create-skill
Spec compliantcreate-skill teaches agents how to author new Agent Skills with valid SKILL.md frontmatter, trigger descriptions, and optional scripts. Install via npx skills add or copy to ~/.cursor/skills/create-skill/.
Create Cursor Agent Skills with proper SKILL.md structure, frontmatter, and best practices.
When to use
- → User asks to create a new skill
- → Authoring SKILL.md files
- → Setting up .cursor/skills/
Platforms
Cursor Claude Code Open Agents
Install
CLI install
npx skills add https://github.com/cursor/skills-cursor/tree/main/create-skill Manual install
~/.cursor/skills/create-skill/ ~/.claude/skills/create-skill/ ~/.agents/skills/create-skill/ Resources
skill-name/
├── SKILL.md
└── references/reference.md
Source
https://github.com/cursor/skills-cursor/create-skillLicense: MIT
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