examples, and optional files for a task you repeat. Claude can match it automatically or you can call it by name.
A focused Skill built from a real example and tested on one new task.
How it works
- 1Start with a result worth repeating
- 2Run /skill-creator
- 3Give the Skill one clear job
- 4Test a fresh example
Follow the setup path in Claude
- 1
Start with a result worth repeating
Open a conversation where Claude completed the task well. If you are starting fresh, provide one real input and show what a good result must include. This gives the Skill evidence for its steps and checks.
Tip: Do not save invented preferences or voice as if they came from you. Fix the ordinary prompt before turning a weak result into a Skill.


- 2
Run /skill-creator
Type `/skill-creator` and choose Create. State the task, its inputs, the result you want, and any action that still needs your approval.
Tip: Use `/skill-creator` to build or improve a Skill. Use `/skill-name` to run a finished one.


- 3
Give the Skill one clear job
Choose a short lowercase name such as `meeting-recap`. Its description should say what the Skill does, when to use it, and when not to use it. Add scripts or reference files only when the task needs them.
Tip: Avoid broad names such as `writing-helper`. A precise name and description make the Skill easier to find and trigger.


- 4
Test a fresh example
Start a new session and call the Skill, such as `/meeting-recap`. Test one request that should use it and one nearby request that should not. Compare the result with your original success criteria.
Tip: If the output or trigger is wrong, give the failed example to `/skill-creator` in Improve or Eval mode.


Official sources and check dates
The dates below show when each official source was checked against the steps on this page.

