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Create new skills following the GBrain conformance standard. Generates SKILL.md with frontmatter, Contract, Phases, Output Format, and Anti-Patterns. Checks MECE against existing skills. Updates manifest and resolver.

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$ npx -y skills add garrytan/gbrain --skill skill-creator --agent claude-code

How it fires

How this skill gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.

  • Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
  • You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
  • Slash command/skill-creator

Context preview

The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this skill.

Create new skills following the GBrain conformance standard. Generates SKILL.md with frontmatter, Contract, Phases, Output Format, and Anti-Patterns. Checks MECE against existing skills. Updates manifest and resolver.

SKILL.md

skill-creator.SKILL.md
name: skill-creator
version: 1.0.0
description: |
  Create new skills following the GBrain conformance standard. Generates SKILL.md
  with frontmatter, Contract, Phases, Output Format, and Anti-Patterns. Checks
  MECE against existing skills. Updates manifest and resolver.
triggers:
  - "create a skill"
  - "new skill"
  - "improve this skill"
tools:
  - search
  - list_pages
mutating: true

Skill Creator

Contract

This skill guarantees:

  • New skill follows conformance standard (frontmatter + required sections)
  • MECE check: no overlap with existing skills' triggers
  • Manifest.json updated
  • RESOLVER.md updated with routing entry
  • Skill passes conformance tests (`bun test test/skills-conformance.test.ts`)

Phases

1. **Identify the gap.** What capability is missing? What user intent has no skill? 2. **MECE check.** Review `skills/manifest.json` and `skills/RESOLVER.md`. Does any existing skill already cover this? If so, extend it instead of creating a new one. 3. **Create SKILL.md.** Use this template:

---
name: {skill-name}
version: 1.0.0
description: |
  {One paragraph describing what the skill does and when to use it.}
triggers:
  - "{trigger phrase 1}"
  - "{trigger phrase 2}"
tools:
  - {tool1}
  - {tool2}
mutating: {true|false}
---

# {Skill Title}

## Contract
{What this skill guarantees — 3-5 bullet points}

## Phases
{Numbered workflow steps}

## Output Format
{What good output looks like}

## Anti-Patterns
{What NOT to do — 3-5 items}

## Tools Used
{GBrain operations used, with descriptions}

4. **Add to manifest.** Update `skills/manifest.json` with name, path, description. 5. **Add to resolver.** Update `skills/RESOLVER.md` with routing entry in the appropriate category. 6. **Verify.** Run `bun test test/skills-conformance.test.ts` to confirm the new skill passes.

Output Format

New `skills/{name}/SKILL.md` file + updated manifest + updated resolver.

Anti-Patterns

  • Creating a skill that overlaps with an existing one (violates MECE)
  • Skipping the MECE check against existing skills
  • Creating a skill without triggers in frontmatter
  • Not updating manifest.json and RESOLVER.md
  • Creating a skill without an Anti-Patterns section
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