Claude Skill Scaffold Generator

Type what a Claude Agent Skill does, when Claude should use it, and any scripts, references, or assets it bundles — get a starter SKILL.md with valid YAML frontmatter and a suggested folder layout, checked for the mistakes that keep a skill from ever triggering.

Template-generated, not model-verified. This tool assembles the frontmatter and body from the fields you type — it never calls an AI model and never uploads anything. A clean result means your fields passed this tool's checks, not that Claude will invoke the skill correctly at runtime.

1. Describe the skill

Skill name What it does When Claude should use it Heading for the skill body (optional — defaults to the name)

Scripts it bundles (one per line, "path — purpose") References it loads on demand (one per line)

Assets it uses or outputs (one per line)

Findings

Fill in the fields above, or load the example, then press Generate.

Count anonymous generate events on this device

Usage is optional, stays in this browser, and counts only that a SKILL.md was generated or copied. Nothing you type — no skill name, description, or file paths — is ever recorded, uploaded, or sent to an analytics service. Uncheck to turn it off. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control disable counting automatically.

Common questions

What does this tool actually generate?

A starter SKILL.md file -- valid YAML frontmatter (name and description) plus a body naming any scripts, references, or assets you said the skill bundles -- and a suggested folder layout to put it in. It does not write the skill's actual instructions for you; the body is a placeholder you fill in.

Does this tool call an AI model to write the skill?

No. The frontmatter and body are assembled from the fields you type by a fixed template, entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded and no model is called.

Does a clean result mean Claude will actually load and use the skill correctly?

No. This tool checks the fields you supplied -- is the name a valid slug, does the description avoid first person, is a trigger condition present -- not whether Claude will invoke the skill correctly at runtime. Write real instructions in the body, then actually try the skill before relying on it.

Why does the description field matter this much?

Claude decides whether to load a skill from its description alone, before reading anything else in it. A description with no concrete trigger condition, or one written in the first person as if the skill were speaking, is the most common reason a skill exists but never fires.