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create-skill

Spec compliant

create-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.

QUALITY 98 /100
by Cursor Last verified: 2026-06-22

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-skill

License: MIT

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